Wildlife Disease Surveillance

$40K USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture
Country	South East Asia Region
Start Date	Dec 20, 2012
End Date	May 07, 2015
Duration	868 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`251263-85`

Grant Description

Wildlife Services is conducting bat disease surveillance in Cambodia and Indonesia. Data is being collected by collaborators in the respective countries. The work is being directed by collaborators at Colorado State University. Wildlife Services did not have anyone in country during FY12 Q1. To save funds, WS has provided input via teleconference and email.

Bat Disease Surveillance is underway in Cambodia and Indonesia. Data is being collected by collaborators in the respective countries. The work is being directed by collaborators at CSU.

WS met with cooperators to discuss progress and determine feasibility for conducting surveillance to identify wildlife reservoirs of Chikungunya virus