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\u2018It\u2019s a whopper\u2019: Disease ripping through California sea lions in record numbers<\/a>
\n San Francisco Chronicle - October 6, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\n

Marine mammals are dying in record numbers along the California coast<\/a>
\n Los Angeles Times - October 3, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\n

First bird flu infection in pigs in the US, raising concerns about human spread<\/a>
\n Nikkei - November 2, 2024<\/p>\n\t\t\n

The end of smallpox was ... the beginning for mpox<\/a>
\n NPR - October 8, 2024<\/p>\n\t\t\n

Ocean voyages and disease spread<\/a>
\n PNAS Podcast - September 16, 2024<\/p>\n\t\t\n

For Epidemics to Cross Oceans, Viruses on Ships Had to Beat the Odds<\/a>
\n The New York Times - July 26, 2024<\/p>\n\t\t\n

How diseases like smallpox survived long ocean voyages<\/a>
\n New Scientist - July 23, 2024<\/p>\n\t\t\n

Even after Columbus, infectious diseases had a surprisingly hard time crossing oceans<\/a>
\n Science - July 22, 2024<\/p>\n\t\t\n

If bird flu sparks a human pandemic, your past immunity could help<\/a>
\n Nature - July 9, 2024<\/p>\n\t\t\n

Lancet launches major \u2018spillover\u2019 investigation as two die of bird flu, including a toddler<\/a>
\n The Telegraph - October 11, 2023<\/p>\n\t\t\n

The Next Stage of COVID Is Starting Now<\/a>
\n The Atlantic - March 13, 2023<\/p>\n\t\t\n

Here's why scientists aren't 'crazy scared' about monkeypox<\/a>
\n Los Angeles Times - May 27, 2022<\/p>\n\t\t\n

The Mystery of Monkeypox\u2019s Global Spread<\/a>
\n WIRED - May 24, 2022<\/p>\n\t\t\n

Rare monkeypox case confirmed in Massachusetts<\/a>
\n The Washington Post - May 18, 2022<\/p>\n\t\t\n

Omicron\u2019s Radical Evolution<\/a>
\n The New York Times - January 24, 2022<\/p>\n\t\t\n

How to Reuse N95, KN95, and Other Disposable Masks<\/a>
\n The New York Times - January 20, 2022<\/p>\n\t\t\n

College football season is here. And so is the delta variant<\/a>
\n NBC News - September 8, 2021<\/p>\n\t\t\n

The 3 Simple Rules That Underscore the Danger of Delta<\/a>
\n The Atlantic - July 1, 2021<\/p>\n\t\t\n

La Californie d\u00e9confine, pour apaiser<\/a>
\n Le Devoir - January 29, 2021<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\nCovid-19 cases will likely rise again in the fall. Here\u2019s how to keep schools open<\/a>
\nWashington Post \u2013\u00a0June 1, 2021<\/p>\n

Has the Pandemic Transformed the Office Forever?<\/a>
\nThe New Yorker \u2013\u00a0January 25, 2021<\/p>\n

Why cold weather makes it harder for the body to fight respiratory infections<\/a>
\nNational Geographic \u2013\u00a0December 15, 2020<\/p>\n

Winter Offers Perfect Conditions for Covid-19 Spread, Studies Show<\/a>
\nThe Wall Street Journal \u2013 December 4, 2020<\/p>\n

How to shift into COVID-19 research<\/a>
\nNature Career \u2013\u00a0November 20, 2020<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Time to Talk About Covid-19 and Surfaces Again<\/a>
\nWired \u2013\u00a0October 20, 2020<\/p>\n

Why COVID outbreaks look set to worsen this winter<\/a>
\nNature News \u2013\u00a0October 23, 2020<\/p>\n

Experts reveal how to optimise heat and humidity to reduce Covid transmission inside the home<\/a>
\nThe Telegraph \u2013\u00a0October 22, 2020<\/p>\n

Covid-19 superspreader events emerge as focus of concern<\/a>
\nNBC \u2013\u00a0October 7, 2020<\/p>\n

A negative Covid-19 test isn\u2019t an all-clea<\/a>
\nVox \u2013\u00a0October 8, 2020<\/p>\n

What super-spreading events teach us about protecting ourselves from COVID-19<\/a>
\nSmithsonian Magazine \u2013\u00a0August 19, 2020<\/p>\n

Why coronavirus superspreading events happen<\/a>
\nNPR, All Things Considered \u2013\u00a0Aug 21, 2020<\/p>\n

Most People With Coronavirus Won\u2019t Spread It. Why Do a Few Infect Many?<\/a>
\nNew York Times \u2013\u00a0June 30, 2020<\/p>\n

How exactly do you catch coronavirus? There is a growing consensus<\/a>
\nWall Street Journal \u2013 June 16, 2020<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the best way to clean your face mask<\/a>
\nNational Geographic \u2013\u00a0May 28, 2020<\/p>\n

Case clustering emerges as key pandemic puzzle<\/a>
\nScience \u2013\u00a0May 22, 2020<\/p>\n

Infrared Cameras Can Spot a Fever, but May Not Slow Covid-19<\/a>
\nWired \u2013\u00a0May 11, 2020<\/p>\n

Why the Coronavirus Is So Confusing<\/a>
\nThe Atlantic \u2013 April 29, 2020<\/p>\n

Is the coronavirus airborne? Experts can\u2019t agree<\/a>
\nNature News \u2013\u00a0April 2, 2020<\/p>\n

Dogs Cautioned Away From Sea Lions Amid Deadly Bacterial Outbreak<\/a>
\nSan Francisco Weekly \u2013\u00a0October 16, 2018<\/p>\n

California Sea Lion Population Hit Hard By Bacterial Outbreak<\/a>
\nKQED \u2013\u00a0October 16, 2018<\/p>\n

Potentially deadly infection hits California sea lions<\/a>
\nLA Times \u2013\u00a0October 16, 2018<\/p>\n

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<\/a>
\nThe Marine Mammal Center \u2013\u00a0October, 2018<\/p>\n

The ghost of influenza past and the hunt for a universal vaccine<\/a>
\nNature News feature \u2013\u00a0August 08, 2018<\/p>\n

The year of your birth affects your resistance to flu<\/a>
\nThe Economist \u2013\u00a0November 15, 2016<\/p>\n

Worried about getting bird flu? Check your birth date<\/a>
\nUSA Today-\u00a0November 13, 2016<\/p>\n

First flu strain partly determines lifetime immunity: U.S. scientists<\/a>
\nXinhua \u2013\u00a0November 11, 2016<\/p>\n

\u2018First flu\u2019 affects lifetime risk<\/a>
\nBBC News \u2013\u00a0November 11, 2016<\/p>\n

Child\u2019s 1st flu could set lifelong risk, including risk of bird flu, study finds<\/a>
\nCBC News \u2013\u00a0November 11, 2016<\/p>\n

Why Some Flus Are Deadliest in Young Adults<\/a>
\nThe Atlantic \u2013\u00a0November 10, 2016<\/p>\n

Your flu risk may be linked to the year you were born<\/a>
\nCNN \u2013\u00a0November 10, 2016<\/p>\n

Will you get nasty flu this year? The year you were born can predict it, says study<\/a>
\nThe Guardian \u2013\u00a0November 10, 2016<\/p>\n

Your Birth Year Might Help Shield You From Bird Flu Strains<\/a>
\nUS News and World Report \u2013\u00a0November 10, 2016<\/p>\n

Warum der Geburtstag das Grippe-Risiko bestimmt [Why the birthday determines flu risk]<\/a>
\nDie Welt \u2013\u00a0November 16, 2016<\/p>\n

How farms made dogs love carbs, the role of dumb luck in science, and what your first flu exposure did to you<\/a>
\nScience podcast \u2013\u00a0November 10, 2016<\/p>\n

15 threatened natural treasures and the UCLA scientists working to save them<\/a>
\nUCLA Newsroom \u2013\u00a0August 9, 2016<\/p>\n

Year of airport screening doesn\u2019t catch Ebola<\/a>
\nUSA Today \u2013\u00a0September 22, 2015<\/p>\n

Study: Airport Screenings Catch Less Than Half of Infected Passengers<\/a>
\nReason \u2013\u00a0March 17, 2015<\/p>\n

Warum manche Menschen Superverbreiter sind [Why some people are superspreaders]<\/a>
\nDie Welt \u2013\u00a0March 10, 2015<\/p>\n

Airport Screenings Miss Roughly Half of Sick Travelers: Study<\/a>
\nUS News and World Report \u2013\u00a0February 27, 2015<\/p>\n

Super-spreaders epidemic model<\/a>
\nProto: Dispatches from the frontiers of medicine \u2013\u00a0January 15, 2014<\/p>\n

Flu infections rising among pigs in southern China, says study<\/a>
\nSouth China Morning Post \u2013\u00a0May 8, 2013<\/p>\n

As China bird flu death toll at 31, infections among pigs also rising<\/a>
\nInternational Business Times \u2013\u00a0May 8, 2013<\/p>\n

SARS News Focus: Understanding the enemy<\/a>
\nScience \u2013\u00a0March 15, 2013<\/p>\n

SARS News Focus: The Metropole, superspreaders, and other mysteries<\/a>
\nScience \u2013\u00a0March 15, 2013<\/p>\n

Could monkeypox take over where smallpox left off?<\/a>
\nScientific American \u2013\u00a0March 4, 2013<\/p>\n

Defective virus leads to epidemic of dengue fever<\/a>
\nNSF Discovery series \u2013\u00a0March 1, 2013\u00a0(featured on the NSF homepage, www.nsf.gov)<\/p>\n

Modern-day Typhoid Marys: Superspreaders can turn a minor outbreak into a pandemic<\/a>
\nSlate \u2013\u00a0December 27, 2012<\/p>\n

Researchers test California sea lions for kidney disease<\/a>
\nDaily Astorian \u2013\u00a0May 3, 2012<\/p>\n

Piggyback virus could curb HIV pandemic<\/a>
\nWired Science \u2013\u00a0March 21, 2011<\/p>\n

A way to fight the AIDS virus with a virus<\/a>
\nDiscovery News \u2013\u00a0March 24, 2011<\/p>\n

The new plague [in Danish]<\/a>
\nIllustreret Videnskab \u2013\u00a0Nov, 2010<\/p>\n

Emerging infections: No good deed goes unpunished \u2013 Smallpox has gone, but monkeypox is now rearing its ugly head<\/a>
\nThe Economist \u2013\u00a0September 2, 2010<\/p>\n

Africa: Monkeypox Cases Surge in Rural Areas as Price of the Victory Over Smallpox<\/a>
\nThe New York Times \u2013\u00a0August 30, 2010<\/p>\n

Pox Swap: 30 Years After the End of Smallpox, Monkeypox Cases Are on the Rise<\/a>
\nScientific American \u2013\u00a0August 31, 2010<\/p>\n

Monkeypox emerges in Africa in the wake of smallpox<\/a>
\nNature \u2013\u00a0August 30, 2010<\/p>\n

Dramatic rise in monkeypox<\/a>
\nThe Scientist \u2013\u00a0August 31, 2010<\/p>\n

Monkeypox rising in wake of smallpox eradication<\/a>
\nReuters \u2013\u00a0August 31, 2010<\/p>\n

Stopping smallpox vaccinations has cleared the way for the emergence of monkeypox in Africa<\/a>
\nLos Angeles Times \u2013\u00a0August 30, 2010<\/p>\n

Goodbye smallpox vaccination, hello monkeypox<\/a>
\nDiscover Magazine \u2013\u00a0August 31, 2010<\/p>\n

Circumcision makes economic sense in fight against HIV<\/a>
\nNature News \u2013\u00a0August 5, 2008<\/p>\n

Circumcision May Prevent HIV Spread in Africa<\/a>
\nABC News \u2013\u00a0July 11, 2006<\/p>\n

Report: Circumcision may prevent HIV<\/a>
\nCBS News \u2013\u00a0July 11, 2006<\/p>\n

Circumcision \u2018could cut HIV risk?<\/a>
\nBBC News \u2013\u00a0July 10, 2006<\/p>\n

Outbreaks hinge on superspreaders<\/a>
\nBreakthroughs Magazine \u2013\u00a0Spring, 2006<\/p>\n

Study Assesses Impact of \u201cSuperspreaders\u201d of Disease<\/a>
\nScientific American \u2013\u00a0November 17, 2005<\/p>\n

Could sneeze meters combat pandemics?<\/a>
\nNature News \u2013\u00a0November 18, 2005<\/p>\n

Superspreader machen Krankheit zur Epidemie<\/a>
\nDer Spiegel \u2013\u00a0November 19, 2005<\/p>\n

Nature Podcast<\/a>
\nNature \u2013\u00a0November 17, 2005<\/p>\n

Prevention is indeed better than cure<\/a>
\nThe Hindu \u2013\u00a0August 1, 2003<\/p>\n

Study Suggests Hygiene Important in Controlling SARS [Audio Interview]<\/a>
\nVoice of America \u2013\u00a0August 18, 2003<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-169","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.lifesci.ucla.edu\/eeb-lloydsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.lifesci.ucla.edu\/eeb-lloydsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.lifesci.ucla.edu\/eeb-lloydsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lifesci.ucla.edu\/eeb-lloydsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lifesci.ucla.edu\/eeb-lloydsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lifesci.ucla.edu\/eeb-lloydsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":493,"href":"https:\/\/sites.lifesci.ucla.edu\/eeb-lloydsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions\/493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.lifesci.ucla.edu\/eeb-lloydsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}