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
Zoonotic Disease
The Plague, Rare but Still Around, Is Both Preventable and Treatable
The bacteria that caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages persists in the U.S. and abroad, but human deaths are largely avoidable
EEE: Lower impact than expected in 2020
Professor Sam Telford spoke with Boston 25 about why human EEE cases in Massachusetts are lower than expected so far in 2020
Cats Shed More Than Dogs. The Coronavirus, Not Fur.
Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki comments in The New York Times on findings from a household with ferrets that participated in the CoVERS study
Tufts University to lead $100M program to reduce risk of zoonotic viral spillover, spread
The STOP Spillover program will involve large consortium of wildlife and human disease experts from Cummings School, the university, and organizations across the world.
A Push to Prevent the Next Pandemic
Tufts will head a global program that aims to stop new viruses from becoming a widespread danger to humans
The COVID Mink Crisis, Explained
Professor Jonathan Runstadler spoke with NBCNews.com about the COVID-19 outbreaks at Dutch mink farms
What Happens If COVID-19 Infects Wild Animals?
Tufts researchers are testing species from bats to seals to see if it’s being spread—and explain how the virus could establish a wildlife reservoir.
Coronavirus FAQs
Professor Jonathan Runstadler contributed his expertise to NPR’s Goats and Soda for a coronavirus FAQ on a range of topics