The WHO Collaborating Centre for Modelling, Evolution and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases recognises the work of Cambridge researchers who work in this area.
The Centre, directed by Professor Derek Smith in the Department of Zoology, has pan-university and highly interdisciplinary activities with members of the Department of Zoology, Department of Pathology and Department of Veterinary Medicine in the School of Biological Sciences, members of the School of Clinical Medicine, and also from the Department of Architecture and Computer Laboratory.
The Centre is linked with researchers throughout the world and is concerned with global infectious disease issues that affect not only the developed world, but also the developing world. For example the Centre has close cooperation with the Cambridge in Africa program, in particular on researching the dengue virus.
One of the long-standing activities of the Collaborating Centre is to provide support for WHO activities in the global surveillance of influenza and other pathogens – including dengue and enterovirus 71 – as well as recommendations on suitable vaccine strains for use in these and other emerging and re-emerging diseases.
Image: Researchers at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Modelling, Evolution and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases
Credit: Stillvision
Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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