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The WCS is stepping up health surveillance and the prevention of zoonotic diseases in Congo

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May 22, 2026
The WCS is stepping up health surveillance and the prevention of zoonotic diseases in Congo
From February to April 2026, WCS Congo’s One Health Program continued its efforts to strengthen health surveillance, institutional collaboration, and community awareness of the risks associated with disease transmission between wildlife, domestic animals, and human populations. One of the quarter’s major achievements was the signing of a technical cooperation agreement between WCS and the Directorate General of Livestock. This partnership aims to enhance zoonotic disease surveilla...

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Tags: One Health, Forest, Zoonotic


SWM Congo: Strengthening the Legal Framework for Sustainable Wildlife Management

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May 06, 2026
SWM Congo: Strengthening the Legal Framework for Sustainable Wildlife Management
As part of the implementation of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme in the Republic of Congo, a presentation session held on May 5, 2026 in Brazzaville brought together key institutional and technical partners to review progress in the programme’s legal component. Jointly implemented by FAO and WCS, the SWM Programme aims to reconcile biodiversity conservation, food security, and improved livelihoods for local communities. In the Republic of Congo, this approach notably...

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Tags: One Health, Periphery, Bushmeat, Policy & partnership


WCS and the Directorate-General for Livestock Join Forces to Strengthen Animal and Zoonotic Disease Surveillance

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March 02, 2026
WCS and the Directorate-General for Livestock Join Forces to Strengthen Animal and Zoonotic Disease Surveillance
On February 24, 2026, in Brazzaville, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), represented by its Country Director, Richard Malonga, and the General Directorate of Livestock (DGE), represented by its Director General, Dr. N’Kaya-Tobi, signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement. Concluded for a period of five (5) years, this agreement formalizes a framework for collaboration in two specific areas: the surveillance of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases in the veterinary sector, an...

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Tags: One Health, Bushmeat, Policy & partnership


Live African Fruit Bats in Congo: a lucrative value chain facing zoonotic risks

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February 25, 2026
Live African Fruit Bats in Congo: a lucrative value chain facing zoonotic risks
At the first conference of the Congo Basin Science Initiative in Brazzaville, WCS Congo’s One Health Program shared results from a study conducted in Brazzaville and Ouesso with the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme. Based on interviews with 79 actors across the value chain, hunters, wholesalers, vendors, restaurant owners, and consumers, the study reveals that the live fruit bat trade is a structured and economically significant system. In Brazzaville, total revenues can reach ...

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Tags: One Health, Periphery, Bushmeat


One Health Approach: Strengthening Collaboration to Prevent Zoonotic Diseases in Congo

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November 10, 2025
One Health Approach: Strengthening Collaboration to Prevent Zoonotic Diseases in Congo
“More than 70% of emerging infectious diseases originate in wildlife,” said Dademanao Pissang Tchangai, @‌FAO representative in Congo, at the opening of the workshop to strengthen collaboration among “One Health” actors. Led by WCS, the workshop brought together 40 representative of veterinary services, public health, administrative authorities, public institutions, as well as civil society, NGOs, research institutions, and technical and financial partners. Org...

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Tags: One Health


First joint “One Health” mission of the Sangha Tri-National.

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November 03, 2025
First joint “One Health” mission of the Sangha Tri-National.
In the Sangha Tri-National region, where Congo, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic meet, the “One Health” mission brought communities together to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases in villages around Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. Through film screenings and educational talks, more than 200 Bantu and Indigenous residents learned about good hygiene and health practices. The initiative, supported by the Sangha Tri-National Foundation (FTNS), also ai...

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Tags: One Health, Periphery, Forest


Discovery of carcasses and the imperative of health monitoring in the Ndoki-Likouala landscape

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October 02, 2025
Discovery of carcasses and the imperative of health monitoring in the Ndoki-Likouala landscape
Our 2022-2023 wildlife survey in the Ndoki-Likouala landscape revealed several animal carcasses. These losses are often linked to poaching but also highlight the severe threat of infectious diseases like Ebola or anthrax, which can wipe out entire great ape populations in weeks. In the face of this dual threat, WCS's wildlife health monitoring—conducted through the collection of samples—is a critical early warning system. It's a cornerstone of the #OneHealth approach, prot...

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Tags: One Health, Forest, Wildlife protection


UNDARK Magazine: The Uncharted World of Emerging Pathogens

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February 14, 2024
UNDARK Magazine: The Uncharted World of Emerging Pathogens
Undark magazine takes a look at early epidemic detection initiatives, including sampling animal carcasses found dead in the forest in northern Congo by the WCS. Read more here. PDF version here.

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Tags: One Health, Conservation science


Say Ahhh! Fruit Bat Gets a Check-up in the Republic of Congo

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January 24, 2023
Say Ahhh! Fruit Bat Gets a Check-up in the Republic of Congo
  WCS and partners test bats for zoonotic diseases as part of long-term health monitoring effort Hi-res image Additional images The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released an image of scientists taking a swab from a straw-colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) to test it for zoonotic diseases such as the Ebola virus. Through a new partnership with the Congolese Foundation for Medical Research (FCRM), blood samples and naso-oropharyngeal swabs will be safely collected from so...

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Tags: One Health, Biodiversity, Photos


Zoonotic viruses: preventing epidemics by monitoring wildlife mortality

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May 22, 2020
Zoonotic viruses: preventing epidemics by monitoring wildlife mortality
Collecting samples from a carcass around Mondika. For over 14 years, the Wildlife Health Programme (WHP) implemented by WCS in partnership with the National Laboratory of the Congolese Ministry of Health, has been working to monitor wildlife mortality and minimize the risks of disease transmission to communities. The project raises awareness among communities in northern Congo and has set up an early warning system for unexplained wildlife deaths that covers more than 30,000 km2. ...

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Tags: One Health, Community conservation