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The dirty truth about houseflies and their health risks
Unlike mosquitoes, flies don’t bite to transmit disease. Instead, they act more like tiny, mobile contamination units. Joshua Mattila, an assistant professor of infectious diseases and microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, described the process in simple — if unsettling — terms. “They land on things, they taste things, and can carry pathogens on their feet and wings and body,” he said.
Strong showing for Pitt Public Health at American Heart Association conference
Early-career investigators from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health were well represented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention Scientific Sessions, held March 17-20 in Boston.
Vietnam HIV stigma project offers lessons for the U.S.
Despite significant progress in HIV prevention and treatment, infections are rising among key populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM), and stigma in health care settings remains a major barrier to prevention, treatment and care. A new project led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health aims to address this challenge through a culturally tailored intervention in Vietnam that could offer a scalable model for reducing HIV stigma globally.