The Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases (CVID), formerly known as the Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, is a longstanding multi-disciplinary research and training center within the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology that serves as a cornerstone for infectious disease research and education at Colorado State University.
CVID researchers have been successful in defining mechanisms of pathogen persistence and transmission, and developing new surveillance, control, and prevention strategies for vector-borne and emerging zoonotic diseases. World-class facilities, including BSL-3 laboratories and large insectary complexes, provides an outstanding scientific environment for researchers inside and outside CSU wanting to manipulate pathogens in vertebrate hosts and arthropod vectors. CVID investigators house one of the only bat breeding colonies for use in experimental research in bat-borne viral diseases.
CVID projects range from local surveillance for COVID-19 and West Nile virus, to international field studies in various African and Central American countries. Research foci include chikingunya, dengue, malaria, Rift Valley fever, Zika virus, COVID-19, MERS, influenza, hantavirus disease and more.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Center for Vector-borne Infectious Diseases welcomes individuals into our group because they are passionate, bright, hardworking and talented, while acknowledging the presence of systemic barriers that prevent equitable access to science. We value individuals of any age, culture, mental/physical ability, ethnicity, first generation status, familial status, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, sex, geographic background, marital status, national origin, race, religious and spiritual beliefs, socioeconomic status, veteran status, or different perspectives and ideologies.
We are passionate about building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable working environment where everyone can thrive. We recognize individuals with different lived experiences widen the breadth of our scientific inquiry and approach to problem-solving, enhancing our scientific research and innovation.
Our group is avowedly anti-racist, and stands committed to promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within CVID, our university, and our communities.
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The Conversation: Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species
We are researchers who study the mechanisms driving cross-species disease transmission and how disease affects both wildlife conservation and people. Story by Anna Fagre, a Veterinary Microbiologist and Wildlife Epidemiologist at Colorado State University and Sadie Jane Ryan, University of Florida.
The Colorado Sun: Colorado has had an unusually quiet West Nile season. Scientists want to know why.
Ebel is a professor of microbiology, immunology and pathology at Colorado State University. His wheelhouse is what are known as vector-borne diseases — in particular diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. For years, he has studied West Nile virus and tracked its patterns through a network of traps in the northern Front Range that search for West Nile’s blood-sucking chauffeurs, mosquitoes from the Culex genus.
Science: Livestock virus hits Europe with a vengeance
The source of the responsible viral variant is unknown, but it seems clear that climate change has enabled it to overwinter more easily and spread quickly. “It’s not going to go away,” says Christie Mayo, a veterinary virologist at Colorado State University.