Surveillance
ICAP-Trained Surveillance Team Identifies Human Rift Valley Fever Case in Marsabit, Kenya
An ICAP-supported disease surveillance team in Kenya successfully identified and reported a new human case of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in northern Kenya, leading the country’s Ministry of Health to declare an outbreak on January 24, 2024. RVF is an acute hemorrhagic...
ICAP-Trained Laboratory Technologists Clear Backlog, Improve Testing Speed for Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance in Kenya
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health problem in countries around the world, and Kenya is no exception. Under an award from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ICAP is working with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders...
Head of ICAP’s Georgia Program Discusses Wastewater Surveillance and Global and Regional Health Security During Visit to New York City
In 2022, ICAP launched a COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program in Georgia, in partnership with Georgia’s National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) and with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ICAP, in collaboration...
