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Tracking Epidemics
LSU works closely with the World
Health Organization (WHO) in tracking diseases throughout the globe.
Martin Hugh-Jones of the School of
Veterinary Medicine (left, with graduate research assistant Pamala
Coker in the Special Pathogens Laboratory) is director of the WHO Collaborating
Center for Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems for Public
Health. The center, which is run by faculty in veterinary medicine, geography,
and design, tracks worldwide outbreaks of human and animal diseases. This
also includes the forensic aspects of anthrax outbreaks. The center’s
data is shared with scientists throughout the world, making the tracking,
treating, and control of diseases faster and more efficient.
Last updated January 2002
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