“The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases with NIH created a network of new organizations to provide early warnings of emerging diseases wherever they occur. NIAD awarded 11 grants worth $17 million to form the new Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases. Each Center will involve collaborations with peer institutions in the United States and 28 other countries. Research projects will include surveillance studies to identify previously unknown causes of illnesses in humans; find the animal sources of viral or other disease-causing pathogens; and determine what genetic or other changes make these pathogens capable of infecting humans…” Listen to the newscast here.
Source: NIH establishing new organizations to track emerging diseases around the world – By Eric White, August 31, 2020. Federal News Network.
