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Montserrat Torremorell, DVM, PhD, is collaborating with researchers both within the CVM and at the College of Science and Engineering to test whether air purifying systems can inactivate airborne coronaviruses.
Human pulmonary epithelial cells, which serve many important functions in human lungs, express two key enzymes, ACE2 and TMPRSS2, that help SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, enter human p
The COVID-19 outbreak has crystallized the urgent need for therapeutics to better prevent transmission in human populations.
Coronaviruses infect humans by binding to specific proteins, known as receptors, on human cell surfaces.
A study led by Mythili Dileepan, PhD, will use non-infectious virus-like particles to create a vaccine for COVID-19
As shelter-in-place mandates lessen, societies may be able to reopen parts of their economies while still curbing overall disease spread by limiting interactions related to increased disease.
More than 65 percent of U.S. households own a pet. Recent research has revealed that, of those pets, mainly ferrets and cats are particularly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Meggan Craft, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine is collaborating with Eva Enns, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management in the School of Public Health, to create a model of how the novel coronavirus moves through an individual’s network.
Transmission models of COVID-19 are used by policymakers and hospital leaders to inform disease prevention and mitigation activities and prepare for case surges.
The ability to detect antibodies against a SARS-CoV-2 infection presents a tremendous opportunity for the development of a COVID-19 diagnostic test.