Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Teas and thanks in Luganda I have often considered foreign correspondence as a career, …
Month: June 2015
Blood samples from Sierra Leone help UW virologist develop Ebola vaccine
In the Summer 2015 issue, highlights UW-Madison virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka and his team’s work on developing an Ebola vaccine. Read the article.
Bushmeat hunting affects health and biodiversity
UW-Madison researchers interviewed hunters and non-hunters in Southeast Nigeria to better understand disease transmission between people and wildlife. Their article, “Drivers of Bushmeat Hunting and Perceptions of Zoonoses in Nigerian Hunting Communities,” written by Sagan …