Searching for Ways to Defeat COVID-19
Researchers developing therapies and vaccines look to find the best paths forward with the help of a Cummings School veterinary pathologist
Dept. of Infectious Disease and Global Health
COVID-19 from Humans to Animals ‘Highly Unlikely’, Study at Tufts Finding
Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki talked to The Grafton News about the latest data from Cummings School’s ongoing study on COVID-19 in pets and livestock
Does Fido have coronavirus? Tufts researchers are testing hundreds of animals to find out
A feature in The Boston Globe highlights the CoVERS study being led by Professor Jonathan Runstadler, which seeks to understand the potential for transfer of the novel coronavirus between humans and animals
When Mosquito and Tick Season Meets COVID-19
The outdoors have offered an escape from the pandemic, but summer weather brings the risk of EEE and Lyme disease
Why Is There a COVID-19 Gender Gap?
Tufts researchers to study how sex and gender affect individuals’ risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19
Researchers to study how gender and sex impact coronavirus mortality
Associate professor Hellen Amuguni spoke with WCVB Boston on planned research with Tufts Medical Center into how gender and sex impact COVID-19 outcomes and mortality
People probably caught coronavirus from minks. That’s a wake-up call to study infections in animals, researchers say.
Professor Jonathan Runstadler was quoted by The Washington Post among experts studying animals and the novel coronavirus and the likelihood of transmission between species
Lyme disease now, EEE could soon follow
Professor Sam Telford spoke with Boston 25 about mosquitoes and ticks and risk of related vector-borne disease this summer, emphasizing the need for repellant
Experts Say You Don't Need To Freak Out About The Plague Now, Too
Assistant professor Felicia Nutter, V93, talked to Bustle to help put the threat of the plague into proper perspective for those anxious about recent cases in the news