Ekta Patel
@ehpatel
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Scientist & One Health Communications: ILRI & CGIAR OHI. Views are my own! Research Interest: #OneHealth #AMR #Wildlife #Spillover #Biosecurity
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined September 2010
As I gear up for @ICCB2025 I look forward to discussing #wildmeat trade risks with others from @FAO
@TheWCS @CIFOR_ICRAF where I will be sharing our findings from border settlements @ILRI #OneHealth @OHRECA_ILRI
https://t.co/Netv1h6Q02
theconversation.com
As many as three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases originate from wildlife.
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World Food Safety Day 2025 was marked in Vietnam by a forum held by The National Institute of Animal Science with support of @FAO, @ILRI & @WHO. 200+ students from Hanoi Law University & the Womenโs Academy attended to discuss food safety & policymaking. https://t.co/SsO6dgJwlm
ilri.org
The National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), theโฆ
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Why does #bushmeat consumption persist along the Kenya-Tanzania border, despite serious health risks? Ahead of @ICCB2025, I reflect on this in light of our upcoming Forest to Fork panel on disease risk mitigation. #onehealth #diseaserisks #zoonoses
@OHRECA_ILRI @ILRI
As many as three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases originate from wildlife. https://t.co/4ApuTCKlH5 ๐ป Ekta Patel, @ILRI / Julia E. Fa, @ManMetUni
#HealthAndMedicine
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๐ก #DidYouKnow: Africa experiences more disease outbreaks than any other part of the world? To help address this, @AfricaCDC, @WHO, and @rki_de are expanding the Health Security Partnership for Disease Surveillance (HSPA) to 7 countries across the continent. Learn more:
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There is an urgent need to strengthen surveillance, diagnostics & cross-border coordination to protect pastoral livelihoods- discussed at the @IGAD_CPALD Regional Consultative Meeting on unknown #CamelDisease with @adafsa_gov, @mercycorps, governments of Kenya, Ethiopia & Somalia
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Who knew there would come a day when smugglers moved ants! Biopiracy for #ecological balance #biodiversity
https://t.co/MugB1TYlDq
bbc.com
It is believed the ants were destined for exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia.
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Want to know what it takes to develop a National One Health Strategy? Register for this webinar to learn from #Namibia's experience. https://t.co/8vfqCfhRlz
#OneHealth #COHESA @ILRI @Cirad @afri_isaaa
@OacpsProgramme @PressACP @EU_Commission
@UniversityofNa9 @uonbi @Makerere
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๐ #WOHC2024 #Scientific #Highlights are now published in One Health Outlook @BioMedCentral ! ๐ Read them now โก๏ธ https://t.co/JPooyizCKz ๐ฅ #WOHC2024 #SciencePolicyInterface sessions are available! ๐ Watch here โก๏ธ https://t.co/FsbwZ3PytT
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How do communities perceive disease risks from wild meat? ๐ค The #Kenya-#Tanzania border study has answers! Critical insights for balancing conservation & livelihoods. #OneHealth Read the brief: https://t.co/w6BQ60PMjB
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Uganda has confirmed a new case of #Ebola disease. @WHO continues to support the national response, working with @MinofHealthUG and partners to strengthen & sustain control measures to curb the spread of the virus and halt the outbreak.
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Commemorating #WorldWildlifeDay2025 looks at a #OneHealth Framework to integrate #wildlife health https://t.co/CgtKO5b1rz
@ILRI @WOAH @Cirad @IUCN @RoyalVetCollege @OHRECA_ILRI
#WWD2025 #WildlifeConservation #biodiversity
ilri.org
World Wildlife Day is commemorated annually on 3 March to celebrate wild animals and plants, and to recognize their unique roles and contributions to peopleโฆ
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On #WorldWildlifeDay ILRI is celebrating our research at the wildlife-livestock-human interface! https://t.co/6a5FXZfUK4
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๐ข Dr Moumini SAVADOGO, Directeur Exรฉcutif du CORAF participe au #ILRI50 ร Dakar ! Aux cรดtรฉs du DG de @ILRI & du Prof. Cheikh Ly, ils ont explorรฉ les dรฉfis et opportunitรฉs pour un รฉlevage๐ durable en Afrique de lโOuest et du Centre. #รlevageDurable #CORAF #Innovation
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PRESS STATEMENT : EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (EVD) OUTBREAK IN KAMPALA, UGANDA
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As we tackle global health security challenges, preparedness, innovation, and collaboration remain essential. Today, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Dr. Deborah Barasa, welcomed Former President Uhuru Kenyatta as the Chief Guest at the second day of the East Africa Region Global
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๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐
๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ The Ministry of Health has reaffirms its commitment to sustaining HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention
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First seminar of the year! Don't miss our lineup of experts from Uppsala University @UU_University sharing on zoonotic diseases and pandemic risks. @ILRI ๐๏ธJan 27, 3 PM EAT | Register: https://t.co/3Oo9fucY9u
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