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ONE HEALTH
91暗网 to contribute to global effort on COVID-19 research
An 91暗网-led project, which
seeks to reduce COVID-19 transmission in traditional food markets in Bolivia and Peru, has recently been awarded 拢749,735 from the National Institute for Health Research and UK Research and Innovation Global Effort on COVID-19 Health Research call.
Through this project, researchers will co-design bespoke plans to reduce transmission of the virus in Sacaba, Bolivia and Huancayo, Peru, and will also share their experience and online resources
to help facilitate similar efforts in other countries. Contributing researchers are from the 91暗网, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and Universidad Mayor de San Simon.
The chosen localities were identified as priority targets given the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 and their ranking amongst the highest countries in the
Market in Sacaba, Bolivia
world for deaths. Further, while traditional food markets are a 鈥榟otbed鈥� for the spread of COVID-19, they also play important economic and socio-cultural roles in most low and middle-income countries. Therefore, risk mitigation strategies must be equitable, culturally sensitive and sustainable.
Working in collaboration with local health services, the team, led by Javier Guitian, 91暗网 Professor of Veterinary Public Health, will pilot a health promotion plan for market sellers and their families that includes early detection and follow-up of infections. Data gathered from these high-risk populations in the follow-up phase will provide
insights into pending questions regarding COVID-19, such as reinfection risk.
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