Pestforecast is a project that aims to develop tools to forecast climate-sensitive diseases in Vietnam. Preliminary results from the project include: 1) Literature reviews on zoonotic diseases and aflatoxins in Vietnam and seasonal patterns of viral encephalitis cases. 2) Surveillance data on Japanese encephalitis and leptospirosis in pigs from 5 provinces, with positive detection rates ranging from 1-23%. 3) Testing of maize samples from 6 provinces found aflatoxin B1 contamination above safety limits in 28-62% of samples depending on province. 4) Future plans include developing a project website, additional manuscripts, GIS mapping, and expanding surveillance and forecasting