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Development of a Simulation Model for Prediction of the Next Outbreak of Bat derived Coronavirus Infection in Human

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    -99

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $0

  • Funder

    e-Asia JRP

  • Principal Investigator

    Associate Professor Tsutomu OMATSU

  • Research Location

    Japan, Philippines

  • Lead Research Institution

    Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Animal and environmental research and research on diseases vectors

  • Research Subcategory

    Animal source and routes of transmission

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

This collaborative research aims to develop a simulation model that predicts the dynamics of coronavirus in the bat group, which is necessary for predicting the occurrence of the next bat-derived infection. Specifically, the Japanese research team will develop a viral dynamics model among selected bat populations, collect vegetation and meteorological data necessary for the development, and conduct epidemiological surveys of bats; the Philippine research team will provide bat ecological information and conduct epidemiological surveys of bats in the Philippines; the Vietnamese research team will conduct epidemiological surveys of bats in Vietnam. This collaborative and complementary research among 3 countries will contribute to predicting future outbreaks of batderived infectious diseases and introducing rapid countermeasures against them.