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One Health PACT publication: In recent years the Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus has invaded Europe, including the Netherlands. This species is a known vector for a range of arboviruses, possibly including West Nile virus (WNV). As WNV emerged in the Netherlands in 2020, it is important to investigate the vectorial capacity of mosquito species present in the Netherlands to estimate the risk of future outbreaks and further spread of the virus. Therefore, this study evaluates the potential role of Ae. japonicus in WNV transmission and spillover from birds to dead-end hosts in the Netherlands. The research of Charlotte Linthout has been published in Parasites & Vectors. This was a great collaborative effort within the OneHealthPACT, with contributions from Afonso Dimas Martins, Mariken de Wit, Clara DELECROIX, Sandra Abbo, Gorben Pijlman and Sander Koenraadt. In conclusion: combining the field and laboratory derived data, the developed model predicts that Ae. japonicus could act as a spillover vector for WNV and could be responsible for a high initial invasion risk of WNV when present in large numbers. Read more:  https://lnkd.in/eZefsDCN Published in Parasites and Vectors BioMed Central #onehealth #mosquitos #outbreaks #mosquitobornedisease Leiden University Medical Center Radboudumc Wageningen University & Research Universiteit Utrecht NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) Avans Hogeschool Erasmus MC Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW) KNMI - Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut Sanquin Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (NVWA) Deltares UMC Utrecht OneHealthPACT Netherlands Centre for One Health (NCOH) Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu Rode Kruis Nederland Stichting Technasium Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond CEAB-CSIC

Very excited to share that the study of Pauline de Best and Ayat Abourashed on mosquito-borne virus preventive behaviors in the Netherlands and Spain is now published in BMC Public Health. https://lnkd.in/efYNQpmR Let's dive into the key findings! 🌡 Europe is facing a rise in mosquito-borne viruses cases (MBVs) like West Nile and Dengue. Understanding public perception and behaviour towards MBVs is crucial for effective prevention. This study compares perceptions and behaviour between two European countries. 📊The MosquitoWise survey collected data from 475 participants in Spain and 438 in the Netherlands. Key metrics included intent to use prevention measures, knowledge, and information sources 👍 Interestingly, 92.2% of Spanish and 91.8% of Dutch respondents used at least one prevention measure. However, both Spanish participants and Dutch participants have room for improvement in their intent to use prevention measures. 🧠 Participants in both countries scored well on Mosquito related knowledge. However, Spanish participants had higher MBV knowledge scores than Dutch participants. Participants from both countries showed potential for improving knowledge about MBV and mosquito bite prevention! 🦟 Participants from both countries commonly used repellents and screens. The number of people who remove mosquito breeding sites could be improved for both countries! We found that this can be improved by improving citizens' knowledge and self-efficacy. 📈 We identified determinants with the potential to enhance preventive behaviour, namely: Knowledge, Information, remembering to use prevention measures during mosquito season and worrying about the possibility of getting sick with an MBV. Addressing perceived benefits and cues to action can boost repellent use in both countries. 🌍 Conclusion: Despite some differences, the Netherlands and Spain share similar determinants for adopting prevention measures. Tailored public health campaigns focusing on these determinants can improve mosquito-borne virus prevention across Europe. #HealthPromotion 📢 🎉 Special thanks to all contributors and participants of this study. Together, we can make strides in public health interventions and prevent the spread of MBVs! 🦟 Aura Timen, Marion Koopmans, R. S., John Palmer, Frederic Bartumeus, Eric C.M. Van Gorp, Laura D.

🌎 One Health PACT June retreat 🦟 Today 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 today was on integrating insights from various areas of expertise, exploring the drivers of emergence, ecosystem- focused monitoring, and the infection, impact and response in different hosts. The afternoon is (still!) particularly stimulating with a scenario workshop by @Arjan Stroo from CMV at the Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (NVWA) on potential outbreaks and developing the best response strategies! The second scenario workshop is given by Reina Sikkema from Erasmus MC about the Fundamental Change in Virus Presence. 💡Key question: from your perspective, what is the crucial question that requires an immediate answer during a new outbreak? #OneHealthPACT #Research #PublicHealth #EcosystemHealth #KnowledgeSynthesis #OutbreakResponse #OneHealth Universiteit Leiden Radboudumc Wageningen University & Research Universiteit Utrecht NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) Avans Hogeschool Erasmus MC Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW) KNMI - Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut Sanquin Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (NVWA) Deltares UMC Utrecht OneHealthPACT Netherlands Centre for One Health (NCOH) Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu Rode Kruis Nederland Stichting Technasium Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond @CSIC CEAB

On Friday, June 14, the finale of the Mosquito Alert Citizen Science project of OneHealthPACT and Stichting Technasium took place. This project is organized by Prof. Eric C.M. Van Gorp (Viroscience / One Health PACT) and Wilco Zwennis (Stichting Technasium), among others. Starting in March 2024, the students from twelve Technasium schools conducted research on mosquitoes. The central question for the project this year was: "Is your own environment a suitable breeding ground for mosquitoes?" During the finale at Porteum in Lelystad the Technasium students from Northgo College, Scholengemeenschap Ubbo Emmius, Christelijk Lyceum Delft, Eligant Lyceum, and Porteum pitched the results of their research via self-made posters. Marion Koopmans also attended via a short video and thanked the students for their contribution and told how happy she was with the help towards the research. Afterwards, it was time to pick the winning teams and present them with an award! 🏆 The award for Greatest Impact Made went to Sven and Marijn from Christelijk Lyceum Delft.  🏆 The award for Most Inspiring Content went to Sanya, Noor, Noa, Fay and Indi from Porteum. 🏆 The award for Greatest Creativity went to Skyler, Martina and Xaleisha from Porteum. 🏆The Audience Award went to Azra and Tessa from Eligant Lyceum. All of the research coming from this citizen science project contributes to the One Health PACT research to gain systemic understanding of mosquito-borne diseases and of how their emergence and transmission is influenced by major environmental and social changes. Thanks Porteum for the great hospitality! Contribute to our international research yourself!🦟 📸 Download the Mosquito Alert App and upload your photos here: https://lnkd.in/eHzCCesm Do you want to know more about what the students actually researched? Read more via:  https://lnkd.in/eBqVk7sR Marion Koopmans Eric C.M. Van Gorp Sander Harting Michel Slotman Kristina Lanko Lisa Bauer Anne-Marthe Woldhuis Alicia Elbertse Nienke Sikkema #mosquitoalert #OneHealth #OneHealthPACT #mosquitobornedisease #citizenscienceproject #mosquitos Leiden University Medical Center Radboudumc Wageningen University & Research Universiteit Utrecht NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) Avans Hogeschool ErasmusMC Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW) KNMI - Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut Sanquin Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (NVWA) Deltares UMC Utrecht OneHealthPACT Netherlands Centre for One Health (NCOH) Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu Rode Kruis Nederland Stichting Technasium Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond Ceabis-CSIC

One Health PACT publication: Mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise. While climatic factors have been linked to disease occurrences, they do not explain the non-random spatial distribution in disease outbreaks. Landscape-related factors, such as vegetation structure, likely play a crucial but hitherto unquantified role. Louie Krol explored how three critically important factors, associated with mosquito-borne disease outbreaks (#microclimate, #mosquito abundance and bird communities) vary at the landscape scale. They explored how three critically important factors that are associated with mosquito-borne disease outbreaks: microclimate, mosquito abundance and bird communities, vary at the landscape scale. They compared the co-occurrence of these three factors in two contrasting habitat types (forest versus grassland) across five rural locations in the central part of the Netherlands between June and September 2021. Want to know more about this research? Read about the publication here: https://lnkd.in/eZtjQwD5 Louie Krol Laure Remmerswaal Marvin Groen Jordy van der Beek Reina Sikkema Martha Dellar Peter van Bodegom Gertjan Geerling Maarten Schrama Marion Koopmans #onehealth #mosquitos #outbreaks #mosquitobornedisease Leiden University Medical Center Radboudumc Wageningen University & Research Universiteit Utrecht NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) Avans Hogeschool Erasmus MC Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW) KNMI - Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut Sanquin Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (NVWA) Deltares UMC Utrecht OneHealthPACT Netherlands Centre for One Health (NCOH) Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu Rode Kruis Nederland Stichting Technasium Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond CEAB CSIC

🌍🌱It’s the International Day for Biological Diversity! Today, we raise awareness about biodiversity and emphasize the urgent need to protect and conserve it. Biodiversity plays a crucial role in our research on the spread and transmission of mosquito-borne diseases. Read more about our research: https://lnkd.in/efRt3SUD #Biodiversity #OneHealthPACT #mosquitos #OneHealth Marion Koopmans Leiden University Medical Center Radboudumc Wageningen University & Research Universiteit Utrecht NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) Avans Hogeschool Erasmus MC Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW) KNMI - Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut Sanquin Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (NVWA) Deltares UMC Utrecht OneHealthPACT Netherlands Centre for One Health (NCOH) Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu Rode Kruis Nederland Stichting Technasium Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond 

Reminder! 💥 Join us for the International Summer School 2024 One health approaches to study climate sensitive infectious diseases ! 🌿 Deadline for registration is 15th of May! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eGAJkhKj 📅 Date and Place: August 12 - 16, 2024 • PDPC/Erasmus Medical Centre; Rotterdam; The Netherlands Are you ready to dive into the world of infectious diseases in a changing climate? Our interdisciplinary summer school is tailored for early-career and mid-career scientists passionate about tackling complex health challenges through the lens of One Health principles. 🔍 Content of the Summer School: Explore the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health with a focus on infectious diseases in a climate change context. From zoonotic diseases to vector-borne illnesses, we'll delve into the connections between health and our changing planet. Get ready for engaging lectures, hands-on workshops, field trips, and collaborative projects—all designed to deepen your understanding and expand your skills. 🎯 Target Audience: MSc. and PhD candidates, as well as postdoctoral scientists, from diverse backgrounds eager to apply One Health approaches in their research or work. With only 30 spots available, apply now to secure your seat! 🎤 Confirmed Speakers: · Prof. Dr. Marion Koopmans (Erasmus MC, NL) · Prof. Dr. Joacim Rocklöv (Heidelberg University, GER) · Prof. Pier Siebesma (Delft University, NL) · Dr. Reina Sikkema (Erasmus MC, NL) · Dr. Marina Treskova (Heidelberg University, GER) · Dr. Maarten Schrama (Leiden University, NL) · Dr. Bas Oude Munnink (Erasmus MC, NL) · Dr. Lineke Begeman (Erasmus MC, NL) ⌨ Website with more information and the registration link: https://lnkd.in/eGAJkhKj Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness Center (PDPC) Erasmus MC IDAlert OneHealthPACT #onehealth #mosquitoes #Onehealthday #mosquito #klimaatverandering #climatechange #onehealthpact #virologie #covid19 #marionkoopmans #pandamic #outbreak #infections #onehealthpact #utrechtuniversity #avanshogeschool #biology #laboratorialresearch #usutuvirus #vectorborne #healthcommunication #healthbelief #socialdeterminants #prevention

🔉 Delighted to share that two inspiring key note speakers are confirmed for the International Summer School 2024: Marion Koopmans and Joacim Rocklöv. 🚀 Eager to expand your horizons and connect with renowned experts? Don’t miss out! Secure your spot today and dive into a week of insightful discussions and networking opportunities! 🌐 Visit the website: https://lnkd.in/eGAJkhKj Register here: https://lnkd.in/g4gEWd5n Erasmus MC TU Delft Leiden University Medical Center Universität Heidelberg Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness Center (PDPC) IDAlert OneHealthPACT  Reina Sikkema Anja Schreijer Maarten Schrama Quirine ten Bosch Pier Siebesma Alex Richter-Boix #SummerSchool #Learning #Networking

New study out! 🚨 https://lnkd.in/ecF7M-sP   West Nile Virus (WNV) is a growing public health concern in Europe. To mitigate its effects, mechanistic models can help understand its dynamics and predict future outbreaks. In this study, we systematically reviewed mechanistic models of WNV and delved into their aims, assumptions, and parametrization.   We found that applied WNV models aiming at predicting are including more detailed features than the theoretical ones. Additionally, although the number of included features is increasing, gaps in knowledge still exist.   We identified challenges in parameterising such complex models using lab and field studies. Among others, experimental conditions don't always reflect conditions in the modelled system and model parameters cannot always be estimated in the field or in a lab. We present potential solutions to these challenges.   We also gathered parameter values used in the reviewed models, which can be of help for future WNV modellers!   This study highlights the potential to improve the quality of WNV models and their applicability for policy by establishing closer collaboration between mathematical modelling and empirical work. And of course it was a collaborative effort, so thanks to everybody involved in the project Mariken de Wit, Afonso Dimas Martins, Quirine ten Bosch, Hans Heesterbeek, OneHealthPACT