Field Notes Blog

Meet STOP Spillover’s Sierra Leone Country Team Lead Dr. Edward Magbity

This spotlight features Dr. Edward Magbity, the Team Lead for STOP Spillover in Sierra Leone. Read more ›

Gender, Ebola, Zoonotic Spillover, and the Wild Meat Trade

In the wild meat trade in Sierra Leone, gender identities and gendered roles and responsibilities can put individuals at heightened risk of contracting Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers. Read more ›

Building Physical Barriers and Storage Containers to Reduce Rodent Presence in Homes, Shops, and Storage Areas in Lassa Fever Endemic Communities in Liberia

STOP Spillover Liberia is working with local and national stakeholders to co-design interventions targeting structural and social behavioral change to reduce the presence of rodents in communities. Read more ›

STOP Spillover Interim Project Co-Director Travels to Viet Nam to Evaluate Biosafety Improvements at Wildlife Farms

STOP Spillover Interim Project Co-Director Dr. Jonathon Gass recently traveled to Viet Nam to conduct site visits to wildlife farms with the country’s team on the ground. Read more ›

Meet STOP Spillover’s Côte d’Ivoire Country Team Lead Dr. Danièle Konan

It comes down to combining efforts of all sectors and together considering all of the risks associated with the emergence of epidemics and pandemics. Read more ›

STOP Spillover Country Team Lead Chann Sambath Discusses His Vision for Preventing Zoonotic Spillover in Cambodia

STOP Spillover is not about individuals, but instead is a deep collaboration among grassroots, local, regional, national, and global stakeholders. Read more ›

STOP Spillover Country Team Lead Mildred Bembo Harris Shares Her Vision for Preventing Zoonotic Spillovers in Liberia

If we truly want to prevent the next pandemic, we need to take on the big drivers of risks like animal health, land use change, and climate change too. Read more ›