Infectious Diseases
November 17, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
November 3, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
October 27, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
October 20, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
October 6, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
September 29, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
September 8, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
September 1, 2023 | Dr. Jodie Guest Discusses the Two New COVID-19 Variants Circulating in the U.S.
Dr. Jodie Guest talks new COVID variants and how we can protect ourselves.
August 18, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
July 26, 2023 | Book Talk with Jim Curran: HIV/AIDS then and now, the politics of pandemics, and hope for a better future
James W. Curran discusses his new book, Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic, and the public health lessons we can learn from it.
July 17, 2023 | Researcher Profile: Michael Goodman
A profile on Mike Goodman, whose research interests include trans health, children's health, global epidemiology of non-communicable diseases, and cancer epidemiology.
May 18, 2023 | Study demonstrates effectiveness of government’s at-home COVID-19 test kit program, shows opportunities for the future
A recent Rollins-authored MMWR article was the first to report on the effectiveness of the free, at-home COVIDTests.gov program in attaining its desired health outcomes.
May 4, 2023 | The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: What it Means
Rollins researchers discuss the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
January 31, 2023 | Emory faculty named 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named six Emory faculty members as 2022 Fellows, which is one of the largest classes of AAAS Fellows selected from Emory in more than a century.
December 16, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
November 30, 2022 | Emory’s Dr. Manoj Jain Named Recipient of the Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health Award
The Emory Global Health Institute has named Manoj Jain, MD, MPH of Emory University’s School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health as the inaugural recipient of the Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health Award.
October 24, 2022 | Study Shows Hep C Infection May Increase TB Incidence
September 20, 2022 | Emory Receives CDC Award to Deliver 1 Million Rapid HIV Self-tests Across the Country
July 28, 2022 | Monkeypox Outbreak a Public Health Concern
A statement from Dean M. Daniele Fallin regarding the monkeypox outbreak.
July 4, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
June 9, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
April 7, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
March 23, 2022 | Emory, CDC Foundation, CDC, Gates Foundation Team Up to Evaluate Tuberculosis Preventative Treatment
The CDC Foundation and CDC are partnering with Sarita Shah, MD, MPH, an Emory University researcher, on a three-year, $4.76 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate TB preventative treatment in six countries.
March 14, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
October 20, 2021 | Rollins Faculty Authors Chapter in New Book About HIV/AIDS
Claudia E. Ordóñez authored a chapter in the newly released book, Living with HIV in Post-Crisis Times, Beyond the Endgame, released August 2021.
June 18, 2021 | Recent Research Publications
Rollins faculty are prolific authors and collaborators on articles that advance research, provoke thought, and inspire action. This is an abbreviated list of recent publications.
April 7, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
March 24, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
January 6, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
November 2, 2020 | Rollins Faculty Guest Edit Special IJTLD Supplement Focused on Bedaquiline Use in Drug-Resistant TB Treatment
Bedaquiline was approved in late 2012 by the FDA and is the first anti-TB drug approved by the FDA in more than 40 years.
October 30, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
Read a few of the scholarly articles released by Rollins faculty this week.
October 23, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
Read highlighted research published by our faculty this week.
June 18, 2020 | Recent Research Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
June 15, 2020 | Research Spotlight: Travis Sanchez
April 28, 2020 | Study Examines Spread of Epidemics Before and After Vaccine
A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution explores the spread of measles pre- and post-vaccine.
April 23, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
March 5, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
February 13, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
January 30, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
January 15, 2020 | HepVu Launches New Data Visualizing Hepatitis C's Impact on Americans of Different Ages, Sexes, and Races
Research From Georgia State, Emory, CDC, and UAlbany Illustrate Disparities in Hepatitis C Infections in Communities Across the U.S.
November 21, 2019 | Study Uses Metagenomics to Diagnose Diarrheal Infections
Diarrheal infections can be efficiently diagnosed for their etiological agent using metagenomic tools, opening new possibilities for diagnosis and treatment.
November 20, 2019 | Dr. William H. Foege Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Foege was recognized for his vast contributions to public health, including his role in developing the plan that eradicated small pox.
October 24, 2019 | With expedited partner therapy, researchers forecast lower rates of sexually transmitted infections
Existing intervention that targets therapy to partners of MSM could decrease new gonorrhea and chlamydia infections.
October 9, 2019 | Study finds states with higher minimum wages have lower STI rates among women
Rollins study finds states with higher minimum wages experienced lower rates of STI among women in metro areas.
September 24, 2019 | New Speaker Series to Focus on Planetary Health and Infectious Diseases
The new speaker series launches October 11 and features researchers from across Emory University.
August 26, 2019 | Gilead COMPASS Initiative to accept proposals from organizations to end HIV in the South
COMPASS is seeking applications for their Transformative Grant until September 23, 2019.
August 15, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
August 1, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
July 30, 2019 | RSPH teaching geographic data skills to Central American ministries of health in El Salvador
RSPH Center for Humanitarian Emergencies hosted a training workshop in geographic data skills for mosquito surveillance in El Salvador.
July 19, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
July 3, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
June 27, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
June 20, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
June 13, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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June 6, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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May 30, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
May 6, 2019 | Pitch Perfect: Angela Udongwo's winning business model tackles tropical diseases
Angela Udongwo has won three student pitch competitions with her start-up InnoHealth Diagnostics Co.
April 25, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
April 18, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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April 11, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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March 21, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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March 14, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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March 7, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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February 27, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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February 20, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
January 17, 2019 | HPV Vaccination Rates Remain Low
Only 16 percent of U.S. adolescents receive the HPV vaccine by the time they're 13 according to new findings.
December 10, 2018 | Dean Curran receives lifetime achievement award
The Fulton County Board of Health recognized James W. Curran with a lifetime achievement award for his work in HIV/AIDS.
November 28, 2018 | December 1 is World AIDS Day
December 1, 2018, marks the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day.
November 9, 2018 | Study finds large disparity of HIV and syphilis rates among black and Hispanic MSM
Researchers have calculated state-level disparity measures for HIV and syphilis for men who have sex with men (MSM) using both state-level disease reports and population-based estimates.
July 24, 2018 | International panel releases new guidelines for HIV treatment and prevention
Panel includes Carlos del Rio, MD, professor and chair of global health at Rollins
May 28, 2018 | From Rollins students to CDC disease detectives
Rollins alumni recount their most interesting cases as CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officers
April 23, 2018 | Rollins-Developed Database Integrated into CDC Platform
Rollins-developed PrEP Locator has been integrated into NPIN's national service directory
April 16, 2018 | Study finds increased survival and cure rates for patients with HIV and MDR-TB when infections treated concurrently
Patients co-infected with HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis can achieve similar survival and tuberculosis cure rates to those infected with MDR-TB but not HIV when treated concurrently for both infections
January 5, 2018 | PrEP and targeted intervention strategies effective in high risk adolescent sexual minority males
PrEP with targeted implementation strategies have the potential to significantly reduce HIV incidence among high risk, adolescent sexual minority males.
December 21, 2017 | Emory researchers and colleagues receive $1.2 million grant for hepatitis C elimination research
Researchers receive $1.2 million grant to study the elimination of hepatitis C virus
December 20, 2017 | Researchers find increase in global mortality rates associated with seasonal flu
Study shows worldwide increase in annual deaths caused by seasonal influenza-related respiratory illnesses
November 1, 2017 | First ever state-level primary and secondary syphilis report shows highest cases among MSM
CDC and Rollins researchers released the first ever report of state-level rates of primary and secondary syphilis by race/ethnicity among men who have sex with men.
May 8, 2017 | Emory Center for AIDS Research receives $10 million NIH renewal
The Center for AIDS Research at Emory University received a five-year, $10 million award from the National Institutes of Health.
April 26, 2017 | HepVu provides first systematic estimates of hepatitis C virus infection at state level
HepVu tool reports estimates of hepatitis C virus infection in every U.S. state for persons over 18 years old.
February 17, 2017 | New study determines how long Zika remains in body fluids
Study provides evidence that the Zika virus particles remain longer in blood than in urine and some other body fluids.
January 27, 2017 | Study highlights role of person-to-person spread in drug-resistant TB epidemics
Person-to-person transmission is driving the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
November 30, 2016 | Emory experts take on the HIV paradox
HIV rates of infected men who have sex with men in some Southern cities twice as high as the national average.
November 23, 2016 | Emory/ACTG celebrate decades of game-changing HIV/AIDS clinical trials
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group Network celebrates its 30th anniversary.
November 15, 2016 | Emory scientists rush to solve the mysteries of Zika
Learn about the ways in which Rollins researchers responded to the Zika epidemic.
October 6, 2016 | The Task Force for Global Health receives world's largest humanitarian prize
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded The Task Force for Global Health with the Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
October 3, 2016 | School of Public Health to receive over $850K for Zika capacity building in Latin America
Rollins has received $850K from the CDC in support of cross-collaborative Zika response and training efforts.
September 27, 2016 | First national location-based search engine for HIV PrEP launches, removing access barriers
PrEP-Locator tool lets patients find places that prescribe Pre-exposure Prophylaxis.
July 14, 2016 | In next decade, HIV PrEP could reduce new cases by one third among MSM, study says
PrEP could reduce new cases of HIV infection by one-third among men who have sex with men over the next decade.
July 14, 2016 | CDC study highlights gonorrhea's increasing drug resistance, along with rising incidence
Study shows gonorrhea's increasing drug resistance, along with rising incidence
July 12, 2016 | For HIV patients with substance use, patient navigation, incentives don't improve outcomes
Study finds patient navigation did not improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with HIV and substance use.
July 12, 2016 | Experts issue 2016 guidelines for drug therapy to treat, prevent HIV
Experts provided recommendations for the use of antiretroviral therapy in adults with HIV infection.
June 28, 2016 | Task Force on HIV/AIDS announces new recommendations to end AIDS in Fulton County
New recommendations for Task Force on HIV/AIDS reflect broad-based community input.
June 17, 2016 | Rollins researcher appointed to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
Patrick Sullivan has been appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
May 19, 2016 | New analyses show where gay and bisexual men are at greatest risk for HIV
New analyses show where in the U.S. gay and bisexual men are at greatest risk for HIV.
May 16, 2016 | Getting to Zero
Getting to Zero: Experts weigh in on what it will take to end the AIDS epidemic
April 19, 2016 | Government of Mexico selects Carlos del Rio for Ohtli Award
The government of Mexico selected Carlos del Rio for the Ohtli Award.
March 15, 2016 | Substantial proportion of U.S. measles cases were in those intentionally unvaccinated
Unvaccinated or undervaccinated people represent large portion of cases in measles and some pertussis outbreak
January 27, 2016 | Winship Cancer Institute joins national effort urging HPV vaccination
Winship Cancer Institute issues statement encouraging use of HPV vaccine
