One Health Institute Content

New NSF Center for Pandemic Insights

Katherine E Kerlin — August 22, 2024 - 8:00am

��ϲʿ��ͼ to lead NSF Center for Pandemic Insights with $18M in funding, blending expertise from across the U.S. and 4 ��ϲʿ��ͼ powerhouse schools and colleges.

H5N1 Is Increasingly Adapting to Mammals

Katherine E Kerlin — June 05, 2024 - 9:45am

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses are adapting to mammals in new ways that could have global consequences. ��ϲʿ��ͼ study finds clear evidence of mammal-to-mammal transmission.

Avian Influenza Status Update

Malia Reiss — April 16, 2024 - 10:42am

An interactive poultry map and on-the-ground monitoring help ��ϲʿ��ͼ scientists track the unprecedented expansion of avian flu among wildlife, poultry and other species.

Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals

Katherine E Kerlin — February 28, 2024 - 8:00am

Avian influenza virus H5N1 has adapted to spread between birds and marine mammals, finds a study from ��ϲʿ��ͼ and partners in Argentina.

Love Songs Lead Scientists to New Populations of Skywalker Gibbons in Myanmar

Katherine E Kerlin — February 14, 2024 - 8:30am

The love songs of the Skywalker gibbon alerted scientists at ��ϲʿ��ͼ and Myanmar to a new population of the endangered primate in Myanmar.

Elephant Seal Die-off in Argentina Caused by Bird Flu

Katherine E Kerlin — January 22, 2024 - 3:53pm

Avian influenza, or bird flu, caused the die-off of thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, reports researchers from ��ϲʿ��ͼ and Wildlife Conservation Society.

��ϲʿ��ͼ Researchers Awarded $28M to Combat Rift Valley Fever

Emily C Dooley — September 14, 2023 - 8:00am

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, One Health Institute, or OHI, have been awarded $28 million to lead a novel human vaccine trial against Rift Valley fever virus in Africa.

The project, funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI, and the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, aims to work with partners in African countries affected by the virus to assess the safety and immune response of the vaccine in people most at risk.

Bat-Borne Sarbecoviruses Spilled Over in Southeast Asia Pre-Pandemic

Katherine E Kerlin — June 09, 2023 - 9:00am

A virus previously found only in bats was detected in the antibodies of people screened for exposure to sarbecoviruses between 2017 and 2020 in rural Myanmar in Southeast Asia, according to a study from the University of California, Davis and collaborators in Myanmar and Singapore. The work is published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Zoonotic Disease in Dogs Rises in Southern Chile After Deworming Program Canceled

Katherine E Kerlin — December 19, 2022 - 7:51am

A parasitic disease in dogs increased in Tierra del Fuego after a deworming program was canceled, ��ϲʿ��ͼ found, presenting a risk to humans and animals.

Professor Christine Kreuder Johnson to Serve as U.S. Science Envoy

Katherine E Kerlin — December 06, 2022 - 1:01pm

��ϲʿ��ͼ Professor Christine Kreuder Johnson is a newly elected U.S. Science Envoy, the U.S. Department of State announced.