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Pneumonia & Pandemic Preparedness

Grant number: INV-076404

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Key facts

  • Disease

    mpox, Other

  • Start & end year

    2024
    2025

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $369,500

  • Funder

    Gates Foundation

  • Research Location

    Congo (DRC)

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease transmission dynamics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

  • Mpox Research Priorities

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics, Epidemiological studies

  • Mpox Research Sub Priorities

    Research for enhanced understanding of the disease, Epidemiology & transmission dynamics of mpox including sexual transmission.

Abstract

To address critical questions about Mpox clade I transmission dynamics and risk factors in the DRC, utilizing serosurveillance on existing banked cohort samples.