STOP Spillover

WASHINGTON, DC: Even if you live under a rock, you have probably noticed that we are living through a global pandemic. But did you know that more than 70 percent of emerging infectious diseases originate from animals? Did you know CWS scientists work on emerging infectious diseases at the human-wildlife interface?

USAID announced today, the award of a $100 million 5-year project named STOP Spillover. This project will involve a variety of work in novel pathogen discovery, wildlife epidemiology, disease surveillance, risk analysis and behavior change communication. STOP Spillover aims to anticipate and address threats posed by the emerging zoonotic diseases that pose the greatest risk of jumping from animals to humans.

Center for Wildlife Studies is excited to be a small part of a large consortium of institutions tasked by USAID with carrying out this project under the leadership of Tufts University. CWS wildlife veterinarian and epidemiologist Tristan Burgess brings his expertise in wildlife medicine and epidemiology to the STOP Spillover project. Stay tuned to our website and social media pages for more updates on STOP Spillover and the fight to protect the world from emerging pandemic diseases.

See the full press release from USAID

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