Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a globally significant pathogen affecting both domestic livestock and wildlife, including white-tailed deer (WTD; Odocoileus virginianus). While experimental infections have demonstrated WTD susceptibility to BVDV, natural infections and associated reproductive outcomes remain scarcely documented. Here, we report the first confirmed case of naturally occurring BVDV-1 infection associated with fetal mummification in farmed WTD in Florida.| Emerging Pathogens Institute » University of Florida
As a record number of people in the U.S. are sickened with measles, researchers are resurrecting the search for something long-deemed redundant: treatments for the viral disease.| Emerging Pathogens Institute » University of Florida
Mosquito blood meals provide a biological sample of host blood which can then be used in downstream applications including host–pathogen detection. We conducted DNA barcoding to identify the host species of blood meals from 4557 blood engorged mosquitoes collected in south central Florida, USA. We identified 314 blood meals from invasive wild pigs, 219 wild turkey blood meals, and 1046 white-tailed deer blood meals. From a subset of these host blood meals, we used molecular assays to detect...| MDPI
Florida has approximatley 25 to 30 ticks. Which ticks are in Florida? What diseases do ticks spread? And how do residents and visitors alike can stay safe when outdoors?| epi.ufl.edu
Ready to head back into the classroom? So are pathogens! See what this expert from UF EPI is saying to those heading back to school, from tiny tots to college students, to stay happy and healthy this fall.| epi.ufl.edu
