Uploaded April 2014 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Once the rodents are trapped they are processed in a temporary tent that is set up nearby. After they have been anesthetized, blood, saliva and feces samples are taken. The rodents are tagged and released a short distance away from the original capture point.
The project is called PREDICT and is part of the U.S. Agency for International Development's Emerging Pandemic Threats Program, which builds on the understanding that humans, wildlife and the environment are inextricably linked.
Once the rodents are trapped they are processed in a temporary tent that is set up nearby. After they have been anesthetized, blood, saliva and feces samples are taken. The rodents are tagged and released a short distance away from the original capture point.
The project is called PREDICT and is part of the U.S. Agency for International Development's Emerging Pandemic Threats Program, which builds on the understanding that humans, wildlife and the environment are inextricably linked.
