Disease ecologist awarded $3 million DTRA grant to combat brucellosis

(Northern Arizona University) Brucellosis infects an estimated 500,000 people and millions of animals each year, resulting in long-term illness and significant economic loss, though very little is known about how the disease spreads or how to effectively control it. Jeff Foster, an associate professor at Northern Arizona University, is the principal investigator on the three-year international research project, supported by a $3 million grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, to study this pervasive livestock pathogen.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news