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ILRI News on epidemiology

10 Sep 2020

The geometry of disease: A longitudinal calf cohort study in Kenya has yielded a unique database and biorepository

Fun with Lines and Curves by Elsie C. Ellison, 1972 (binding illustration). The IDEAL project, first attempt to study the complete pathogen landscape of any species, has generated a unique dataset and biorepository for researchers of infectious diseases of cattle in East Africa. ‘The Infectious...

Susan MacMillanTeam leader, Communications, awareness and advocacy

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17 Aug 2020

The seven deadly drivers of zoonotic disease pandemics

Three-quarters of emerging illnesses come from animals and a new report identifies climate change as a primary driver of many of them. ‘As the new coronavirus continues to turn the world upside down, crashing economies and overextending health care systems, epidemiologists and infectious disease...

Susan MacMillanTeam leader, Communications, awareness and advocacy

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Publications on epidemiology

Journal Article

Published2020

Spatio-temporal mutational profile appearances of Swedish SARS-CoV-2 during the early pandemic

Journal Article

Published2020

Variant antigen diversity in Trypanosoma vivax is not driven by recombination

Journal Article

Published2020

Africa’s nomadic pastoralists and their animals are an invisible frontier in pandemic surveillance

Journal Article

Published2020

Rift Valley Fever – epidemiological update and risk of introduction into Europe

Journal Article

Published2020

IDEAL, the Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock project open access database and biobank

Presentation

Published2020

An update on the epidemiology of African swine fever in Africa

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ILRI Projects on epidemiology

Jan 2018Dec 2021

Metropolitan mosquitoes: Understanding urban livestock keeping and vector-borne disease in growing tropical cities

With over half of the global population living in urban areas, cities are not only crowded with people but also with livestock as well as disease vectors like rodents and mosquitoes. Thus, cities may serve as a melting pot for emerging infectious diseases, including zoonotic and vector-borne...

Jun 2019May 2022

Epidemiology and control of peste des petits ruminants in East and West Africa

The global strategy for the control and eradication of peste des petits ruminants has been endorsed by more than 200 countries with the vision of a world free of the disease by 2030. This project supports ongoing global control and eradication efforts led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

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Tags: epidemiology

ILRI News on epidemiology

The geometry of disease: A longitudinal calf cohort study in Kenya has yielded a unique database and biorepository

Improving animal health in southern Africa—Why it matters and what to do

The seven deadly drivers of zoonotic disease pandemics

Publications on epidemiology

Spatio-temporal mutational profile appearances of Swedish SARS-CoV-2 during the early pandemic

Variant antigen diversity in Trypanosoma vivax is not driven by recombination

Africa’s nomadic pastoralists and their animals are an invisible frontier in pandemic surveillance

Rift Valley Fever – epidemiological update and risk of introduction into Europe

IDEAL, the Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock project open access database and biobank

An update on the epidemiology of African swine fever in Africa

ILRI Projects on epidemiology

Metropolitan mosquitoes: Understanding urban livestock keeping and vector-borne disease in growing tropical cities

Epidemiology and control of peste des petits ruminants in East and West Africa