PROJECTS
   

Project
Acronym: WildTech 
Name: Novel Technologies for Surveillance of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections 
Project status: From: 2009-06-01 To: 2013-06-01 (Completed)
Contract number: 222633-2 
Action line: KBBE-2007-1-1-05 
Type (Programme): FP7 
Funding scheme: FP7 
Project cost: 6.000.000,00 EUR
Project funding: 0,00 HRK
Project coordinator
Organisation Name: School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, Notthingam 
Organisation adress: Leicestershire LE12 5RD 
Organisation country: Velika Britanija 
Contact person name: Prof. D. Hannant 
Contact person email: Email 
Croatian partner
Organisation name: Veterinarski fakultet 
Organisation address: Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb 
Contact person name: Prof. dr. sc. Estella Prukner-Radovčić
Contact person tel:
+38512390135  Contact person fax: +38512390280 
Contact person e-mail: Email 
Partners
Organisation nameCountry
Short description of project
There is increasing concern over new emerging diseases threatening animal and human health. The source of many of these infections is wildlife populations, both within the EU and elsewhere. To address this problem our consortium aims to develop a  comprehensive system of surveillance of wild animal diseases relevant to European public and animal health. We will develop cutting edge molecular and serological technologies for the detection of existing and new emerging infectious agents in wild animal populations. The particular strength of this technology is that it will enable, for the first time, simultaneous screening of individual samples for a wide range of pathogens. The results will be used to evaluate patterns of disease spread, to detect new and evolving pathogens, and to assess the risks associated with these changes. This information will be used to reduce the risk of and potentially prevent further epidemics. We will develop a fully accessible data base for wild animal infections both arising from this project and from other world-wide networks. This will enable us to construct a pan-European surveillance framework for wildlife diseases using effective and affordable technology. The WildTech consortium, with its Associate Partners (APs), has the potential to significantly impact a broad range of human and animal health and welfare issues in the long term. Within the four year term of the project, our aims are to demonstrate the value of new technologies for disease surveillance and epidemiology to international organisations which have responsibility for monitoring and coordinating control of animal disease and public health (particularly the OIE). Surveillance and management of wildlife disease in Europe and elsewhere in the world will increasingly become an activity that will be integrated with animal health, public health and wildlife organisations. The strengths of our consortium are (i) cutting edge technologies involving several laboratories which are international experts in these fields, (ii) integration of existing laboratories and research groups with wildlife expertise into the project through the Associate Partners (iii) integration of infection incidence data with epidemiological analysis and risk assessment which will be a vital component of any disease management system developed by the OIE, (iv) close collaboration with international organisations, including the OIE and the existing Networks of Excellence (Epizone and MedVetNet), (v) extensive contacts with US and Canadian wildlife disease organisations, (vi) integration of the outcomes into existing and fully accessible wildlife disease web sites.   
Short description of the task performed by Croatian partner
Integration of infection incidence data with epidemiological analysis and risk assessment which will be a vital component of any disease management system developed by the OIE; Close collaboration with international organisations, including the OIE and the existing Networks of Excellence (Epizone and MedVetNet); Extensive contacts with US and Canadian wildlife disease organizations; Integration of the outcomes into existing and fully accessible wildlife disease web sites.   


   

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