The Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) at Kansas State University was established in 2010 to help protect the nation’s agricultural and public health sectors against a high-consequence foreign animal, emerging and zoonotic disease threats. CEEZAD has four principal missions:
- Development of novel, safe, efficacious, and DIVA-compatible vaccines for prevention and control of high-impact emerging and zoonotic diseases that can be manufactured in the U.S.
- Development and expansion of technologies and platforms for laboratory and point-of-need pathogen detection.
- Development of models to predict high-consequence disease behavior in the U.S. to aid prevention or outbreak control.
- Development of education and training programs for students, veterinarians, first responders, and researchers in high-impact animal diseases and animal emergencies.
CEEZAD Highlights
Wednesday, February 19
KSU recognizes Dr. Juergen Richt
for research excellence
The Director of the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (www.ceezad.org) and the Center on Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases CEZID has been named one of two winners of Kansas State University’s “Roots of Research” award for 20254.
Dr. Juergen A. Richt, Regents and University Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University and director of CEEZAD and CEZID, was selected for the honor along with Dr. Brad White, a professor of clinical sciences at KSU’s Beef Cattle Institute.
The award was announced in February by Dr. Richard Linton, president of Kansas State University, and Dr. Hans Coetzee, interim vice president for research.
In announcing the award, Drs. Linton and Coetzee said it was bestowed in recognition of “your dedication to excellence in research (that) has not only enriched your discipline but also inspired students, colleagues and the broader academic community.”
Saturday, February 8, 2025
New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’
The disclosure that dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows has put virologists and researchers on high alert. Among other things, the news from the Nevada Department of Agriculture suggests that driving the virus out of the U.S. cattle population won’t be nearly as simple as federal officials once suggested—or perhaps hoped.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
New bird flu variant in cattle adds to concerns about federal response under Trump
New bird flu variant in Nevada cattle adds to concerns over response : Shots - Health News : NPR