Hunting for the next pandemic
Viral pathogens jump to a new species in what is referred to as ‘spillover.’ The Bwindi Community Hospital is one of two leading research centers partnering with EEIDI Researchers in Uganda working to detect spillover and prevent outbreaks.
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Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID)
The Bwindi Community Hospital is one of 10 CREID research centers around the globe that are coordinating operations where emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks are most likely to occur.
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The EpiCenter
The EpiCenter for Emerging Infectious Disease Intelligence (EpiCenter) is a consortium of research partners working at the Bwindi Community Hospital in Uganda and in Peru to advance an understanding of viral emergence from wildlife in forests and rapidly urbanizing environments. The work enhances preparedness for disease emergence events in the Congo and Amazon Basin forest regions and supports response efforts at the source of emergence.
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Epi-Intelligence in Uganda
Studying emerging infectious diseases at the interface of humans, animals and the environment takes collaboration, local experts and perseverance.
Article by Tierra Smiley Evans | October 30, 2022
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60 Minutes Overtime
Listen to Bill Whitaker’s impressions of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, the gorillas and the people living in this remote region of Uganda.