Uganda’s ‘Dr. Gladys’ honored by U.N. for work linking conservation and health

Years before the obsession with wild-borne pathogens latching onto humans gripped the world, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka was already dealing with disease spillovers. Except, she worried about humans infecting gorillas in her native Uganda. “Disease transmission goes in both directions,” says Kalema-Zikusoka, a trained wildlife veterinarian. It demonstrates, albeit narrowly, an idea gaining currency in the COVID-19 … Continue reading Uganda’s ‘Dr. Gladys’ honored by U.N. for work linking conservation and health