Abstract
Multidisciplinary approaches are critical to address the increasingly complex issues at the intersection of nonhuman primates and neglected infectious diseases. In this chapter, we use the Gombe Ecosystem Health Project in Tanzania to demonstrate how team science can be launched to tackle complexity in health. The diverse interactions among humans, nonhuman primates, and domestic animals within and outside the park highlight the need for collaborative research in order to thoroughly understand the role of monkeys in pathogen transmission. We offer three steps for the creation of a multidisciplinary team that can perform research in the context of ecosystem health: (1) problem formulation and conceptual mapping, (2) stakeholder consideration, and (3) team formulation and practice. This case study illustrates the expansion from a “Chimpanzee Health Project” to an “Ecosystem Health Project” that was only successful through the use of multidisciplinary team science.
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In team science, it is important that members are recognized for their contributions wherever possible. We would like to appropriately acknowledge team members for their implicit contributions. This includes Tanzanian National Parks; Tanzanian Wildlife Research Institute; Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology; Kigoma District Health and Livestock Offices, and the Jane Goodall Institute (Gombe and TACARE research/field staff). Research collaborators include Beatrice Hahn, Anne Pusey, Ian Gilby, Anne Stone, Howard Ochman, and Titus Mlengeya. Funding for these endeavors has originated from the National Institute of Health (R01 AI058715, R01 AI 120810 and R00 HD057992), National Science Foundation (LTREB-1052693), Arcus Foundation, and USFWS Great Ape Conservation Fund. Monetary support and invaluable time and effort were provided by staff and volunteers at Lincoln Park Zoo ’s Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology and Lester E. Fisher for the Study and Conservation of Apes.
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Wolf, T.M. et al. (2020). Forming, Storming and Norming Your Way Into One Health: The Gombe Case Study. In: Knauf, S., Jones-Engel, L. (eds) Neglected Diseases in Monkeys. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52283-4_16
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