Category Archives: Infectious Disease

Infectious Disease

Trypanosoma brucei sculpture

 Infectious Disease November 05, 2024

Nathan Chasen sees the art behind parasites

People, Parasites and Plagues podcast Assistant Producer Sy Wiegand (front) with hosts Kim Klonowski (left) and David Peterson (right) during the taping of the book club episode.

 Infectious Disease October 10, 2024

‘People, Parasites and Plagues’ podcast kicks off new season

Image of cows in a barn eating hay with a tractor in the background.

 Infectious Disease October 09, 2024

UGA partners with FDA to test U.S. dairy supplies for avian influenza

A new UGA study suggests getting a flu shot after having the flu amplifies immunity.

 Infectious Disease October 02, 2024

Getting the flu and then your shot may benefit immunity

Plasmodium falciparum

 Infectious Disease October 02, 2024

Researchers discover gene needed to make pair of invasion organelles

Ecology postdoc Alpha Forna spent two years developing a system that uses machine learning to predict how a seasonal flu virus is expected to evolve. As published in Proceedings B, the system predicts changes in seasonal flu virus with nearly 73% accuracy.

 Infectious Disease August 23, 2024

Machine learning may lead to better flu vaccines

Doctor viewing a patient with red bumps on her skin from a measles outbreak.

 Infectious Disease May 14, 2024

Researchers to develop tool to predict measles outbreaks

Diagram of the new COVID testing technique and the equipment used.

 Infectious Disease April 08, 2024

Researchers unveil faster, more accurate COVID testing technique

A woman holding a cup of tea in one hand, and a teabag submerged in the cup in her other hand.

 Infectious Disease April 01, 2024

Can a cup of tea keep COVID away?

Mark Tompkins, Ph.D., UGA Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Virology and Immunology

 Infectious Disease March 20, 2024

Tompkins named director of Center for Vaccines & Immunology