'Never going to be a good tick season,' expert says. What to know to protect yourself
Professor Sam Telford is quoted in The Patriot Ledger about predictions for the upcoming tick season.
Dept. of Infectious Disease and Global Health
Expect 'a huge emergence' of mosquitoes this May. What to know
Professor Sam Telford is quoted in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette about predictions for the upcoming mosquito season.
It’s not just climate change driving ticks into your backyard
Professor Sam Telford joins an All Things Considered segment to discuss the upcoming tick and mosquito season.
Q&A on H5N1 Bird Flu
Professor Jonathan Runstadler is quoted throughout this FactCheck.org piece examining the spread of avian influenza to dairy cows.
Fate of Retired Research Chimps Still in Limbo
Assistant professor Felicia Nutter comments in The New York Times on the health status of retired research chimps at the Alamogordo Primate Facility.
‘What’s going to happen?’ Tufts scientists race to stay ahead of H5N1 as officials announce third human US case this year
Jonathan Runstadler, Wendy Puryear and Maureen Murray are highlighted in a Boston Globe feature on the school’s monitoring and testing efforts around avian influenza across species.
Concerns grow as 'gigantic' bird flu outbreak runs rampant in US dairy herds
USA Today cites findings from a study by Jonathan Runstadler and Wendy Puryear on the current avian influenza outbreak, noting its unique global expansion.
Dr. Yi-Pin Lin Awarded NIH Grant to Study Birds Carrying Lyme Disease
Research to aid in the prevention of disease’s spread from animals to humans
Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?
Scientist Wendy Puryear commented on how bird flu can spread from infected animal carcasses.