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Residents walk along a road in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. (Tracey Goldstein/UC Davis)

Scientists Find Ebola Virus Antibodies in People Before 2018 DRC Outbreak

Posted by Trina Wood on November 04, 2020
Exposure to Ebolaviruses may be more frequent and widespread than previously thought say UC Davis scientists who found antibodies to Ebola virus in people up to a year before the 2018 Ebola virus disease outbreak began in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, or DRC.
Human & Animal Health
Uganda forest

Amazon and Congo Basin Focus of New Emerging Infectious Disease Research Center

Posted by Trina Wood on August 28, 2020
The perimeters of the Amazon and Congo Basin forests are highly vulnerable to new and emerging infectious diseases. A new research center, the EpiCenter for Emerging Infectious Disease Intelligence, will focus on these two regions to advance understanding of how viruses emerge and spill over from wildlife to humans.
News & Events
covid 19

Initiatives to Intercept Pandemics Through Genomics

Posted by Trina Wood on June 16, 2020
Three major initiatives in biodiversity genomics — BIOSCAN, the Earth BioGenome Project and the Global Virome Project — have joined forces to deliver a “pandemic interception system” based upon comprehensive knowledge of pathogens and their hosts.
Research
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SVM/One Health Institute COVID-19 Response Town Hall Meeting Report

Posted by Trina Wood on April 14, 2020
On April 9, 2020, faculty experts from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s (SVM) One Health Institute and the California National Primate Research Center led a virtual town hall to present updates on SVM’s COVID-19 response efforts.
Human & Animal Health
USAID PREDICT interns conduct lab work at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. (Courtesy USAID PREDICT)

PREDICT Receives Extension for COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response

Posted by Trina Wood on April 03, 2020
PREDICT will provide emergency support to other countries for outbreak response including technical support for early detection of SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19, through a six-month extension from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, effective April 1.
Human & Animal Health
A community engagement meeting about Marburg virus in Kakoya village, Sierra Leone.

Marburg Virus Found in Sierra Leone Bats

Posted by Trina Wood on February 04, 2020
Scientists have detected Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone, marking the first time the deadly virus has been found in West Africa.

USAID Award Supports New $85M Project Led by UC Davis One Health Institute

Posted by Trina Wood on October 25, 2019
The U.S. Agency for International Development will award up to $85 million over the next five years to the University of California, Davis’ One Health Institute and consortium partners to implement the One Health Workforce—Next Generation project.
Human & Animal Health
peregrine falcon

Visit California Raptor Center's Open House Oct. 19th

Posted by Trina Wood on September 24, 2019
Have you ever been eye to eye with a peregrine falcon? Enjoy a rare close-up experience with Phoenix, our resident peregrine at the California Raptor Center’s (CRC) Open House on Saturday, Oct. 19th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Avian and Exotics

Scientists Identify Bombali Ebolavirus in Bats in Guinea

Posted by Trina Wood on September 17, 2019
The sixth ebolavirus, Bombali virus, has been detected in insect-eating bats in Guinea. The discovery of Bombali virus first in insect-eating bats in Sierra Leone, and now in Guinea, marks the first time that scientists discovered a new ebolavirus species in a host before detection in an infected human or sick animal.
Environment/Wildlife
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