Phylogenetic modeling of viral transmission dynamics at the human-wildlife interface in Uganda
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Funding Fogarty Program
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Phylogenetic modeling of viral transmission dynamics at the human-wildlife interface in Uganda
Principal Institution
Washington University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Milich, Krista
Project Contact Information
Email:
krista.milich@wustl.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2023-2028
Country
Uganda
Project Description
Many infectious diseases that harm humans originate from wildlife. This research will collect viral genome and gastrointestinal parasite data from red colobus monkeys, other nonhuman primates, and humans at Kibale National Park (Uganda) and develop new statistical analysis methods to quantify what conditions allow viruses to spread within and between the species that share the ecosystem.
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