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A worker performs anti-mosquito fogging. The worker is in shadow on a dark street with billows of smoke rising up in the air.

Warming climate drives surge in dengue fever cases

Dengue incidence could rise 76% by 2050 in parts of the world, according to new study by DEOHS faculty member Marissa Childs and colleagues

| Alden Woods

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A dog and his trainer stand at the front of a research vessel looking into the water.

Antibiotic resistance in orcas

Killer whales can carry antibiotic-resistant strains of E. coli, according to new UW research. Is that contributing to the decline of this endangered species?

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Jet taking off at SeaTac International Airport.

“What are they getting exposed to out there?”

Research led by UW DEOHS measures air traffic pollution around Sea-Tac Airport to understand potential health effects on nearby communities

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Worker at clinic treating dog

The human-animal bond

UW, WSU team up to improve the health of homeless youth and their pets

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A woman looks at scientific equipment in the back seat of a car.

Traffic pollution and dementia

First-of-its-kind study led by DEOHS uses car-mounted sensors to map exposure to Seattle traffic pollution—and reveal its possible link to dementia

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Opioids and injured workers

UW researcher behind Washington’s successful effort to reduce prescription opioid deaths says new strategies are needed to help chronic opioid users

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Giving voice to vulnerable communities

Two DEOHS student workers honored as Husky 100 winners for their efforts to improve agricultural worker health and safety

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