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Traditional mosquito abatement programs, which generally call for the spraying of insecticides across widespread areas via helicopters, can be expensive and imprecise. Manatee County, looking for a more effective and less-costly strategy to combat flood water or 鈥渘uisance鈥� mosquitos, turned to experts at the USF College of Public Health who鈥檝e researched and used drone technology in combatting malaria-carrying mosquitos in parts of Africa and Asia.

July 14, 2020Research and Innovation, USF Health

Various disciplines incorporating COVID-19 into lesson plans

USF faculty members are finding palpable teaching opportunities to engage students while social distancing. Many have added the coronavirus to their syllabus, using real-life examples and online tools to meet educational requirements.

April 27, 2020COVID-19, University News

USF aims to identify where clusters of COVID-19 cases are occurring in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties.

April 21, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

COVID-19 possibly striking more children than expected

The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported -- a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate the demand on health care systems and pediatric intensive care units.

April 16, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation, USF Health

New USF Analysis Predicts a Serious Hospital Bed Shortage in Hillsborough County in the Absence of Social Distancing

A new report outlines the severity of COVID-19鈥檚 impact on hospitals in Hillsborough County if measures aren鈥檛 taken to follow social distancing guidelines. Researchers from the 哔咔漫画 applied a model that demonstrates the demand for hospital beds could significantly exceed their availability unless social distancing measures are widely followed for two months.

April 3, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

Identifying the 鈥楢t-Risk鈥�: USF Faculty and Students Helping Stop the Spread of COVID-19

More than 60 哔咔漫画 students and faculty members are dispersed across the state of Florida to assist the Florida Department of Health in identifying people who鈥檝e come in contact with someone who鈥檚 tested positive for the coronavirus. They鈥檙e focused on finding those considered 鈥榟igh-risk鈥�, meaning someone who may have attended the same gathering, or were in close proximity.

March 30, 2020COVID-19, University News

The numbers are in and 1.9 million Floridians selected or were re-enrolled in health care plans in 2020 during the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 open enrollment period held from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21.

January 30, 2020Research and Innovation

Federal Data Undercounts Fatal Overdose Deaths Caused by Specific Drugs

Fatal misuse of specific drugs is a bigger problem than federal statistics make them appear, especially in Florida. According to data collected by a researcher at the 哔咔漫画, between 2008 and 2017, roughly one-in-three overdose deaths in Florida caused by opioids were not reported by the federal government.

January 7, 2020Research and Innovation

Body size shapes mammal immune defenses according to new paper co-authored by USF College of Public Health researcher.

September 24, 2019Research and Innovation, USF Health

The frigid waters of the Antarctic may yield a treatment for a deadly tropical disease that affects populations in some of the hottest places on earth. Current medications for that scourge 鈥� malaria 鈥� are becoming less effective as drug resistance spreads.

September 18, 2019Research and Innovation, USF Health

Religion Associated with HPV Vaccination Rate for College Women

It鈥檚 been more than a decade since a vaccine was introduced to prevent contraction of human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends patients start receiving the vaccine between ages 11 and 12, with catch-up vaccination recommended for certain groups through age 26. However, a new study conducted at the 哔咔漫画 found many female college students have not been inoculated and religion may be a contributing factor.

August 19, 2019Research and Innovation, USF Health

When Andrea Prospect graduated the USF College of Public Health (COPH) with her BSPH on August 3, she walked away with more than a diploma.

August 12, 2019University News