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Investigating the sylvatic transmission and reservoir potential of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses of long-tailed macaques proximal to human populations of Thailand and Cambodia |
| Principal Investigator / Affiliation | Kobporn Boonnak (Assistant Professor) / Mahidol University  Thailand |
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Rebecca C. Christofferson (Assistant Professor) / Louisiana State University  USA |
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Leang Rithea (Head) / National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control  Cambodia |
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| Year Adopted | 2018 |
| Research Period | 2019 - 2022 |
| General Description of the Research Project | This cooperative research project aims to determine the role of non-human primates in the transmission cycle of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses in Southeast Asia through evaluation of the seroprevalence of monkeys and close proximal human population(s), as well as infection rates in peri-urban and urban mosquitoes. |
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| Principal Investigator / Country of Research Team | 
Kobporn Boonnak Thailand
Leang Rithea Cambodia |
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