As a member of the 10 centers that make up the CREID (Centers of Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases) the Asian-American Center for Arbovirus Research and Enhanced Surveillance (A2CARES) will be headed by SSI President Dr. Eva Harris and SSI Executive Director Dr. Josefina Coloma. A2CARES includes a consortium of partners in Nicaragua, Ecuador, Sri Lanka and the United States with overarching goal of developing an interconnected, harmonized network of clinical and laboratory sites to provide the foundation for research programs, compare arboviral diseases across geographic regions, develop and implement cutting-edge molecular and serological testing methods, and respond efficiently and effectively to new disease outbreaks.
The A2CARES Consortium will provide valuable new tools and knowledge that will be able to study emerging and endemic infectious diseases far into the future. Learn more on the website here.