Fidisoa Rasambainarivo

Dr. Fidisoa Rasambainarivo serves as Assistant Professor in East Carolina University's Department of Biology, leading the Fidy Lab which pioneers One Health research at the human-animal-environment interface with primary focus on Madagascar.

His academic foundation includes:

• Ph.D. in Biology, University of Missouri Saint Louis (2018)
• M.S. in Epidemiology, Universite de Montreal, Canada (2013)
• D.V.M., University of Antananarivo, Madagascar (2008)

Research centers on disease transmission dynamics under anthropogenic pressures, with three core thrusts:

• Establishing wildlife health baselines for conservation (e.g., 'What constitutes healthy lemurs/fossas?')
• Quantifying 'pathogen pollution' from introduced species to endemic fauna
• Modeling how habitat degradation and human mobility accelerate cross-species transmission

This work operates through Madagascar-based infrastructure including a molecular laboratory and long-term field site dedicated to capacity-building.

Recent publications demonstrate policy impact, particularly the 2022 BMC Public Health study optimizing Madagascar's COVID-19 vaccine allocation. The lab maintains active collaborations with Malagasy institutions while training students in field epidemiology, molecular diagnostics, and global health applications.

Dr. Rasambainarivo's integrative approach bridges conservation biology and public health, generating actionable insights for biodiversity protection and pandemic prevention in rapidly changing ecosystems.