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PIPP Phase I: Advancing Environmental Surveillance for Pandemic Prediction in Remote and R — NSF Award to University of Kentucky R

Pathogens with pandemic potential such as Ebola, HIV, and avian influenza frequently emerge in low-resources or remote settings with limited healthcare infrastructure. Unfortunately, economic, logistical, behavioral, and technological barriers limit comprehensive clinical testing in these settings. Thus, disease may sp

Award titlePIPP Phase I: Advancing Environmental Surveillance for Pandemic Prediction in Remote and R
Award ID2154934
AwardeeUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation
CityLEXINGTON
StateKY
Amount obligated$1,000,000
Principal investigatorScott Berry
ProgramPIPP-Pandemic Prevention
Start date08/01/2022
AbstractPathogens with pandemic potential such as Ebola, HIV, and avian influenza frequently emerge in low-resources or remote settings with limited healthcare infrastructure. Unfortunately, economic, logistical, behavioral, and technological barriers limit comprehensive clinical testing in these settings. Thus, disease may spread unchecked before a threat to public health is identified. Environmental surveillance has emerged as a versatile and complementary platform to existing clinical tools for monit
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