Infectious Disease

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.

Advocating for infectious disease preparedness

The Exchange keynote speaker Dr. Ashish Jha: ‘We are entering an age of biology’

The University of Michigan School of Public Health hosted keynote speaker Dr. Ashish Jha in the “Disrupting Infectious Diseases: Fighting for Our Future” seminar as part of the recently launched biannual speaker series The Exchange: Critical Conversations with Michigan Public Health.

New report details racial and ethnic differences in access to care, recovery, and social impacts of COVID-19

Q&A with Blair Whittington

In this Q&A, Michigan Public Health Research Specialist Blair Whittington explains the findings from the latest report from the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study (MI CReSS).

University of Michigan receives $6.7M grant to study flu immunity in children

Aubree Gordon, professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health, has been awarded a $6.7 million five-year grant to advance her innovative research into influenza immunity development among children.

Cellphone coverage aided virus containment in Liberia during Ebola outbreak, study finds

New research from Elisa Maffioli

In this Q&A, Michigan Public Health and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers discuss recent research discovering that cellphone coverage was associated with a significant reduction in Ebola cases during the 2014 outbreak in Liberia.

Seminar Summary - Convenient Access and Invitations: Increasing COVID-19 Vaccinations in Kenya

Elisa Maffioli presented her research about the effect of social influence on vaccination behavior during COVID-19 in Kenya at the Spring 2024 Human Capital Initiative Research Seminar Series.