News: Discover the highlights of the ZOOSURSY project - WOAH

Follow the latest developments from the ZOOSURSY project across Africa. From field missions and technical workshops to scientific updates and international events, discover how partners are working together to strengthen One Health surveillance and preparedness for zoonotic diseases. Explore stories from participating countries, knowledge-sharing initiatives and multimedia content that brings the project’s impact to life.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Protecting great apes from Ebola

ZOOSURSY Students Club

Young scientists at the heart of zoonotic disease preparedness

KADOMA, ZIMBABWE

Integrated Action for One Health: How Zimbabwe is tackling the threat of zoonotic diseases

Nkok, Gabon

Multisectoral collaboration for the development of an Integrated Surveillance Plan for High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Gabon.

January 2026

Jean-Felix Kinani joins the Nairobi office as ZOOSURSY Project Officer

July 2025

The ALERT game at the heart of strengthening disease surveillance capacities in West Africa

June 2025

Dr Wendmisida Yacinthe joins WOAH as Consultant/Technical Coordinator of the ZOOSURSY Project

October 2024

WOAH launches ZOOSURSY, a new disease surveillance project funded by the European Union

Publications

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High potential for zoonotic pathogen emergence through wildlife exposure in East Cameroon

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Promoting stakeholder awareness, collaboration, and engagement in One Health surveillance with a serious game

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Squirrel reservoirs of monkeypox virus are sister species separated by the Sanaga River (Cameroon), as are the two main viral clades

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High genetic diversity of mpox virus (MPXV) in three different rodent species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)