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The Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology (IDM) is committed to training the next generation of scientists and public health professionals to enhance the control of infectious diseases in the human population.
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CDC report: Tick-borne illness babesiosis on rise in Northeast
Assistant professor Danielle Tufts said more attention needs to be paid to testing for babesiosis when people seek treatment for a tick bite.
Public Health Career Spotlight
Alumnus finds passion in detecting, preventing infection outbreaks

How the pandemic inspired this Pitt student to pursue a career in public health
MPH student, Larisa Garza Chapa, discusses what led her to pursue a degree in public health.