UC Davis experts: Infectious diseases and public health
UC Davis faculty members from a variety of disciplines are available to discuss issues related to animals. If you need information on a topic not listed, please contact Patricia Bailey, News Service, (530) 752-9843, pjbailey@ucdavis.edu.
Infectious diseases transmitted between animals and people
Bruno B. Chomel,
professor of zoonoses at the School of Veterinary Medicine, can discuss
bacterial, viral or parasitic infections transmitted between animals and
people. His research focuses on Bartonella, the bacteria that causes cat
scratch disease, a common infection that may become serious in patients
with compromised immune systems. Bartonella chomelii was named to
recognize Chomel's discoveries in the field. Chomel has also conducted
studies of plague, hantavirus, rabies and other zoonoses present in
California. He is director of the WHO Collaborating Center for New and
Emerging Zoonoses.
Contact: Bruno B. Chomel, Veterinary Medicine, (530) 752-8112, bbchomel@ucdavis.edu.
Media contacts:
- Patricia Bailey, News Service, (530) 752-9843, pjbailey@ucdavis.edu
Last updated July 28, 2008
