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ArticleEcoHealth2026

Implementation of a One Health Surveillance System in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Paige Rudin Kinzie, Boniface Lombe, Sydney Merritt, Megan Halbrook, Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki, Patrick Mukadi, Alex Madidi L'k'ye, Jean Mona, Daddy Kanonge, Milette Mfwangkang and 8 more

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Article in EcoHealth, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Paige Rudin KinzieCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Boniface LombeLaboratoire Vétérinaire Centrale de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sydney MerrittDepartment of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Megan HalbrookDepartment of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Emmanuel Hasivirwe VakaniakiInstitut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Patrick MukadiInstitut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Alex Madidi L'k'yeLaboratoire Vétérinaire Centrale de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Jean MonaLaboratoire Vétérinaire Centrale de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Daddy KanongeLaboratoire Vétérinaire Centrale de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Milette MfwangkangInstitut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Danae WitteCollege of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Carleigh MelofchikZoonotic and Emerging Disease Research Unit, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Manhattan, KS, USA.
Jean-Jacques Muyembe-TamfumInstitut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Nicole A HoffDepartment of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Augustin Twabela *Laboratoire Vétérinaire Centrale de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Placide Mbala-Kingebeni *Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. mbalaplacide@gmail.com.
Lisa E Hensley *Zoonotic and Emerging Disease Research Unit, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Manhattan, KS, USA.
Anne W Rimoin *Department of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. arimoin@ucla.edu.

Funding

Agricultural Research Service 58-3022-2-020Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education DE-SC0014664
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Active animal disease surveillance is essential for detecting zoonotic emerging infectious diseases. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), limited infrastructure, economic instability, and armed conflict constrain surveillance capability. This ongoing work to characterize the prevalence of zoonoses like Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus implements an in-country One Health approach to disease surveillance and capacity building in a limited-resource setting. Veterinarians and technicians from the DRC's Central Veterinary Laboratory with technical support from national and international partners completed 135 site visits across 9 provinces between June 2023 and July 2024 collecting bovine, porcine, and human serum samples along with attached and grossly engorged ticks. At each site, community animal health workers and local veterinarians were invited to participate for training in clinical competencies and emerging zoonosis identification. Facility survey data revealed that, while more than half of sites report using antibiotics (63% of sites with cattle; 75% of sites with swine), only a quarter of sites vaccinate livestock (18% of sites with cattle; 28% of sites with swine)-a larger trend of curative care outpacing preventative action. This disparity demonstrates a need for veterinary capacity strengthening to realize long-term gains in disease prevention and economic stability.

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capacity buildingCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic feverDemocratic Republic of the Congoemerging infectious diseaseone healthveterinary surveillance

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PMID42251628

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