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Janet Foley squats in yellow vest while administering treatment via syringe to black dog's foot to prevent Rocky Mountain spotted fever while the dog is has a blue cloth over its muzzle and is held by a person in purple gloves.

Awareness of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Saves Lives

by Kat Kerlin
March 06, 2025

An African straw-colored fruit bat hangs upside down from a tree branch.

The Hunt Narrows for Ebolavirus Hosts

by Kat Kerlin
January 15, 2025

A subadult male elephant seal lies on the beach as sea lions are in the water behind him.

Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak

by Kat Kerlin
November 11, 2024

Three UC Davis scientists stand under highway overpass in field with sensor equioment.

New NSF Center for Pandemic Insights

by Kat Kerlin
August 22, 2024

Woman in Tanzania walking with livestock

UC Davis Researchers Awarded $28M to Combat Rift Valley Fever

by Trina Wood
September 14, 2023

Sea level rise, water over bridge

Climate Change Experts List

by Kat Kerlin
August 05, 2023

elephant loggers ride atop elephants in Myanmar with logs to the side and forrest in background

Bat-Borne Sarbecoviruses Spilled Over in Southeast Asia Pre-Pandemic

by Kat Kerlin
June 09, 2023

Mountain gorilla family walking in Rwanda forest

Study Predicts Poor Survival Rates if Ebola Infects Endangered Mountain Gorillas

by Amy Bond
April 12, 2023

A Panamanian golden frog sits on a leaf. It has a yellow body and large black dots.

Malaria Spike Linked to Amphibian Die-Off

by Kat Kerlin
September 20, 2022

screenshot of national map

UC Davis Researchers Launch New COVID-19 Tracking Application

by Amy Quinton
April 08, 2020

Veterinarian educates residents in Guinea about bats and health.

Scientists Identify Bombali Ebolavirus in Bats in Guinea

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
September 09, 2019

$9M to Preempt Zoonotic Spillover Threats, Protect Military and Local Communities

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
February 19, 2019

scientist collects samples from a bat

Ebola Species Found in Bats Ahead of Any Potential Outbreak

by Kat Kerlin
August 27, 2018

Training the Next Generation of One Health Professionals

by Kat Kerlin
June 04, 2018

CDC Supports UC Researchers in Fighting Vector-Borne Diseases

by Trina Wood
August 10, 2017

Human & Animal Health

Photo: Horse in Picnic Day Parade

Veterinary Hospital Resumes Receiving Horse Patients

by Pat Bailey
August 15, 2016

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