The second call of the Era-Net ICRAD
(International coordination of research on infectious diseases) with the title “One Health Approach to Zoonoses Research and Innovation” has been a success. We are happy to announce that 10 international collaborative research projects have been nominated for funding. The ten projects were selected out of 40 project proposals. The proposals were evaluated by international peer-reviewers following the criteria and procedure stated in the call announcement and evaluation guidelines. The selected proposals consist of 66 Partner and associated Partner from 20 different countries from Argentina to United Kingdom. Although the main number of participants comes from universities and public research organisations, industry is also involved in some of the selected projects.
| Acronym | Title | Coordinator | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPICVIR | Emerging porcine influenza and coronaviruses | Dr. Kristien Van Reeth, Ghent University (BE) |
BE, NL, ES, UK |
| Sclce | Classical Scrapie in Iceland, a model for prion diseases worldwide | Dr. Christine Fast, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (DE) |
DE, FR, ES, UK, IT, IS |
| FLU-SWITCH | Identification of factors driving the emergence and spread of avian influenza viruses with zoonotic potential | Dr. Romain Volmer, INRAE (FR) |
FR, DE, IT, NL, PL, TR, UK |
| ScResGoats | Classical scrapie in genetically resistant goats: questioning current concepts and policies | Dr. John Spiropoulos, Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK |
UK, GR, IT, ES |
| AdapTB | Defining the Molecular Determinants of Mycobacterial Adaptation and host:pathogen Interaction to inform bTB control | Dr. Sharon Kendall, The Royal Veterinary College (UK) |
UK, AR, FR, IE |
| LEPTIMMUNHOST | Comparative host and species-specific immune responses of macrophages infected with zoonotic Leptospira interrogans | Dr. Catherine Werts, Institut Pasteur (FR) |
FR, AR, LT, UK, CA |
| NanoZoo | Protein nanoparticle vaccine platform for rapid response against zoonotic viruses in poultry and swine | Dr. Gorben Pijlman, Wageningen University (NL) |
NL, DK, UK, AU, NL, DK |
| Q-Net-Assess | Improved molecular surveillance and assessment of host adaptation and virulence of Coxiella burnetii in Europe | Dr. Tom McNeilly, Moredun Research Institute (UK) |
UK, BE, FR, DE, NL, ES |
| POC4AIV | Preventing zoonoses by screening Avian Influenza Virus (AIV) in wildlife birds and poultry using a novel rapid point of care system | Dr. Anders Wolff, Danish Technical University (DK) |
DK, EE, FR, IT, LV, PL, TR, DK |
| imdiTBap | Improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis in domestic ruminants through the use of new antigens and test platforms | Dr. Javier Bezos, Complutense University of Madrid (ES) |
ES, IE, IT, ES, TR, UK |