Document Type
Paper Presentation
Publication Date
6-2025
Abstract
Félix E. Rivera-Mariani, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, led a research team honored with a late-breaking abstract selection at the 2025 American Society for Microbiology Microbe event–one of the world's premier microbiology and infectious disease conferences.
The team studied the correlation of airborne fungal spores to short-term surges in COVID-19 and influenza. Focused on two regions in Puerto Rico, the findings highlight the potential for more proactive public health responses and could help inform similar predictive efforts. Rivera-Mariani collaborated with Armando J. Borrero-Aponte, an undergraduate student, and Benjamin Bolaños-Rosero, an associate professor at the University of Puerto Rico: Río Piedras and Medical Sciences Campus.
This late-breaking recognition shows how understanding and tracking environmental factors can help prevent respiratory infections and keep communities healthier.
Host
Los Angeles Convention Center
Conference/Symposium
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiologists: ASM Microbe 2025
City/State
Los Angeles, CA
Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Recommended Citation
Rivera-Mariani, F. E., Borrero-Aponte, A., & Bolaños-Rosero, B. (2025, June 19-23). Aeroallergen exposure as short-term predictor of respiratory viral infections in two health regions (Caguas and San Juan) in Puerto Rico: A seasonal and machine learning approach [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiologists: ASM Microbe 2025, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Comments
Late-breaking Oral presentation