Clinical researchers, University of Pretoria:
Prof Theunis Avenant and Nicolette du Plessis (Paediatric infectious diseases, Kalafong Hospital); Dr Maryke de Villiers (Adult patients and HIV clinics); Prof Veronica Ueckermann (Head, Infectious Diseases, Steve Biko Academic Hospital); Prof Sim Mayaphi (NHLS Pathologist, HOD, Med Virology, UP); Prof Tereasa Rossouw (Immunology); Dr Janet Mans (Wastewater/Environmental research).
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pretoria:
Dr Johan Steyl; Dr June Williams (Section Pathology); Dr Katja Koeppel (Wildlife and Companion animals); Dr Allan Guthrie (Director Equine Research institute).
Onderstepoort Veterinary Research:
Dr Marvo Romitro and Dr Alison Lubisi (Diagnostic services) and Dr Livio Heath, (Director: Transboundary Animal diseases)
EViTOH (Emerging Viral Threat, One Health Surveillance and Vaccines)
Wits Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Unit (VIDA).
Wits Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit (AGTRU)
Infectious disease and Oncology research Institute (IDORI)
Global Change Institute on Climate Change modelling.
Dr Fareed Abdullah –: Collaborative project funded by The Pandemic Fund, titled "Building a Resilient Future: Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response through a One Health Approach."
Dr Jaqueline Weyer (Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases); Prof Basil Brooks (Head: Vector Control Reference Lab [CEZP]; Prof Anne von Gottberg and Cheryl Cohen (Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis); Prof Nicola Page (Centre for Enteric Diseases); Prof Lucille Blumberg (One Health Infectious disease expert); Dr Kerrigen McCarthy (Wastewater surveillance)
Prof Tulio de Oliveira (Stellenbosch University - through collaboration with National Genomic Surveillance (NGS-SA Consortium and CLIMATE)
Consortium member and representative of UP and Wits.
(International Centre for insect Physiology and Epidemiology (ICIPE) on arbovirus research in Africa
University of Bologna, Italy: Collaboration on the development and validation of rapid molecular diagnostics.
Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium: Planned collaboration on the development and validation of multi-pathogen serological diagnostics.
One Health chair, Helmholtz Institutes in Greifswald Germany; (Former PI on the African Network for improved Diagnostics and Epidemiology of Common and Emerging Diseases (ANDEMIA Network) with Dr Chantal Koffi (The University Teaching Hospital (CHU) Bouake, Côte’d Ivoire)
Prof. Martin H. Groschup, Dir. u. Prof. Head of the Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases; Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Germany; Dr. P.J. (Paul) Wichgers Schreur, Wageningen Bio veterinary Research
University of Hanover (Global One Health Community)
Department of Viro science, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Arbovirus Genomics)
Environmental and One Health surveillance initiatives, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Threat Management, (Scientific Advisory groups for the Origins of novel Pathogens & the Global Arbovirus Initiatives); Global Pathogen Surveillance network; Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS), Global RSV Surveillance.
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