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The Livestock Revolution, Sustainable Development, Zoonotic Disease
Conference Audio and Video - Darin Carroll
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Darin Carroll, MS, PhD POX Virus Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Audio of Dr. Carroll's lecture (MP3 format; 27 minutes) Video of Dr. Carroll's lecture (RealVideo format; 27 minutes) |
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Biography Dr. Carroll earned his PhD in Biology from Texas Tech University . His primary area of interest is the ecology and evolution of zoonotic diseases with mammalian hosts. Currently he is employed by the CDC in the Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases' Poxvirus program. He has participated in disease outbreak and surveillance investigations of: Arenaviruses, Hantaviruses, Ebola, Monkeypox, and Nipah virus. His research emphasis is on increasing the knowledge of the ecology and evolution of viral zoonoses and their associated hosts, in order to better predict outbreaks and identify means of decreasing human exposure risks. |
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Abstract Ecological Investigations into Sylvatic Reservoirs of Human Monkeypox and Other Viral Zoonoses The taxonomy and ecology of many zoonotic disease reservoirs systems (including monkeypox) are poorly understood. Studies contributing to a more thorough understanding of these systems would no doubt shed considerable light on the primary zoonotic transmission of various zoonoses and facilitate the development of more efficient surveillance and intervention strategies. |
