The National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (NPDPSC) at Case Western Reserve University will receive up to $20 million in funding as part of a grant renewal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to better understand how and why prion diseases––degenerative brain conditions found in both humans and animals—develop and spread.
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Wastewater Surveillance for COVID-19: It’s Complicated
Elena Naumova, professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, explains wastewater surveillance and testing, the underlying process and the pros and cons of its use.
New JAMA reports highlight ‘striking’ number of deaths from COVID-19, says Virginia Tech biostatistics expert
Two new reports published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggest a stark reality: from March 1 – August 1, 2020, just over 1.3 million people died in the United States from all causes, an estimated 20…
Indiana State Department of Health, IU partner on COVID-19 study
The Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI is collaborating with the state health department to conduct a scientific study to measure the spread of COVID-19 throughout Indiana.