Battling Ebola in Congo
Monday, June 10th, 2019
A Cummings School expert in global health shares what’s working in the latest outbreak—and what needs to change
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Hunting Ebola’s Origins
Friday, January 25th, 2019
Two Tufts alumni contributed to research providing a critical clue into the mysterious cause of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history
Pandemic U
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
The importance of training a global workforce to thwart infectious diseases
Lessons on Thwarting Pandemics
Thursday, February 11th, 2016
Tufts faculty help train a global workforce to halt infectious diseases like Ebola and Zika virus The Ebola pandemic presents a pretty good argument that preparing for outbreaks of infectious disease is more effective and… Read More
Great Apes have been dying from Ebola for a decade
Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
Chris Whittier is a guest on this radio program about how Ebola is decimating ape populations in Africa.
University of Minnesota, Tufts University part of global workforce development against emerging pandemic threats
Monday, November 24th, 2014
Tufts and the University of Minnesota are collaborating on a grant to explore emerging pandemic threats. This is a Tufts-generated news release.
University of Minnesota, Tufts University part of global workforce development against emerging pandemic threats
Monday, November 24th, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., and MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass.—When a new pandemic threat like this year’s Ebola outbreak emerges, the importance of preventing and limiting disease spread becomes apparent. Well-trained global health professionals play a key role in preventing… Read More
Ebola: Central Mass. joins readiness alert
Sunday, September 28th, 2014
Derek S. Brindisi, director of Worcester’s Division of Public Health, talks about a population density map of Worcester.
What Drives Ebola
Friday, April 11th, 2014
As the deadly disease attacks West Africa, a Tufts expert in the virus explains its origins and ecology and the best ways to fight its spread
