Objective Classical swine fever (CSF) is a recurring pathogen of domestic pigs in Europe, maintained in wild boar reservoir and reintroduced by contacts between domestic and free-living species. About 80% of the first outbreaks of CSF have occurred in regions where CSF in wild boar is endemic. However wild boars arena indigenous species in Europe and they should be managed as a part of our natural environment. Socially, large-scale outbreaks of CSF have a disastrous economic effect (billons of Euros), and public opinion perceives mass killings of animals as unethical. Animal welfare implications of CSF outbreaks are also serious. Currently, no live vaccine that can be differentiated from infection and adapted for young pigs is available. The objectives of the present project are:(i) development of an epidemiological and economic model for CSF eradication in wild boar, (ii) adaptation of the classical C-strain oral vaccine for use in young wild boar,(iii) development of a live marker vaccine for oral administration to wild boar and development of accompanied diagnostic assays. The expected results will be a complete package with an epidemiological tool to support wild boar management and CSF control. In addition an orally administrable live marker vaccine with accompanying discriminatory tests and sampling protocols will be developed that may come into action if preventive CSF control fails. Because CSF affects several European countries, a multinational and multidisciplinary research effort is appropriate and will contribute to realise the objectives of the priority thematic area: policy-orientated research.'' Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthepidemiologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsvaccines Programme(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) POLICIES-1.4 - New and more environment friendly production methods to improve animal health Call for proposal FP6-2002-SSP-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator CENTRUM VOOR ONDERZOEK IN DIERGENEESKUNDE EN AGROCHEMIE EU contribution No data Address Groselenberg 99 UKKEL Belgium See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FRIEDRICH-LOEFFLER-INSTITUT BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER TIERGESUNDHEIT Germany EU contribution No data Address Suedurfer 10 GREIFSWALD - INSEL RIEMS See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY, EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY FOR CSF, SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER Germany EU contribution No data Address Bünteweg 17 HANNOVER See on map Total cost No data ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA PROTEZIONE E LA RICERCA AMBIENTALE Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Vitaliani Brancati 48 ROMA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE Switzerland EU contribution No data Address Schwarzenburgstrasse 155 BERN See on map Total cost No data FORT DODGE VETERINARIA SA Spain EU contribution No data Address CARRETERA CAMPRODON S/N FINCA "LA RIBA" VALL DE BIANYA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Spain EU contribution No data Address Avenida de Seneca, 2 MADRID See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE FOR VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS Hungary EU contribution No data Address Szàllàs BUDAPEST 10 See on map Total cost No data CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICE, DIRECTORATE OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS Hungary EU contribution No data Address Szallas 8 BUDAPEST See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STATENS VETERINÄRMEDCINSKA ANSTALT (THE NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE) Sweden EU contribution No data Address Ulls väg 2B UPPSALA See on map Total cost No data
