Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE) consortium
About
The CLIMADE consortium brings together partners around the globe that have long-term experience working with climate amplified epidemics and pathogens’ genomics. Partners include public health agencies, academic organizations, and the industry.
Aims
To generate knowledge and develop tools to predict, track and control diseases and epidemics in the most affected countries in the world
To use this data to prevent new epidemics and pandemics that can be amplified by climate change.
To use the medical, scientific and public health experience of epidemiology, ecology and evolution to help the world create a robust surveillance system to quickly identify pathogens and track their evolution and spread to control outbreaks before they become epidemics and epidemics before they become pandemics.
Organisation
CLIMADE is led by Prof. Tulio de Oliveira, from the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) in South Africa, Prof. Luiz Carlos Alcantara, from the Fundação Osvaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) in Brazil and Prof. Edward C Holmes (Univ Sydney) in Australia in conjunction with a steering committee drawn from scientists worldwide.
Sanger people
John Sillitoe
Director of Genomic Surveillance Unit
Prof Tulio de Oliveira
Deputy Director, Genomic Surveillance Unit
External Contributors
Prof. Luiz Carlos Alcantara
Fundação Osvaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
Professor Edward Holmes
University of Sydney, Australia
External partners and funders
External
Partner: Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI)
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
External
Partner: University of Sydney
Associated research
Related groups
Affiliated Sites
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