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UGA Center for Food Safety Webinar Series       Norovirus: Surveillance for a nearly perfect human pathogen Guest speaker: Sara A. Mirza, Epidemiologist, Viral Gastroenteritis Branch at CDC Date: Friday, April 19th, 2024 Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m. ET In-person: UGA Griffin, Melton Building, Rm 174 Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96544607876?pwd=WUt4T3diN2I1M1ovNEN2YjVjVHZhZz09  Hosted by Malak Esseili, CFS Assistant Professor About Dr. Sara Mirza: Dr. Sara Mirza is an epidemiologist who has been at CDC for nearly 20 years. She currently serves as the deputy team lead for the Epidemiology Team and lead for norovirus epidemiology programs in the Viral Gastroenteritis Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, at the National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Disease (NCIRD). Sara earned her MPH from UCLA in epidemiology and biostatistics and her PhD in epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has served in many roles at CDC, gaining significant expertise in establishing and evaluating surveillance systems and program management, both in the United States and globally. She currently leads surveillance efforts and projects to elicit a better understanding of the burden and epidemiology of norovirus.    
Apr 19
10:30AM - 11:30AM Norovirus: Surveillance for a nearly perfect human pathogen Melton Building, GRIFFIN, GA
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The 2022-2023 Georgia 4-H student board poses with green slime-covered Georgia 4-H Leader Melanie Biersmith after the 2023 $4 for 4-H celebration. Biersmith has agreed to subject herself to the slime again this year if the $74,444 goal is reached. CAES News
Support Georgia 4-H with a $4 gift on April 4 04/03/24 Josie Smith
Georgia 4-H's online giving day was launched in 2019 to provide life-changing youth development experiences.
UGA College of Engineering students Garrett Stigall and Guy Gober won the 2024 FABricate entrepreneurial contest with their company, Pool Protection Technologies, and its high-quality Sound Amplifying Machine (SAM) that treats algae growth in pools. Photo by Sean Montgomery. CAES News
Pool Protection Technologies founders make big splash in 2024 FABricate pitch contest 03/28/24 Sean Montgomery
The annual FABricate competition is held by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences but is open to all students from any of UGA’s schools and colleges.
CAES virologist Malak Esseili has found that certain teas inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in saliva — in some cases by up to 99.9%. This matters because the virus infects and replicates inside the oral cavity, passing through the oropharynx before reaching the lungs. CAES News
Can a cup of tea keep COVID away? 03/27/24 Jennifer L Reynolds
New research from the University of Georgia suggests that something as simple as a cup of tea can help in the fight against COVID-19.
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