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ArboFusion is a global initiative to develop new arbovirus diagnostic tools based on generic flavivirus and alphavirus real time RT-PCR protocols and nanopore sequencing technology.  ArboFusion will assess the utility of these innovative diagnostic tools by screening blood donations across eco-epidemiological groups in Ecuador and socio-economic groups in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. 

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Duration: 2019-2022

Funding: Funded by

Belgium: Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.FNRS)
Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Israel: Ministry of Health (CSOMOH)
Brazil: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Dominican Republic: Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT)
Ecuador: Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT)
Peru: National Council of Science, Technology and Technological Innovation (CONCYTE

Team members at HIGH: Thomas Jaenisch, Ivonne Morales

Partner Institutions: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Centro de Prevención y Control de enfermedades transmitidas por vectores y zoonosis; Ministry of Health; Dominican Republic Public Health Services; Israel Ministry of Health, Universidad Central del EcuadorUniversitätsklinikum Heidelberg / Heidelberg University HospitalUniversity of LiègeUniversidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaUniversity of São Paulo, Cruz Roja Ecuatoriana; Roche Molecular Systems; Inc, ERANet17/HLH-0231

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