H5N1: What do we know so far?
When: Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 10:00-11:00 AM Where: Zoom webinar (register here) Cases of the H5N1 strain of avian flu have been reported in US dairy cattle since March 2024. As we have seen avian influenza (or “bird flu”) has the ability to be transmitted from birds to mammals such as cows and humans. […]
CEID launches four Core Research Initiatives
This year, as Boston University’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research (CEID) continues to pursue our mission to build resilience against new pandemic threats, we have focused our efforts on four Core Research Initiatives. These cores highlight high priority areas within emerging infectious that require closer linkage between research, operational response and policy: […]
Boston University Researchers Receive CDC Grant for Epidemic Analytics & Predictive Modeling Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 19, 2023Contact:Cassandra Kocek (BU CEID), ckocek@bu.eduJillian McKoy (BU SPH), jpmckoy@bu.edu ## Boston University Researchers Receive CDC Grant for Epidemic Analytics & Predictive Modeling ProjectThe COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical need for enhanced epidemic modeling and analytic tools. Despite advances in epidemic modeling and analytics, issues persist around data and […]