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NCOH Annual Scientific Meeting 2024: Microbiology, food, and our changing climate: Consequences, challenges and solutions. Join the NCOH Annual Scientific Meeting to get up to speed with the latest developments and meet fellow NCOH colleagues on 30 May. This year the meeting is hosted by...

Delighted to share that two incredible key note speakers are confirmed:  Prof. Dr. Marion Koopmans, Erasmus MC.  Prof. Marion Koopmans is director of the Department of Viroscience at Erasmus Medical Centre in The Netherlands, the WHO collaborating centre for Emerging Infectious...

It’s almost time for a new DYVS seminar Wednesday 17 April at 16:00! We would like to introduce you to the two speakers and their research: Eleanor Marshall (Erasmus MC) will be talking about Usutu virus vs West Nile virus: insights into neurovirulence and neuroinvasion. “My...

On March 22nd, 85 students from Technasium high schools Porteum from Lelystad, Dongemondcollege from Raamsdonkveer, CSG Prins Maurits from Middelharnis, Schaersvoorde from Aalten and Eligant Lyceum from Zutphen gathered to attend the Masterclass Mosquito Alert-project at Avans Hogeschool in...

This publication is part of the project ‘Preparing for vector-borne virus outbreaks in a changing world: a One Health Approach’ (NWA.1160.1S.210) which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Authors: Louie Krol, Laure Remmerswaal, Marvin Groen, Jordy G. van der...

On Tuesday, March 19th, the One Health PACT meeting took place in Wageningen. During the introduction presentation, we discussed the next steps for synthesizing outcomes of OHPACT and planned for follow-up funding. We also introduced the risk pathway and explored how we could utilize it for...

Join us for the International Summer School 2024 One health approaches to study climate sensitive infectious diseases ! 🌿 📅 Date and Place: August 12 – 16, 2024 • PDPC/Erasmus Medical Centre; Rotterdam; The Netherlands  Are you ready to dive...

Three Biology and Laboratorial Research students from Avans are working for the next six months on OHPACT-related projects under the supervision of teachers with OHPACT. Within this part of the curriculum of the bachelor education, project based learning is essential. Jens...

This publication is part of the project ‘Preparing for vector-borne virus outbreaks in a changing world: a One Health Approach’ (NWA.1160.1S.210) which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Authors: Mariken M. de Wit, Afonso Dimas Martins, Clara...

Authors: Rody Blom, Louie Krol, Melissa Langezaal, Maarten Schrama, Krijn B. Trimbos, Daan Wassenaar & Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt Background Culex pipiens sensu stricto (s.s.) is considered the primary vector of Usutu virus and West Nile virus, and consists of two...

Source: CEAB The World Summit Awards (WSA) recognize digital solutions that contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The citizen science project Mosquito Alert has been awarded as a digital solution with social impact in the category of “Smart Settlements and...

In @EuropeVEO they try to figure out how to use combinations of data from multiple sources to get better at prediction outbreak risk, by focussing on understanding the ecology. VEO is coordinated by prof. Marion Koopmans: “In VEO we work through case studies of different types of emergence...

In 2023 the Mosquito Alert App – a citizen science projects which is also spread to citizens in the Netherlands by One Health PACT –  received an Honorary Mention. Source: ARS Electronica Community intelligence for mosquito-borne disease preparedness and response Vector...

For dutch: read below Temporary water puddles in the city form a good habitat for mosquito larvae. Source: Bioniews Adult mosquitoes prefer green areas in Leiden; eggs and larvae opt for gray. While adult specimens of the common mosquito in the city prefer parks, larvae and eggs of...