New COVID-19 vaccine a good value for US, University of Michigan team finds
Economic model created for CDC shows that in older adults promoting updated vaccination will save the US money, while in other adults it should be reasonably cost effective.
Infectious Disease
Warming climate in Brazil may increase risk of Zika, dengue by 2050
New research from Michigan Public Health
The transmission potential of Zika or dengue in Brazil may increase by 10% to 20% in the next 30 years due to warming temperatures linked to climate change, according to University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.
COVID-19 public health emergency ends, but research, lessons go on
Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health discuss the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
New study details RSV prevalence and outcomes in hospitalized adults
Q&A with Emily Martin
Emily Martin, associate professor of Epidemiology, speaks with editors of the Science Speaks Blog by the Infectious Diseases Society of America to detail a new study about RSV prevalence and outcomes of hospitalized adults.
Examining the association between Malaria and Burkitt lymphoma in sub-Saharan Africa
New research from Kelly Broen
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and led by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers is adding to growing evidence of the association between cumulative malaria infections and endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) in the sub-Saharan African countries of Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya.
Wastewater dashboard adds monkeypox, flu and more for five southeast Michigan communities
A public dashboard that tracks pathogens detected in wastewater just added monitoring for monkeypox, influenza-A, norovirus GII and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Michigan Public Health researchers Marisa Eisenberg and Betsy Foxman are part of the project.