Author: OneHealthPact

Arctic viruses could trigger new pandemics

Written on January 23, 2024. Posted in News.

Threat of outbreak of microbes trapped in permafrost for millennia raised by increased Siberian shipping activity. […] Virologist Marion Koopmans of Erasmus MC in Rotterdam: “We don’t know which viruses are there in the permafrost, but I think there is a real risk that one is capable...

Creating the Dutch One Health Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSPs)

Written on January 18, 2024. Posted in News.

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: Martha Dellar, Gertjan Geerling, Kasper Kok, Peter van Bodegom, Maarten...

WHO Consults Scientists Over Pathogens with Pandemic Potential

Written on January 18, 2024. Posted in News.

One Health PACT coordinator, prof. Marion Koopmans addresses the WHO consultation The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a series of consultations with the scientific community in the beginning of 2024 aimed at building consensus about how best to identify and address the pathogens...

One Health PACT – First update of 2024

Written on January 18, 2024. Posted in News.

Annual meeting OHPACT On Friday, December 15th, the One Health PACT annual meeting took place in Delft. The event featured presentations from the PIs representing each pillar, offering updates on completed work and outlining ongoing projects. Following this brief overview, the stage was turned...

A species-independent lateral flow microarray immunoassay to detect WNV and USUV NS1-specific antibodies in serum

Written on January 9, 2024. Posted in Publications, News.

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: Bijan Godarzi, Felicity Chandler, Anne van der Linden, Reina S. Sikkema, Erwin de...

Recap OHP Annual Meeting December 2023

Written on December 20, 2023. Posted in News.

On Friday, December 15th, the One Health PACT annual meeting took place in Delft. The event featured presentations from the PIs representing each pillar, offering updates on completed work and outlining ongoing projects. Following this brief overview, the stage was turned over to the PhD candidates...

One Health PACT Annual Meeting 2023

Written on December 11, 2023. Posted in News.

Programme Friday 15 December 2023 “A One Health approach makes public health sense, economic sense and common sense,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “It’s obvious that we can only protect and promote the health of humans by protecting and promoting the health of animals,...

Fish as food source for nestlings in Common blackbirds

Written on November 15, 2023. Posted in News, Publications.

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: Jurrian van Irsel, Lukas de Graaf, Kevin Matson. On May 20th in 2022...

ESCAIDE Poster tour 12 – One Health, global health and climate change

Written on October 27, 2023. Posted in Uncategorized.

Mosquito-borne virus preparedness and response: a stakeholder network analysis for the Netherlands Authors: Pauline A. de Best1,2 , Henk Broekhuizen3, Reina S. Sikkema1, Marion P.G. Koopmans1, Aura Timen2,4,5 1Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands., 2 National...

One Health PACT Meeting Summary – Friday, September 29th

Written on September 29, 2023. Posted in News.

The One Health PACT meeting took place on Friday, September 29th at Deltares in Delft. The meeting featured presentations from various experts in the field: Marion Koopmans provided a welcome message and an update on the status of the One Health PACT project. Uriel Kitron from Emory University...

One Health PACT / Avans – Lab-student: Basak Göksu

Written on September 20, 2023. Posted in News.

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. One of this students...

One Health PACT / Avans – Lab-student: David Erdkamp

Written on September 20, 2023. Posted in News.

One Health PACT / Avans – Lab-student: Dieke klein Holkenborg

Written on September 20, 2023. Posted in News.

Op vakantie? Laat ons weten of je gestoken bent door een mug!

Written on August 1, 2023. Posted in News.

☀️Ga je binnenkort voor 7 dagen of langer kamperen in Nederland of Europa? Doe dan mee aan het One Health Travel onderzoek van OneHealthPACT! Wij hebben jou hard nodig! 🦟 Dit reis-onderzoek is onderdeel van One Health PACT. We onderzoeken of muggen en teken infectieziektes...