https://www.usf.edu/news/Recent posts from USF Newsen-usFri, 17 Apr 2026 04:37:04 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)https://www.usf.edu/news/2020/new-research-traces-the-origins-of-trench-fever.aspxFirst observed among British Expeditionary Forces in 1915, trench fever sickened an estimated 500,000 soldiers during World War I. Since then, the disease has become synonymous with the battlefield. But now, new research from an international team of scientists has uncovered evidence challenging this long-held belief.Rocky D. BullWed, 04 Nov 2020 00:00:00 New research traces the origins of trench feverFirst observed among British Expeditionary Forces in 1915, trench fever sickened an estimated 500,000 soldiers during World War I. Since then, the disease has become synonymous with the battlefield. But now, new research from an international team of scientists has uncovered evidence challenging this long-held belief.USF associate professor Davide Tanasi excavating remains from a Roman cemetery in Syracuse, Sicily.https://www.usf.edu/news/2020/new-research-traces-the-origins-of-trench-fever.aspxResearch and InnovationDepartment of History,Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture and the Environment