Author: Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics

CIDD is a "virtual" center bringing together theoreticians and empirical scientists in a wide variety of disciplines to collaborate and innovate in the area of infectious disease research.

Author: Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics

Pollen that can increase the risk of fungal infection

Invasive fire ants increase baseline and acute stress levels in native lizards

A comparative investigation of endornaviruses, a unique family of dsRNA viruses

Immune response and insulin signaling enhance malaria transmission

An overview of plant virus biodiversity

Anti-parasite compounds in paternal diet of monarch butterflies enhance offspring’s ability to comba

Predicting outcomes of the Ebola epidemic in Liberia

Parasite manipulation without the parasite

Penn State scientists uncover how people think of HPV

Yellowstone wolf reintroduction and infectious disease dynamics

Growth kinetics and virulence in entomopathogenic fungi

Interleukin-6 plays an important role in immunity against Bordetella pertussis infection

Who infected whom: Inferring transmission between hosts from the virus variation within them

Implications of temperature variation for malaria parasite development across Africa

Considering the connections in infectious disease spread

Targeting antibiotic stewardship programs: ‘Stewards’, ‘stockers’, and ‘demanders’

Measuring population movement during a crisis with cell-phones and satellites

Reduction in measles mortality falls short of goal

Temperature alters Plasmodium blocking by Wolbachia

Genetic resistance to a usually lethal viral infection is found in a wild relative of tomato

Satellite images shed light on measles transmission

In the war against drug resistant parasites, the big guns can backfire.

HIV stigmatization in Namibia and how it connects to social networks

New methods for studying the side effects of Hepatitis C treatment in the lab

Plasmodium berghei infection is enhanced by a Wolbachia strain in mosquitoes

Leaky vaccines promote the transmission of more virulent virus

A single virus gene turns gypsy moths into zombies

Public health messages can influence infectious disease stigmas

Optimizing Wolbachia infection into insect germline tissue

Vector attraction and host exposure mediated by pathogen effects on plant volatiles

Within-host control of malaria dynamics

Tracking outbreaks and epidemics through digital epidemiology

Live life or die trying? The balance between being social & staying healthy during epidemics.

Disease dynamics during wildlife translocations

Monkeys in the middle: Parasite transmission through primate social networks

Intensity of stress, rather than frequency or duration alone, impact immune response in lizards

Helminth egg hatchability not inhibited by host antibodies in two parasites infecting rabbits

Population viscosity suppresses disease emergence by preserving local herd immunity

Jump-starting host evolution: Recent integration of a retrovirus into the mule deer genome

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes modulate outcomes for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV

Scientists use Twitter to assess vaccine sentiments and the impact on outbreak risk

Yellowstone Wolf Kickstarter Going Strong!

Ecological dynamics of emerging bat virus spillover

User preferences for Malaria vector control in Mozambique

The immuno-dynamics of co-infections

Ebola now, measles next?

Worms make rabbits peaky

Why West Nile virus kills so many crows

Why biological diversity may be good for your health

Vaccines against whooping cough and transmission to the infant population