Infectious diseases

Scott Meschke
Faculty Member |
Dr. Meschke is an environmental and occupational health microbiologist, specializing in the fate, transport, detection and control of pathogens in environmental media (air, water, food and surfaces). He is Associate Chair and Graduate Program Coordinator for the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences.

Gerard A. Cangelosi
Faculty Member |
Dr. Jerry Cangelosi is Professor in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and Associate Dean for Research in the UW School of Public Health. Working in both the public and private sectors, Dr.

Dog data may help track ballooning cases of Valley fever in California
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‘There’s no separating health equity from public health’
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Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions
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Washingtonians are buying chickens to get around high egg prices. Is it worth it?
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Rita Colwell explores cholera and climate change in School of Public Health lecture
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Five years later, the COVID pandemic is still with us
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New research suggests bird flu can survive in some cheeses
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RFK Jr.'s insistence that the government ignores chronic disease is misguided
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Five years of COVID-19: What we have learned about SARS-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic
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Pasteurized Eggs: What You Need To Know
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The Health Risks of These 4 Raw Foods Aren't What You'd Expect
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Climate change is jeopardizing HIV treatment
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With notable cases of bird flu in the Northwest, how concerned should Washingtonian's be?
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Central Oregon pig catches avian influenza
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How Climate Change Impact Is Changing Infectious Disease Patterns
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Franklin County poultry workers test positive for bird flu, state health officials investigating
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Clinician Friendly Information Needed on Diseases Emerging Because of Climate Change
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Bird flu cases in people quietly tick up, with dozens reported across 6 states
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Climate change affects healthcare systems — and vice-versa
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What to know about the risks of the bird flu outbreak
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Tracking down tuberculosis
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When WASHing Is Not Enough: Food Hygiene and Chicken Production in Mozambique
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What to know about Nipah virus amid outbreak in India
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Seattle becomes first U.S. city to permanently require sick leave for delivery and app-based workers
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Frozen strawberries and hepatitis A risk: what to do if you have recalled products at home
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‘It’s a very difficult thing to pin down’: Did Covid-19 originate from a ‘lab leak’?
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Current status of COVID-19 in Washington
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Experts say tracking pathogens in sewage works, but needs sustained investment
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