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Leading the charge in combatting tick-borne viruses

Assistant Professor Priscila Da Silva Castanha and team awarded Pitt Momentum Funds.

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Why the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is worrying disease docs

"It's just a matter of time, if nothing is done, that the transmission crosses the border in the African region and, again, globally," says Jean Nachega associate professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology and Epidemiology.

Ha, Kuchipudi, Frank with others at School of Preventative Medicine and Public Health

Advancing Global One Health Partnerships with Vietnam

Suresh Kuchipudi, chair of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology (IDM), along with IDM faculty members Linda Frank and Toan Ha, recently visited key institutions in Vietnam.