Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Simulation of the first 240 days of an influenza pandemic starting in rural Thailand
The Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, headed by Professor Neil M Ferguson OBE FMedSci, carries out world class research into a wide variety of infectious diseases and pathogens, including:
- AIDS and HIV
- SARS and pandemic influenza
- Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (e.g. BSE, Scrapie and vCJD)
- drug-resistant bacteria (e.g. MRSA) and parasites
- childhood viral and bacterial diseases
- emerging fungal infections
- epidemic viral infections of livestock (e.g. FMD)
- parasitic helminth infections
- bioterrorism
The Department is located at the St. Mary's campus. It promotes interdisciplinary research in the epidemiology, population biology, evolution and control of infectious diseases.
Hosted initiatives:
MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling
Director: Professor Neil M. Ferguson OBE FMedSci
Its mission is to be an international resource and centre of excellence for research on the epidemiological analysis and modelling of novel infectious disease outbreaks.
Partnership for Child Development
Director: Dr Lesley Drake
The Partnership for Child Development (PCD) works with governments, communities and agencies to enable effective and sustainable SHN programmes to be delivered to millions of children around the world.
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI)
Director: Professor Alan Fenwick OBE
After a £20m award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Health Programme, the SCI has been working to deliver treatment for schistosomiasis and intestinal worms to millions of sub-Saharan Africans at high risk of serious disease.
