Public forum on Coronavirus outbreak set for Feb. 19
Panelists will address the outbreak, its impact on public health, and CSU research.
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Anna Fagre studies bats by day, DJs dance parties at night
Fagre recently traveled to Uganda for the first phase of her research project.
9News: CSU researchers look into potential for Rift Valley Fever transmission in Colorado
VIDEO: "We would be faced with large scale mortality of livestock and lots of sick people," said Kading, an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology at CSU.
CSU team uncovers potential for Rift Valley fever virus transmission in Colorado livestock
CSU researchers found that mosquitoes that could transmit the virus were abundant in feedlots and at nearby sites.
Groundbreaking marks milestone for Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
The CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology celebrated a new era in infectious disease research, with a groundbreaking for the Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases on June 18.
CSU researchers discover new technique to test for viral infections
A team of researchers has developed technology that can detect small amounts of antibodies in a person's blood.
CSU researcher leads study that reports reduction in malaria in Burkina Faso
A team of international scientists led by Professor Brian Foy found that they were able to reduce cases of malaria in children in Burkina Faso by 20 percent, using a drug called ivermectin.
5280 Magazine: Should Coloradans Be Worried About Tick-Borne Illnesses?
The deadliest tick-borne disease has Colorado roots. Powassan virus—which is fatal in 10 percent of cases and leaves half of its victims with brain damage—hasn’t been detected in a Coloradan. But scientists first isolated it from a tick found along the Cache la Poudre River in 1952, six years before the first known human case (in Ontario), says Powassan expert Dr. Gregory Ebel of Colorado State University.
Science News for Students: Cool Jobs: Sucking up science with mosquitoes
Brian Foy sucks up the mosquitoes. He works at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. There, this biologist studies animals that transmit diseases.
KUNC: The Rocky Mountains Have Ticks. Scientists Want To Know What Viruses They’re Carrying
Alex Byas, who is also a veterinarian and a PhD student at CSU studying West Nile virus, opens a lab fridge to reveal a Ziploc bag full of vials of ticks. They look dead, but they aren’t. She needs them alive to keep the potential viruses inside them fresh.