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...

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...

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...

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...

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 In...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In addition to her role as the coordinator of One Health PACT, Marion Koopmans is also the scientific director of PDPC. The second Scientific Conference of the Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness Center will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on October 3rd, 2024. The theme...