From Cambodia’s crowded wet markets to its remote bat caves, the Virology Unit at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) is leading efforts to modernize disease surveillance—making it faster, more affordable, and better suited to the realities of frontline detection. As featured in The Telegraph, IPC scientists are piloting innovative methods such as air and surface sampling to detect high-risk viruses like avian influenza in real time, reducing the need for labor-intensive, individual testing. These tools not only reduce costs and logistical burdens, but also offer scalable, practical solutions for Early Warning in both urban and rural settings. By strengthening surveillance at key human–animal–environment interfaces, IPC is helping to close critical gaps in global pandemic preparedness and move the world one step closer to detecting the next Disease X before it spreads.

Read the full article on The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/cambodia-bird-flu-h5n1-bats-pathogens-viruses-disease-x-pandemic-surveillance/