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This series spotlights the amazing students working with faculty from the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) department. In acknowledgement of World AIDS Day, observed each year on December 1, today we highlight a student conducting HIV-related research. Here, MPH student Dina Garmroudi tells us about the program and some of her exciting research in a Q&A format.

Six people in California reported infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, all of whom had visited Tecate, Mexico, just prior. YSPH Professor Peter Krause warns people to steer clear of tick-invested vegetation.

This series spotlights the amazing students working with faculty from the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) department. We want to highlight the opportunity for other students outside our department to work with us. This month focuses on students who are conducting research on opioid use disorder. Here, MPH student Livia Cox tells us about the program and some of her exciting research in a Q&A format.

A non-invasive test uses a combination of lasers and ultrasound to detect red blood cells infected with malaria parasites with acoustics.

This series spotlights the incredible achievements of our alumni. This month, we are highlighting graduates who have made significant contributions to their fields after completing their studies. Here, 2021 EMD alumnus Will Eger shares insights into how the program shaped his career and some of the impactful work he is doing now in a Q&A format.

Worldwide, the population is getting older, so it’s imperative to understand the cell changes that come with age, stresses Ruth Montgomery, PhD, professor of medicine (rheumatology) and of epidemiology (microbial diseases) at Yale School of Medicine. “Older people are more susceptible to infectious diseases and less responsive to vaccines,” she said.

Three Yale professors explain Lassa fever following the death of an Iowa resident infected with the virus.

In New Orleans – a city where early epidemics of yellow fever, cholera, and malaria produced the first school of public health and first school of tropical medicine in the United States – the city once more turned its focus to infectious diseases and reducing the global burden, becoming this year’s site of the 2024 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting. YSPH's Dr. Sunil Parikh presented.

Amnesty International says there are weapons from the U.S.-allied UAE and even France in Sudan's civil war, helping fuel the world's worst humanitarian crisis.