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Investigating the link between ‘COVID toes’ and the virus
GHI Associate Director James Conway joins team investigating “COVID-toes.”
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Global Health Tuesdays begin October 27
December 1: Researcher Peter Halfmann from the Influenza Research Institute discusses virus research in the age of Ebola and COVID-19 in this Global Health Tuesday webinar.
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Mass freshwater mussel die-offs linked to new virus
Until now, no one has been able to pin down why the world’s wild, freshwater mussels—often unnoticed and underappreciated engineers of stream and river health—are facing massive, unexpected die-offs. In a paper published today (September 2, 2020) in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S.…
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Flu shots urged to avoid ‘twindemic’ during COVID-19 pandemic
“We’re terrified of a ‘twindemic,” says GHI Associate Director James Conway.
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Madison hospitals, public health concerned about possible ‘twindemic’
GHI Associate Director James Conway urges flu shots to avoid outbreaks during COVID-19 pandemic.