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A Rare Domestic Resurgence of Malaria Is Circulating in the US

July 5, 2023

The mosquito-borne disease was eliminated here long ago. Now “revenge travel,” global migration, poor public funding—and maybe climate change—could help it come back. At least four people in Florida and one in Texas have been diagnosed with malaria that they must have caught near where they live—because, according to health officials, none of them traveled outside … Read more

‘Global Health’ at Home: ID Fellow Eli Arant Works With David Rosen to Study HIV Care For the Criminally Charged

April 27, 2023

Research capacity building is intrinsic to the work of the Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases (IGHID), nurturing trainees here and around the world. Eli Arant, MD, a third-year infectious diseases fellow in the T-32 training program, represents this training at its best, moving the literature forward in an area with limited research. UNC … Read more

La Crosse Encephalitis Virus: Understanding a Rare Mosquito-Borne Disease That Affects Children in the Appalachian Region

April 26, 2023

Ross Boyce MD, MSc, partners with Western Carolina University and Mission Hospital to lay the foundation for effective patient care, prevention and public health awareness–funded by the State of North Carolina through the N.C. Collaboratory. In September of 2022, a 10-year-old in Brevard, North Carolina, complained of intense headaches, chills, fever, and extreme fatigue. Her mother … Read more

UNC Launches Largest COVID-19 Observational Study of its Kind in North Carolina

November 8, 2022

This study led by the UNC Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases, will enroll 7,500 COVID-positive individuals to answer some of the biggest questions about COVID-19. Investigators explain the study in this video. Over two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and researchers still are looking to answer some of most COVID-19 burning questions such … Read more