Mosquito Math: Daily Temps Outperform Complex Models in Malaria Forecasts

A new study in Nature Communications challenges how scientists have been modeling malaria transmission, offering a simpler and surprisingly more effective way to estimate when and where the disease can spread. Researchers including CEID members Kerri Miazgowicz, Richard Hall, and Courtney Murdock tested whether hourly temperature models, which try to […]

Still No Smoking Bat: The Ongoing Search for Ebola’s Reservoir

In a new article published in BioScience, a research group including CEID members Nicole Gottdenker and Patrick Stephens revisit one of the biggest mysteries in infectious disease: where exactly does Ebola virus hide between outbreaks? Despite decades of research and dozens of outbreaks, no one has definitively identified the virus’s natural […]

Study: Unraveling the Tradeoffs of Parasite Resistance in Milkweed Butterflies

In a comprehensive study recently published in Ecology and Evolution, CEID members Maria L Müller‐Theissen, Nicole L Gottdenker, and Sonia M Altizer explore how closely related milkweed butterflies manage infections by their protozoan parasites. The researchers conducted cross-infection experiments between two sympatric species—the migratory monarch (Danaus plexippus) and the more […]

Study Finds Invasive Mammals Reduce Parasite Diversity

A recent study published in Ecology and Evolution by CEID members Annakate Schatz and Andrew Park has provided new evidence that invasive mammals may be reducing the diversity of parasites in ecosystems by replacing native host species. The research investigates a phenomenon known as the ‘vacated niche hypothesis,’ which proposes […]

H5N1 Influenza Detection in Horses Raises Pandemic Concerns

A research team including CEID member Andrew Park have identified serologic evidence of avian influenza A(H5N1) infections in horses, adding to growing concerns about the ongoing global H5N1 outbreak. Over a two-year period, horses from two distinct ecological regions were tested for antibodies against H5N1. The Arkangai Province, with extensive […]

Impact of Urbanization on Mercury and Salmonella in White Ibis

CEID members Stacey Lance and Sonia Hernandez are authors on a recent paper investigating the complex interactions between mercury (Hg) exposure, urbanization, and Salmonella infection in White Ibis. The study aimed to determine whether urbanization affects mercury levels in these birds and if mercury exposure influences their susceptibility to Salmonella. […]

Study Extends Geographic Range of Baylisascaris procyonis in Georgia Rodents

CEID members Michael Yabsley and Christopher Cleveland are authors on a recent paper that has revealed new insights into the prevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis, commonly known as raccoon roundworm, among wild rodents in central Georgia. This zoonotic parasitic nematode, primarily found in raccoons, can infect a range of animals, including […]

Identifying Research Emphasis in Bat Disease Dynamics

Bats are incredibly diverse organisms with over 1400 species documented worldwide, occupying a variety of ecological niches. This diversity extends to their status as pathogen reservoirs. Bats are host to a wide range of pathogens that includes Ebola virus, Marburg virus, Nipah virus, Hendra virus, Rabies, and coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2. […]

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