Author: OneHealthPact
In November last year Gorben Pijlman was appointed professor Arbovirology & Medical Biotechnology at Wageningen University.
In the new upcoming academic year he will give his inaugural lecture entitled “Infections in facts”.
Date: Friday 20...
Determinants of intended prevention behaviour against mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses in the Netherlands and Spain using the MosquitoWise survey: cross-sectional study
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: Pauline A. de Best, Ayat Abourashed, Laura Doornekamp, Eric C. M. van Gorp,...
The potential role of the Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus as spillover vector for West Nile virus in the Netherlands
Authors: Charlotte Linthout, Afonso Dimas Martins, Mariken de Wit, Clara Delecroix, Sandra R. Abbo, Gorben P. Pijlman & Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt
Background
In recent years the Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus has invaded Europe, including the Netherlands. This species is a known...
One Health PACT June retreat
On Friday June 21 we had an inspiring and highly interactive gathering of our PhD students and Principal Investigators at Universiteit Utrecht for a day dedicated to synthesizing knowledge from our past four years of One Health scientific research.Our focus was on integrating insights from various...
The finale of the Mosquito Alert-project 2024
On Friday, June 14, the finale of the Mosquito Alert Citizen Science project of One Health PACT and Technasium took place. This project is organized by Prof. Eric van Gorp (Viroscience / One Health PACT) and Wilco Zwennis (Technasium), among others.
Starting in March 2024, the students from twelve...
Taking it with a grain of salt: tolerance to increasing salinization in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) across a low-lying delta
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: Sam Philip Boerlijst, Antje van der Gaast, Lisa Maria Wilhelmina...
Koopmans member of the American National Academy of Sciences
Professor of Virology Prof. Marion Koopmans has been elected an international member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). This is an American independent, non-profit association of approximately 2,600 American and 537 international leading scientists, including approximately 190 Nobel Prize...
Reminder: 30 May – NCOH Annual Scientific Meeting
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 Amsterdam...
Announcement! Join the International Summer School in Rotterdam, August 12-16!
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 Diseases,...
DYVS seminar Wednesday 17 April 16:00h
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 project...
Masterclass Mosquito Alert-project
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 Breda.
The...
Landscape level associations between birds, mosquitoes and microclimates: possible consequences for disease transmission?
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 Beek, Reina...
Recap OHP Meeting March 2024
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 the...
International Summer School 2024
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 into...