Csaba Varga

Dr. Csaba Varga is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the School of Public Health. His research integrates epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and public health with a focus on zoonotic diseases and spatiotemporal analysis.

• Current research addresses foodborne pathogens, tick-borne diseases, and antimicrobial resistance in companion animals.
• He employs geospatial modeling to study disease clustering in wildlife-livestock-human interfaces.

Recent publications highlight his expertise in:

• Spatiotemporal disease risk (tick species in Illinois, fentanyl overdoses, SARS-CoV-2 in pets)
• Antimicrobial resistance surveillance (Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli in poultry, swine, and humans)
• Biosecurity interventions (swine farm digital tools, veterinarian practices)
• Wildlife epidemiology (chronic wasting disease, hemorrhagic disease in deer)

His work spans interdisciplinary collaborations with veterinary, public health, and environmental stakeholders.