infectious diseases
Faculty Research Leads to Global Health Impact

Faculty Research Leads to Global Health Impact

The principal faculty of Rutgers Global Health Institute are innovators. They’re confronting diverse global health challenges – the critical issues that affect everyone, and the complex problems that are especially detrimental to the most vulnerable among us.

Mapping Mexico’s Dengue Fever Hotspots

Mapping Mexico’s Dengue Fever Hotspots

Rutgers researcher Ubydul Haque co-creates a tool to help identify outbreaks and prioritize virus control efforts. Haque is a principal faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute.

Will Omicron Show Up On Rapid COVID Tests?

Will Omicron Show Up On Rapid COVID Tests?

Rutgers Global Health Institute principal faculty member Bobby Brooke Herrera spoke with Verywell Health about the use of rapid antigen tests to detect Omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.