According to the United States Department of Agriculture, foodborne illnesses are a “preventable public health challenge” causing an estimated 48,000 illnesses and 3,000 deaths each year. And summer, with its warmer temperatures and outdoor barbeques and picnics, is a prime time for these illnesses to surface.

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In an effort to strengthen the U.S. public health system, three national philanthropic nonprofits have awarded the University of South Florida more than $8.5 million in grants to train the nation’s public health leaders in collaboration and leadership skills.

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Antibiotic resistance is a big problem, in the human as well as the animal world. In fact, research has indicated that up to eight percent of β-Hemolytic Streptococcus infections in animals are resistant to antibiotics like penicillin. But veterinary microbiologists like Kelli Maddock wonder if those numbers represent true antibiotic resistance or are the result of a lack of standardized testing among labs. 

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Dr. Lauri Wright, a USF College of Public Health associate professor and director of the college’s nutrition and dietetics program, has been named president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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Commercial airline travel is safer than ever, and Dr. Clarence Rodrigues, a consultant with USF’s SafetyFlorida, the state’s work-related health and safety consultation program, is playing a part in keeping it that way.

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