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Zoonotic Diseases Surveillance
Target pathogens: What are we looking for?
How do we survey and monitor zoonoses?
Vector sampling:
We take swabs and blood samples from various vectors: livestock, rodents, birds, bats, mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers and fleas.
Human sampling:
We test patients presenting with a febrile illness for a wide range of pathogens, and also collect information about them, with a special focus on residence history.
Environmental sampling:
We observe and analyse water samplings, micro and macroclimate information, as well as many other environmental data.