Medicine Grand Rounds: One Health Research in northern Tanzania - Investigating the Epidemiology of Rift Valley fever virus

September 20, 2024
8:00 am to 9:00 am

Event sponsored by:

Department of Medicine
Precision Genomics Collaboratory
School of Medicine (SOM)

Contact:

Williams, Pamela

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Speaker:

Deng Madut, MD & Matthew Rubach, MD
Deng Madut, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Matthew Rubach, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Research Professor of Global Health Duke University Department of Medicine will present "One Health Research in northern Tanzania - Investigating the Epidemiology of Rift Valley fever virus" Learning Objectives: -Summarize febrile illness research in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, conducted by the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC)-Duke Collaboration -Highlight the One Health research platform at KCMC to investigate zoonotic causes of febrile illness -Detail the epidemiology of Rift Valley fever virus, emphasizing its designation as a pathogen that could cause a pandemic -Explore key gaps in our understanding of Rift Valley fever's epidemiology and underscore the importance of a One Health approach in advancing our knowledge of emerging infectious diseases at the human-animal interface

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