Mongoose (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption The highly social banded mongoose will be the subject of a four-year National Science Foundation-funded study led by Virginia Tech on how sociality and infectious disease interact and influence group and population level survival in social wildlife species. Credit Bonnie Fairbanks Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.