Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Center for Bacterial Vector-Borne Diseases
Director / Head:
Dr Paul Mead
Institution:
Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Address:
3156 Rampart Rd.
80521
Colorado
Town:
Fort Collins
Country:
USA
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
(1-970) 221 6474
Fax:
(1-970) 225 4257
Date of Designation:
22/Oct/2014
Last Redesignation:
22/Oct/2018
Expiry:
22/Oct/2022
Date of Discontinuation:
23/Nov/2022
Terms of Reference:
- To support WHO by undertaking cooperative field and laboratory research on ecology, investigative methodology, pathogenesis, and
diagnosis of bacterial vector-borne diseases
- Under WHO’s guidance; Consultation, collaboration, and training on surveillance and control programs, field techniques, ecological concepts, and the development of guidance documents and strategies for the prevention and control of bacterial vector-borne diseases
- Supporting WHO in the provision of laboratory diagnostic support, including special standardized diagnostic reagents, in epidemic situations and for endemic regions in North America; maintenance of a reference collection of isolates and materials for use by the scientific and medical community; and training on laboratory diagnosis for bacterial vector-borne diseases
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Subjects:
- Bacterial diseases other than those specifically mentioned
- Zoonoses
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Types of activity:
- Collection and collation of information
- Outbreaks and emergencies
- Providing technical advice to WHO
WHO Outputs:
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Ower: 1.7 - Member States and the international community equipped to detect, assess, respond to and cope with major epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases (e.g. influenza, meningitis, yellow fever, haemorrhagic fevers, plague and smallpox) through the development and implementation of tools, methodologies, practices, networks and partnerships for prevention, detection, preparedness and intervention. |
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Responsible Officer:
BERTHERAT Eric Gerard Georges
Phone:
+41 22 791 4608
Technical Counterpart:
GABASTOU Jean-Marc
Phone:
+51 45731
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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