Epidemiologic Science

How school eligibility influences the spread of infectious diseases: Insights for future outbreaks

Study uses unique approach to examine COVID-19 incidence in school-age children and what it means for managing future public health crises

A recent study in JAMA Network Open sheds light on how school attendance influences the spread of infectious diseases, using COVID-19 as a case study. The study's findings underscore the complexity of school-based transmission and highlight the effectiveness of school-based prevention measures.

Addressing racial disparities key to eliminating TB, say Michigan Public Health researchers

New research from Maheen Humayun and Zhenhua Yang

Progress toward the elimination of tuberculosis in the United States has been stalled by significant racial and ethnic disparities often masked by state- and national-level data, say University of Michigan researchers.

MI CReSS report explores link between state's geographic regions and impact of the pandemic

The latest report from University of Michigan public health researchers studying how COVID-19 affected Michiganders found that the severity of illness or negative impact of the pandemic is strongly linked to where one lives.

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.

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 mpox, influenza-A, norovirus GII and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Michigan Public Health researchers Marisa Eisenberg and Betsy Foxman are part of the project.