Proof of concept research expedition for Beyond Balayan (80 degrees west). The Badlands, South Dakota, USA. Photo: Dan Nuth
01 — PEOPLE
SCIENCE IS A TEAM SPORT
HEV research crosses countries, disciplines and institutions. Behind every study are clinicians, scientists, laboratory teams, collaborators and communities asking questions together.
Project ECHO, Cape Town, South Africa. (Pictured left to right) Wendy C Spearman, Mark Sonderup, Harry R Dalton
HEV working Group, Cape Town, South Africa. (Pictured left to right) Mark Sonderup, Richie G Madden, Wendy C Spearman, Steven Korsman, Tawanda Chivase, Sebastian J Wallace.
Team Project ECHO, Cape Town, South Africa.
02 — THE SEARCH
FOLLOWING THE VIRUS
HEV moves between people, animals, food, water and the environment. Finding it means looking in very different places.
One virus. Connected worlds.
Our friend, Center for Global Health, Tumbes, Peru.
Proof of concept research expedition for Beyond Balayan (80 degrees west). Denali state Park, Alaska, USA. Photo: Dan Nuth
Surfing in the Alaskan sea, perhaps a possible HEV transmission point. Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Photo: Dan Nuth
03 — THE ROAD SOUTH
ALASKA → ARGENTINA
Not every mile was research
In pursuit of HEV.
An overland journey through the Americas exploring hepatitis E, meeting researchers and following questions about the virus across very different landscapes and communities.
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA. Photo: Dan Nuth
Yukon Territory, Canada. Photo: Dan Nuth.
Crossing the Magdalena river, Colombia. Photo: Richie G Madden.
Center for Global Health, Tumbes, Peru. (Pictured left to right) Luz Maria, Moyano Vidal, Richie G Madden, Sam Rowe. Photo: Tommy Job.
Cordillera de Chilca, Western Andes, Peru. Photo: Sam Rowe.
Proof of concept research expedition for Beyond Balayan (80 degrees west), Peru to Argentina, South America. Video: Andrew Macallister Hall.
04 — IN THE LAB
FIELDWORK IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
Samples become data. Data become evidence. And evidence creates the next question.
