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Building a Life’s Work on the Foundation of Family Legacies

Asian American and Pacific Islander faculty members investigate their backgrounds to find the roots of their academic and intellectual pursuits

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Tick Safety Tips from Lyme Disease Experts at Tufts

Warm weather means tick season. Faculty at the School of Medicine and Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine share tips for keeping the vectors—and the infections they transmit—away

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Gettin’ Piggy with It

Rachel Kanefsky becomes first Cummings School student to earn scholarship from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation

Tick Talk: Facts and Fiction

Ask the experts

Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). Cute marine animal with funny face and big black eyes.

Scientists Investigate a Bird Flu Outbreak in Seals

Scientist Wendy Puryear and Postdoctoral researcher Kaitlin Sawatzki are quoted in this NY Times article about their recently published avian influenza research. (subscription required to view)

A flock of brown hens is walking around in their stable. The hen in the foreground is looking curiously into the camera. The roof of the stable can be seen. The chickens have to be locked inside due to the dangers of avian flu.

Will bird flu spark the next pandemic?

Postdoctoral researcher Kaitlin Sawatzki is quoted by Al Jazeera on avian influenza and risks for spillover.

Is Bird Flu A Danger To Humans? Here’s What Scientists Know Right Now

Scientist Wendy Puryear and Professor Jonathan Runstadler are quoted by Inverse.com on avian influenza and risks for spillover.

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Bird Flu Is Still Mostly a Concern for the Birds

Postdoctoral researcher Kaitlin Sawatzki is quoted throughout this Verywell Health article on avian influenza and risks for spillover.

A feeding frenzy of western sandpipers during the mass migration via Cordova, Alaska – a key study site in the paper.

How worried should we be about avian flu?

Scientist Wendy Puryear spoke with The Briefing Room on BBC Radio about avian influenza and risks for spillover.

Dept. of Infectious Disease and Global Health