Epidemiolgic and Ecologic Determinants of Monkeypox in a Disease-endemic Setting

Post Date

October 6th 2010

Application Due Date

December 6th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-CK-11-003

CFDA Number(s)

93.283

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

The Kinshasa School of Public Health

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1500000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $500000

Grant Description

Approximately $500,000 will be available in fiscal year 2011 to fund 1 award. This is an opportunity to investigate and characterize ecological and epidemiologic aspects of human monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Special emphasis will be placed on: the development and application of improved methods for laboratory-based surveillance; identification of risk factors for human-human monkeypox transmission; determination of the environmental conditions involved in animal-to-human (primary) transmission; development of appropriate public-health interventions based on identified risk factors; and evaluation of the efficacy and acceptability of those interventions. The ultimate goal of this project is to identify appropriate long-term strategies to minimize the morbidity and mortality of human monkeypox in affected areas, and to diminish the probability of virus spread to currently unaffected areas.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  Procurement and Grants Office (PGO)
  Technical Information and Management Section (TIMS)
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  General email

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov

• Location:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• More Information:

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