Author: OneHealthPact
Is the Netherlands a Mosquito-paradise? How do scientists from diverse disciplines collaborate to study mosquitoes and infectious diseases?
Tune in to FOCUS on NPO2 for an in-depth look at how researchers work together on this critical public health issue.
This episode features One Health PACT...
Sentinel chicken surveillance reveals previously undetected circulation of West Nile virus in the Netherlands
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: Kiki Streng, Nnomzie Atama, Felicity Chandler, Rody Blom, Henk van der...
Orthoflavivirus surveillance in the Netherlands: Insights from a serosurvey in horses & dogs and a questionnaire among horse owners
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: Kiki Streng, Renate W. Hakze-van der Honing, Heather Graham, Sophie van...
Quirine ten Bosch appointed new professor Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Source: Wageningen University and Research
The board of Wageningen University & Research has appointed Prof. Dr. Quirine ten Bosch as professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (IDE). She will succeed Mart de Jong, who will retire. Ten Bosch’ appointment will be effective from September...
Phenotypical aspects of Culex pipiens biotype pipiens during diapause: Lipid utilization, body size, insemination, and parity
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: Rody Blom, Jeroen Spitzen, Tessa de Haan, C.J.M. Koenraadt
Abstract
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Usutu virus NS4A suppresses the host interferon response by disrupting MAVS signaling
Authors: Tessa Nelemans, Ali Tas, Marjolein Kikkert, Martijn J van Hemert
Abstract
Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging flavivirus that can infect birds and mammals. In humans, in severe cases, it may cause neuroinvasive disease. The innate immune system, and in particular the interferon...
Differential susceptibility of human motor neurons to infection with Usutu and West Nile virus
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: Eleanor M. Marshall, Lisa Bauer, Tessa Nelemans, Syriam Sooksawasdi Na...
Neurovirulence of Usutu virus in human fetal organotypic brain slice cultures partially resembles Zika and West Nile virus
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: Eleanor M. Marshall, Ahmad S. Rashidi, Michiel van Gent, Barry Rockx,...
PhD defence Charlotte Linthout
On Friday the 4th of October Charlotte Linthout, one of our 26 PhD’s will defend her PhD thesis titled: ‘The role of native and invasive mosquito species in the spread of emerging arboviruses in the Netherlands’.
Start: 15.30Location: Omnia (Building 105, Hoge Steeg 2, 6708 PH Wageningen) The...
PhD Defense – Afonso Dimas Martins
Date: Tuesday 19th of November
Title: Disentangling the web – Using models to explore vector-borne disease dynamics in ecosystems.
The ceremony will take place at the Academic Building in the Senate Hall of the Utrecht University Hall (Academiegebouw,...
Inaugural lecture – Gorben Pijlman
This Friday, on 20 September 2024, at 16:00 Gorben Pijlman will give his inaugural lecture entitled “Infections in facts”.
If you click on the link, you will also find information about the livestream and recording.
In case you are a professor at WU or another...
Invitation to the Science Café 2024
This year’s NCOH Science Café will feature the influence of our living environment on health, as this is central to the host, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). Join the café setting and atmosphere to enjoy a drink and live music, as well as presentations by...
Marion Koopmans about Dengue on NOS Met het Oog op Morgen
One Health PACT coordinator Marion Koopmans was interviewed by the Dutch radio NPO Radio 1 on August 14, 2024 about the One Health PACT research.
More and more Dutch travelers are bringing dengue back from their vacations. Virologist Marion Koopmans believes we need to pay more attention...
International Summer School on One Health and Climate Adaptation
The recent international summer school on One Health and the effects of climate adaptation on health, organized by the Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness Center (PDPC), The Department of Viroscience – Erasmus MC, ID Alert, and One Health PACT, was a resounding success. Out of 110 applicants, 30 participants...