avid: arthropod borne viruses incidence and diversity
DESCRIPTION
Poster prepared for the ILRI Annual Program Meeting (APM) 2010, held at ILRI campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 14-17, 2010.TRANSCRIPT
April 2010
The good news is …
Better prediction and prevention of emerging infectious diseases
And the not so good news is …
Sheep infect people so AVID is mitigating a bad
AVID – Arthropod-‐borne viruses Incidence and Diversity
Introduction
The worldwide increase in arbovirus activity is unparalleled in East Africa where Yellow Fever, Dengue, Rift Valley Fever, Onyong-nyong, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and Chikungunya viruses have caused disease epidemics in humans in the recent past. Animal circulation and phylogenetic studies revealed active involvement of both livestock and wildlife in the spread of these diseases. A better understanding of the dynamics of RVF and other arboviruses is crucial to directly improve the ability to manage these diseases.
A multidisciplinary team
* Ilri lead activities
Human, livestock, wildlife, vector interface
454 sequencing* Viral culture Masstag PCR
Elisa
Improved diagnostic capacity for arboviruses detection Discovery of novel, emerging
pathogens
Better understanding of transmission dynamics and prediction of disease outbreaks
Data management*