Department: Department of Environmental and Global Health Afsar Ali Research Associate Professor Email: aali@epi.ufl.edu Department: MD-CHILD HEALTH RES INSTITUTE Eric J Nelson M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor (tenured) Phone: (352) 273-5400…
Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1, responsible for epidemic cholera, was accidentally introduced in Haiti in October, 2010. Since its introduction, more than 700,000 cases have been reported with over 8,000 deaths. V. cholerae is ubiquitous to aquatic environments, and humans acquire the infection upon consumption of food and/or water contaminated with…
Surveillance for V. Cholerae from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Haiti – Alex Weppelmann, EGH doctoral candidate, Meer Alam (not pictured), EGH research scholar, and Mohammad Jubair (not pictured), EGH research scholar. Congratulations to Alex who received an Outstanding Poster award! Mother’s Empowerment and Rotavirus Vaccination…
Professional skills Faculty member Microbiology Ali Molecular biology Ali Cholera and diarrheal pathogens Ali Environmental persistence of diarrheal pathogens Ali Pathogen / contaminant exposure assessments with aquatic animals, including gross and histopathology Kane Behavioral toxicology Kane Aquatic toxicology Kane Aquatic microbiology Kane…
