Progress EPIZONE Themes

Progress Theme 4 "Diagnostics" 2008-2009

Theme leaders: 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

Progress Theme 5 "Intervention Strategies" 2008-2009

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

Progress Theme 6 "Surveillance and Epidemiology" 2008-2009

Theme leaders 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

Progress Theme 7 "Risk Assessment" 2008-2009

Theme leaders: 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 inEurope: Identification and Prioritisation.