Meet disease investigator Demi Danso-Odei
Demi Danso-Odei, MPH, is one of more than 30 disease investigators, or contact tracers, at the University of Florida, under contract by the Florida Department of Health, whose job is to help stop the progression of the coronavirus. She’s part of the UF Health Screen, Test & Protect initiative.
Danso-Odei, an epidemiologist who studied at UF, tracks down and interviews students, staff and faculty who have tested positive for the coronavirus or been exposed to someone who did. She works out of the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute.