A migratory bird tested positive for West Nile Virus in the Netherlands. The bird was caught in August during routine sampling in the region of Utrecht. West Nile Virus is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes, making it a type of an arbovirus. Humans, and other mammalian species such as horses,...

Mosquito nuisance The One Health PACT is interested in mosquitoes in the Netherlands. Part of the research into these mosquitoes is based on nuisance reports from citizens via muggenradar.nl. Every week, the subscribers to the Nature Today newsletter, are asked to report their experienced...

‘Fonds de Vos‘ is a funding agency which aims to support vector-borne disease research at Wageningen University. It is a yearly recurring fund, offered by University Fund Wageningen and established by the generous Clemens de Vos and Ditsy de Vos-Thijssen. Last May, my One Health...

Waterrijke landen als Nederland zijn kwetsbaar voor uitbraken van infectieziekten. Marion Koopmans, hoogleraar virologie, coördinator van het onderzoeksproject One Health PACT en Scientific Director Emerging Infectious Diseases NCOH, leidt het multidisciplinair onderzoek naar hoe we ons hierop...

In October 2019, the Dutch television program “De Kennis van Nu” (The Knowledge of Now) created an episode about mosquitoes and disease “ziekmakende muggen” (mosquitoes that spread diseases). In this episode, several One Health PACT consortium members were interviewed.  From Erasmus Medical...

Rotterdam, 12 June 2019 – Coming five years, Erasmus MC, together with partners from the Netherlands Centre for One Health, will investigate how the Netherlands can be better prepared for infectious diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded almost 9 million...