‘It’s a whopper’: Disease ripping through California sea lions in record numbers
San Francisco Chronicle - October 6, 2025
Marine mammals are dying in record numbers along the California coast
Los Angeles Times - October 3, 2025
First bird flu infection in pigs in the US, raising concerns about human spread
Nikkei - November 2, 2024
The end of smallpox was ... the beginning for mpox
NPR - October 8, 2024
Ocean voyages and disease spread
PNAS Podcast - September 16, 2024
For Epidemics to Cross Oceans, Viruses on Ships Had to Beat the Odds
The New York Times - July 26, 2024
How diseases like smallpox survived long ocean voyages
New Scientist - July 23, 2024
Even after Columbus, infectious diseases had a surprisingly hard time crossing oceans
Science - July 22, 2024
If bird flu sparks a human pandemic, your past immunity could help
Nature - July 9, 2024
Lancet launches major ‘spillover’ investigation as two die of bird flu, including a toddler
The Telegraph - October 11, 2023
The Next Stage of COVID Is Starting Now
The Atlantic - March 13, 2023
Here's why scientists aren't 'crazy scared' about monkeypox
Los Angeles Times - May 27, 2022
The Mystery of Monkeypox’s Global Spread
WIRED - May 24, 2022
Rare monkeypox case confirmed in Massachusetts
The Washington Post - May 18, 2022
Omicron’s Radical Evolution
The New York Times - January 24, 2022
How to Reuse N95, KN95, and Other Disposable Masks
The New York Times - January 20, 2022
College football season is here. And so is the delta variant
NBC News - September 8, 2021
The 3 Simple Rules That Underscore the Danger of Delta
The Atlantic - July 1, 2021
La Californie déconfine, pour apaiser
Le Devoir - January 29, 2021
Washington Post – June 1, 2021
Has the Pandemic Transformed the Office Forever?
The New Yorker – January 25, 2021
Why cold weather makes it harder for the body to fight respiratory infections
National Geographic – December 15, 2020
Winter Offers Perfect Conditions for Covid-19 Spread, Studies Show
The Wall Street Journal – December 4, 2020
How to shift into COVID-19 research
Nature Career – November 20, 2020
It’s Time to Talk About Covid-19 and Surfaces Again
Wired – October 20, 2020
Why COVID outbreaks look set to worsen this winter
Nature News – October 23, 2020
Experts reveal how to optimise heat and humidity to reduce Covid transmission inside the home
The Telegraph – October 22, 2020
Covid-19 superspreader events emerge as focus of concern
NBC – October 7, 2020
A negative Covid-19 test isn’t an all-clea
Vox – October 8, 2020
What super-spreading events teach us about protecting ourselves from COVID-19
Smithsonian Magazine – August 19, 2020
Why coronavirus superspreading events happen
NPR, All Things Considered – Aug 21, 2020
Most People With Coronavirus Won’t Spread It. Why Do a Few Infect Many?
New York Times – June 30, 2020
How exactly do you catch coronavirus? There is a growing consensus
Wall Street Journal – June 16, 2020
Here’s the best way to clean your face mask
National Geographic – May 28, 2020
Case clustering emerges as key pandemic puzzle
Science – May 22, 2020
Infrared Cameras Can Spot a Fever, but May Not Slow Covid-19
Wired – May 11, 2020
Why the Coronavirus Is So Confusing
The Atlantic – April 29, 2020
Is the coronavirus airborne? Experts can’t agree
Nature News – April 2, 2020
Dogs Cautioned Away From Sea Lions Amid Deadly Bacterial Outbreak
San Francisco Weekly – October 16, 2018
California Sea Lion Population Hit Hard By Bacterial Outbreak
KQED – October 16, 2018
Potentially deadly infection hits California sea lions
LA Times – October 16, 2018
More than half of the California sea lions rescued this year have been suffering from effects of the bacteria that can cause fatal kidney damage
The Marine Mammal Center – October, 2018
The ghost of influenza past and the hunt for a universal vaccine
Nature News feature – August 08, 2018
The year of your birth affects your resistance to flu
The Economist – November 15, 2016
Worried about getting bird flu? Check your birth date
USA Today- November 13, 2016
First flu strain partly determines lifetime immunity: U.S. scientists
Xinhua – November 11, 2016
‘First flu’ affects lifetime risk
BBC News – November 11, 2016
Child’s 1st flu could set lifelong risk, including risk of bird flu, study finds
CBC News – November 11, 2016
Why Some Flus Are Deadliest in Young Adults
The Atlantic – November 10, 2016
Your flu risk may be linked to the year you were born
CNN – November 10, 2016
Will you get nasty flu this year? The year you were born can predict it, says study
The Guardian – November 10, 2016
Your Birth Year Might Help Shield You From Bird Flu Strains
US News and World Report – November 10, 2016
Warum der Geburtstag das Grippe-Risiko bestimmt [Why the birthday determines flu risk]
Die Welt – November 16, 2016
How farms made dogs love carbs, the role of dumb luck in science, and what your first flu exposure did to you
Science podcast – November 10, 2016
15 threatened natural treasures and the UCLA scientists working to save them
UCLA Newsroom – August 9, 2016
Year of airport screening doesn’t catch Ebola
USA Today – September 22, 2015
Study: Airport Screenings Catch Less Than Half of Infected Passengers
Reason – March 17, 2015
Warum manche Menschen Superverbreiter sind [Why some people are superspreaders]
Die Welt – March 10, 2015
Airport Screenings Miss Roughly Half of Sick Travelers: Study
US News and World Report – February 27, 2015
Super-spreaders epidemic model
Proto: Dispatches from the frontiers of medicine – January 15, 2014
Flu infections rising among pigs in southern China, says study
South China Morning Post – May 8, 2013
As China bird flu death toll at 31, infections among pigs also rising
International Business Times – May 8, 2013
SARS News Focus: Understanding the enemy
Science – March 15, 2013
SARS News Focus: The Metropole, superspreaders, and other mysteries
Science – March 15, 2013
Could monkeypox take over where smallpox left off?
Scientific American – March 4, 2013
Defective virus leads to epidemic of dengue fever
NSF Discovery series – March 1, 2013 (featured on the NSF homepage, www.nsf.gov)
Modern-day Typhoid Marys: Superspreaders can turn a minor outbreak into a pandemic
Slate – December 27, 2012
Researchers test California sea lions for kidney disease
Daily Astorian – May 3, 2012
Piggyback virus could curb HIV pandemic
Wired Science – March 21, 2011
A way to fight the AIDS virus with a virus
Discovery News – March 24, 2011
The new plague [in Danish]
Illustreret Videnskab – Nov, 2010
Emerging infections: No good deed goes unpunished – Smallpox has gone, but monkeypox is now rearing its ugly head
The Economist – September 2, 2010
Africa: Monkeypox Cases Surge in Rural Areas as Price of the Victory Over Smallpox
The New York Times – August 30, 2010
Pox Swap: 30 Years After the End of Smallpox, Monkeypox Cases Are on the Rise
Scientific American – August 31, 2010
Monkeypox emerges in Africa in the wake of smallpox
Nature – August 30, 2010
Dramatic rise in monkeypox
The Scientist – August 31, 2010
Monkeypox rising in wake of smallpox eradication
Reuters – August 31, 2010
Stopping smallpox vaccinations has cleared the way for the emergence of monkeypox in Africa
Los Angeles Times – August 30, 2010
Goodbye smallpox vaccination, hello monkeypox
Discover Magazine – August 31, 2010
Circumcision makes economic sense in fight against HIV
Nature News – August 5, 2008
Circumcision May Prevent HIV Spread in Africa
ABC News – July 11, 2006
Report: Circumcision may prevent HIV
CBS News – July 11, 2006
Circumcision ‘could cut HIV risk?
BBC News – July 10, 2006
Outbreaks hinge on superspreaders
Breakthroughs Magazine – Spring, 2006
Study Assesses Impact of “Superspreaders” of Disease
Scientific American – November 17, 2005
Could sneeze meters combat pandemics?
Nature News – November 18, 2005
Superspreader machen Krankheit zur Epidemie
Der Spiegel – November 19, 2005
Nature Podcast
Nature – November 17, 2005
Prevention is indeed better than cure
The Hindu – August 1, 2003
Study Suggests Hygiene Important in Controlling SARS [Audio Interview]
Voice of America – August 18, 2003