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July 20, 2018

Biosecurity 1xbet sports betting Institute hosts Mandela fellows

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Mandela Fellows

The K-State Biosecurity 1xbet sports betting Institute hosted 25 participants from the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders program on July 17. Stephen Higgs, director of the BRI, delivered a presentation about ongoing infectious disease 1xbet sports betting , including diseases that occur in Africa and 1xbet sports betting collaborations between the BRI and researchers in African countries.

The fellows asked many questions and were eager to find out how to build future collaborations and learning opportunities. One topic of discussion was a current Rift Valley Fever outbreak in Rwanda and Uganda. Higgs said he also discussed 1xbet sports betting Swine Fever, Classical Swine Fever, and wheat blast.

"They asked 1xbet sports betting maintaining a safe food supply and potential threats to agriculture in Africa. They asked 1xbet sports betting bioterrorism and whether we are prepared to deal with deliberate or natural outbreaks," Higgs said.

The 1xbet sports betting Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative empowers young African leaders through academic coursework, leadership training, mentoring, networking, professional opportunities and local community engagement. Read more 1xbet sports betting the program.