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Stories from the Field

Bat roost made of straw, near a small dirt path.

Strengthening Capacity for Spillover Prevention from Bats to Humans in Cambodia

The STOP Spillover Cambodia Country Team has created a Syndromic and Active Surveillance team to bring surveillance capacity to the point where spillovers may occur and sample across human, animal, and environmental domains in real time, creating the conditions to detect a zoonotic coronavirus spillover should it occur in the community. Read more ›

Mr. Chann standing in front of a wall of posters at the conference.

STOP Spillover at the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) International Conference 2024

The recent SEAOHUN conference held in Chiang Mai, Thailand provided an opportunity for One Health researchers in the region to share their work and findings and raise awareness about the One Health approach. Read more ›

Trainer holding a cellphone, and explaining an app to a trainee, in a live market, with poultry in the background.

Community-based Surveillance for One Health Disease Reporting: How Bangladesh’s Avian Mortality and Influenza-like Illness Reporting App Is Being Optimized for More Users

The STOP Spillover Bangladesh Country Team has developed an app that enables live bird market (LBM) workers and customers to notify health authorities about dead poultry and wild/pet birds and influenza-like illness among LBM workers. Read more ›

Farmer at a desk sitting across from a government official, while filling out paperwork.

Biosafety-Biosecurity Certification Program for Wildlife Farms Debuts in Dong Nai Province in Viet Nam

The STOP Spillover Viet Nam Country Team pilots a biosafety-biosecurity certification program for wildlife farmers in Dong Nai province. Read more ›

STOP Spillover Group photo at the World One Health Congress 2024

STOP Spillover at the World One Health Congress 2024

STOP Spillover presented its recent research and findings at the 2024 World One Health Congress (WOHC). Read more ›

Group photo at the Global Health Security Conference

STOP Spillover Presentations Featured at Global Health Security Conference

The third Global Health Security Conference featured presentations and posters from STOP Spillover’s Bangladesh, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone Country Teams. Read more ›

Seven people sitting around a long table with numerous documents during a working session.

Stakeholders meet in Côte d'Ivoire to develop roadmap for multi-sectoral surveillance and risk monitoring of zoonotic diseases

The Côte d'Ivoire STOP Spillover team held a stakeholder meeting to build consensus on a roadmap for strengthening multisectoral surveillance and risk monitoring of zoonotic diseases at the human-animal-environment interface. Read more ›

Three scientists doing field sampling of wastewater at Phebe Hospital Isolation Unit, Liberia

Strengthening Early Detection and Surveillance for Lassa Virus in Liberia Through Initiation and Validation of Protocols for Detecting Lassa Virus in Wastewater

The STOP Spillover Liberia Country Team launched a wastewater surveillance initiative at two hospitals with specialized Lassa fever isolation wards to strengthen surveillance for Lassa virus in Liberia. Read more ›