Sarah Cleaveland’s group’s research aims to understand the dynamics, impacts and implications of infections in natural ecosystems, with a focus on diseases in tropical countries.
The group’s work focuses on several key themes:
(a) identifying animal reservoirs of infection
(b) understanding risk factors for new and emerging infectious diseases
(c) quantifying the burden of disease
(d) understanding infection dynamics in linked human and animal populations
(e) designing cost-effective disease control strategies that benefit public health, livestock economies and wildlife conservation
(f) exploring innovative strategies for surveillance of emerging and zoonotic diseases