Objectives of the Project

Objectives of the Project

  1. Provide training and enhance capabilities for the control and eventual elimination of anthrax from endemic regions in the country.
  2. Evaluation of existing capabilities for anthrax surveillance and knowledge of gaps (barriers) to anthrax control in endemic/high-burden regions.
  3. Evaluation, development and implementation of fit-for-purpose diagnostics for anthrax in humans, livestock, wildlife and the environment.
  4. Surveillance, molecular epidemiology and risk assessment and reporting ofanthrax in humans, livestock, wildlife and the environment.
  5. Development and implementation of fit-for-purpose interventions, strategiesfor the control and prevention of anthrax in humans, livestock, wildlife and the environment in endemic settings.
  6. Development of alternative therapeutic models for anthrax treatment.
  7. Bacterial genome and informatics studies