Glenn Morris

Professor University of Florida

  • Gainesville FL

Dr. Glenn Morris’ initiatives include work with Covid-19 epidemiology, zika, and cholera.

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Biography

Dr. Glenn Morris has worked in public health and pathogen-related fields for more than 30 years, and he has had a continuing fascination with emerging pathogens. His key initiatives include work with Covid-19 epidemiology, zika, and cholera. His studies range from basic work on evolutionary genetics, epidemiology, and pathogen surveillance to the use of real-world data and bioinformatics to develop predictive mathematical models for disease transmission within populations. Morris is a professor of medicine and is board-certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases.

Areas of Expertise

Diarrheal Disease
Zika
Foodborne Illness Incidence
Cholera
Food Safety

Media Appearances

SARS-COV-2 Virus Isolated From Air Within A Car

University of Florida  online

2021-02-18

Senior author J. Glenn Morris, Jr., M.D., M.P.H & T.M., who directs UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute, says the findings underscore the importance of wearing a mask when using public transportation or sharing a vehicle with another person. Their work is currently posted on the medRxiv preprint server and is publicly available.

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Injections Of Second Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Have Begun

NPR  online

2021-01-09

"In the United States, we are still struggling in many ways with our ability to simply get the vaccine into people's arms, so the second dose adds further difficulties," says Dr. Glenn Morris, director of Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida.

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Without Rapid Tests, COVID Will Be Hard To Control In Schools, Says UF Expert

WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7  online

2020-08-23

Schools are reopening across Florida, with a range of safety measures in place to guard against coronavirus. But one key component is missing: the ability to quickly get test results for students and staff. WUSF's Kerry Sheridan spoke with Dr. Glenn Morris, director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida, about why that's a critical concern.

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Articles

Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Maha A. Elbadry, et al.

2021-06-16

We report the identification of two orthobunyaviruses, Melao virus (MELV) and Oropouche virus (OROV), in plasma specimens from Haitian children with acute febrile illness who presented during outbreaks caused by alpha- and flaviviruses in 2014. Heretofore not described as a human pathogen, MELV was isolated in cell culture from the plasma of five case patients.

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Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 from the air in a car driven by a COVID patient with mild illness

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

John A. Lednicky, et al.

2021-06-09

To determine if viable virus could be isolated from the air within a car driven by a patient infected with SARS-CoV-2, and to assess the size range of the infectious particles.

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SARS-CoV-2 Positivity on or After 9 Days Among Quarantined Student Contacts of Confirmed Cases

JAMA

Eric J. Nelson, et al.

2021-02-19

Schools reopened during the fall of 2020 with various approaches to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 infection. At that time, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a 14-day quarantine without testing for close contacts of anyone diagnosed with COVID-19.

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