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Title:

Reinforced Investigation and Response to Emerging Viral Pathogens of Security Concern

Agreement Number:

7447858 P012155001

Agreement Value:

$3,043,737.17

Agreement Date:

Feb 1, 2023 - Apr 30, 2026

Description:

This project supports a collaboration with Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory to reduce risks and threats posed by emerging infectious zoonotic diseases in the Lao People's Democratic Republic and globally. Project activities include: (1) establishing a biosafety office within the Institut Pasteur du Laos; (2) delivering training and mentoring of Laotian scientists; (3) developing an inventory of previously undiscovered animal-borne viruses of security concern; (4) developing a database of zoonotic viruses with pandemic potential; and (5) publishing research papers on the risks and conditions that enable the interspecies transmission of zoonotic viruses.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced capacity of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to monitor for, rapidly detect and effectively respond to disease outbreaks that pose a bioterrorism or bioweapons risk; (2) increased knowledge and awareness of local scientists/community of zoonotic viral pathogens and best practices related to the safe acquisition, handling, storage and cataloguing of biological samples; and (3) strengthened detection, diagnosis, and response to emerging viral pathogens by Lao scientists, technicians, and other national stakeholders.

Location:

Vientiane, LA

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q2-00475

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

Belated reporting

Recipient's Operating Name:

Institut Pasteur du Laos

Recipient's Legal Name:

Institut Pasteur du Laos

Program:

Weapon Threat Reduction Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the Weapon Threat Reduction Program is to reduce the threat posed by the proliferation and use of weapons of mass
destruction and select conventional weapons