Description
The Kibale EcoHealth Project is a long-term investigation of health ecology and
epidemiology in the region of Kibale National Park, Uganda. Through an
evidence-based scientific approach, the project strives to discover how
anthropogenic changes to tropical ecosystems alter health-related outcomes and
infectious disease dynamics in people, wildlife, and domestic animals. The
Kibale EcoHealth Project combines ecology, epidemiology, social science, and
veterinary and human medicine. The Kibale EcoHealth Project is dedicated to
building capacity in Uganda for transdisciplinary research, education, and
outreach in disease ecology and ecosystem health.
Purpose
To protect the health and wellbeing of people, wildlife, and domestic animals
while ensuring the sustainability of the ecosystems these species share.
Scope Regional: in and near the Kibale National Park, Uganda
Primary Funders
Funding for core activities come from the National Institutes of Health, through
the joint NSF/NIH Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Program.
Participants & Key Collaborators
Core researchers, students, post-doctoral associates, field assistants and support
staff. Other partners include: Makerere University, Uganda Wildlife Authority,
Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Kibale National Park,
Conservation Through Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, McGill
University, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Stanford University, University of Oregon, University
of Bristol, and University of Cambridge.
Definition of One Health
None. The project's central hypothesis is that key human behaviors, primate
behaviors, ecological conditions, and landscape features affect the dynamics of
interspecific disease transmission, and that identifying such factors will point to
clear avenues for intervention through public health, conservation, and wildlife
management.
Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy
Monitoring and evaluation is done in partnership with the Research and
Monitoring unit of the Uganda Wildlife Authority.
Sources of Information
Kibale EcoHealth Project Website:
http://svmweb.vetmed.wisc.edu/KibaleEcoHealth/index.html
Contact Tony L. Goldberg, PhD, DVM, MS
Director
