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News Release 13-174
Outbreak: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease grants support research on disease transmission
Awards fund studies of how diseases spread among humans, other animals and the environment
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EEID scientists will research an infectious cancer decimating Tasmanian devil populations.
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Wayne McLean
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The largest cause of honeybee declines is the Varroa mite, subject of an EEID award.
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Mosquitoes: the vector for the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
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Cape buffalo in Africa act as a host for the contagious foot-and-mouth disease virus.
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Amphibian pathogens, such as a fungus infecting frogs, are the focus of an EEID award.
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Do livestock practices contribute to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria?
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Jessica Reeder
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