The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) released a comprehensive roadmap that will allow for prompt and efficient responses to outbreaks of the Nipah virus, a highly fatal disease.
The roadmap outlined strategies to lessen the impact of the Nipah virus by prioritizing research, improving virus surveillance, and strengthening preparedness for future outbreaks.
According to the roadmap, strengthening global and local monitoring of the virus will be crucial to establishing and executing effective responses to future outbreaks. The roadmap also calls for improved preventative measures, such as increased public health education to curb transmission, especially in high-risk areas.
The roadmap says to achieve these objectives, it is crucial to enhance funding and foster international collaboration to support research, manage outbreak responses and implement effective prevention and control measures.
Read more in the Minnesota Daily
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