Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Center - East and Central Africa Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Opkomende Infectieziekten, Virologie, Departement Klinische Wetenschappen, Volksgezondheid, Mycobacteriële Ziekten en Verwaarloosde Tropische Ziekten
The east and central Africa (ECA) region is a global hotspot for emerging infectious diseases (EID), associated with recurrent outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers (Ebola, Marburg, Rift valley fever (RVF)) and detection of viruses emerging elsewhere that are capable of causing high morbidities and mortalities such as highly pathogenic influenza, Zika, and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). While significant knowledge gaps ...