Dr. Felicia Keesing

Professor of Biology at Bard College, Cary Adjunct Scientist | PhD

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Felicia Keesing has been studying the ecology of infectious diseases since 1998 and is the author of over 70 scientific papers. She is a professor of biology at Bard College and co-leads The Tick Project with Rick Ostfeld, a study testing whether neighborhood-based prevention can reduce human exposure to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.

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Preventing Pandemics: Why Biodiversity Matters

The microbes that cause diseases like COVID-19, SARS, and Ebola originated in wildlife before making the jump to people. What causes zoonotic diseases to spill over?
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Nature’s Backlash?

As researchers around the world work to develop a viable stop to the spread of COVID-19, ecologists say it’s time they are heard – the pandemic was anticipated.

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Dr. Felicia Keesing

Preventing Pandemics: Why Biodiversity Matters

Nature’s Backlash?

Authored posts on COVID-19

Dangerous misunderstandings

Herd immunity

How to stop the next pandemic

Why is this virus different?

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