EPIZONE Themes

As a virtual institute the activities are organised in 3 horizontal integration themes (Virtual Institute, Strategic Integration, and Spreading Excellence) and 4 vertical scientific integration themes (Diagnostics, Intervention Strategies, Surveillance and Epidemiology, and Risk Assessment).

Theme 1 "Virtual Institute"
Coordinator: Professor Wim van der Poel, Central Veterinary Institute of Wageningen UR, Lelystad, The Netherlands

WP 1.1: Virtual Institute

WP 1.2: Communication

Theme 2  "Strategic Integration" 

Theme leader: Dr Alessandro Cristalli, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy

WP 2.1: Scientific coordination and strategic planning

WP 2.2: Shared resources

WP 2.3: Expertise development

Theme 3  "Spreading Excellence"

Theme leader: Dr Emmanuel Albina, Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche
Agronomique pour le Développement, France
WP 3.2: Education

WP 3.3: Young EPIZONE

Theme 4  "Diagnostics"
Theme leader: Dr Martin Beer, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Germany.
Dr Åse Uttenthal, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.
WP 4.1: PCR-diagnostics
WP 4.2: DNA-Chip-based diagnostics
WP 4.3: DIVA Diagnostics
WP 4.4: Pen-side tests

Theme 5  “Intervention Strategies” 
Theme leaders: Dr Linda Dixon, Institute for Animal Health, United Kingdom and
Dr Marie-Frédérique Le Potier, Agence Française de Securité Sanitaire des Aliments, France.           
WP 5.1: Vaccine technologies
WP 5.2: Host responses to infection
WP 5.3: Adjuvants
WP 5.4: Antivirals

Theme 6 “Surveillance and Epidemiology”
Theme leader: Dr Claes Enøe, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.
Laura Powell, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, United Kingdom.
WP 6.1: Surveillance & Epidemiology of emerging viral diseases in aquaculture
WP 6.2: Field Epidemiology & Surveillance of AI and APMV
WP 6.3: Experimental Epidemiology
WP 6.4: Molecular Epidemiology

Theme 7 “Risk Assessment”
Theme leader: Dr Louise Kelly, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, United Kingdom.
Dr Franz Conraths, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Germany.
WP 7.1: Standardisation of import risk assessment
WP 7.2: European online database on epizootic diseases as an early warning system
WP 7.3: Decision support system for CSF
WP 7.4: Impact of environmental effects on the risk of introduction of epizootic diseases in Europe: Identification and Prioritisation.