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News Release 15-095
To slow the spread of infectious diseases, NSF, NIH, USDA support new research
Scientists will study how diseases are transmitted among humans, other animals and the environment
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EEID scientists will study the effects of temperature on vector-borne disease transmission.
Credit: CDC
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The "VectorBiTE" project studies the ecology of small organisms, like this flea, that carry diseases.
Credit: NIAID
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Through a new EEID grant, pathogens in which birds are hosts are under investigation.
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One EEID award focuses on long-distance dispersal of plant diseases, like this wheat stripe rust.
Credit: USDA
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Infectious disease vulnerability in social species is an EEID project topic.
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EEID scientists will estimate environmentally-mediated disease transmission among animals.
Credit: USDA
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