West Nile virus infection represents a prime example of an infection that can be understood and controlled exclusively through a "One Health" activity. To this end, a collaborative project (Epidemiology and Prevention of West Nile Virus infektion in Germany -EPISODE) will be started, comprising a total of 7 subprojects on surveillance and prevention. Due to its complex, transmission cycles, a multidisciplinary approach is essential to understand the ecology and resulting epidemiology and epizootology of West Nile infection. Only this will provide the basis to monitor WNV circulation and, if necessary, to implement targeted control measures. The aim of the subproject (WISSDIP/HuSchaWi) is the surveillance of dogs, sheep and wild boar to identify existing WNV risk areas and clusters, to distinguish them from non-endemic regions and also to detect emerging hotspots as quickly as possible. Furthermore to find out, whether there are significant differences in prevalences across animal species and/or habitats.
Involved INNT scientists:
Dr. Martin Eiden
Dr. Ute Ziegler
Prof. Dr. Martin H. Groschup
Dr. Cora Holicki (PostDoc)
Project partner:
Prof. Dr. Asisa Volz
Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover (TiHO), Hannover, Deutschland
https://www.tiho-hannover.de/kliniken-institute/institute/institut-fuer-virologie/personal/wissenschaftliches-personal/wissenschaftliches-personal/univ-prof-dr-asisa-volz
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Dobler
Institut für Mikrobiologie der Bundeswehr, München, Deutschland
https://instmikrobiobw.de/
Prof. Dr. Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin (BNITM), Hamburg, Deutschland
https://www.bnitm.de/forschung/forschungsgruppen/molekularbiologie-und-immunologie/abteilung-arbovirologie/
Dr. Renke Lühken
Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin (BNITM), Hamburg, Deutschland
https://www.bnitm.de/forschung/forschungsgruppen/molekularbiologie-und-immunologie/abteilung-arbovirologie/
PD Dr. Sandra Junglen
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institut für Virologie, Berlin, Deutschland
https://virologie-ccm.charite.de/metas/person/person/address_detail/junglen/
Prof. Dr. Martin Pfeffer
Universität, Leipzig, Vet.med. Fakultät, Leipzig, Deutschland
https://www.vetmed.uni-leipzig.de/institut-fuer-tierhygiene-und-oeffentliches-veterinaerwesen/institut/team/
Prof. Dr. Ruth Müller
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Zentrum für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Frankfurt, Deutschland
http://www.ruthmueller.info/
