Climate Monitoring and Decision Support Framework for Sand Fly-borne Diseases Detection and Mitigation with COst-benefit and Climate-policy MeasureS

Project Information

CLIMOS

Grant agreement ID: 101057690

DOI

10.3030/101057690

EC signature date 24 May 2022

Start date 1 September 2022

End date 31 May 2026

Funded under

• Health

Total cost

€ 9 038 530,50

EU contribution

€ 9 038 530,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA
Portugal

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (6)

Joint policy brief 1

First joint policy brief prepared as a report.

Common Communication and Dissemination Strategy

Dissemination and communication strategy plan of the cluster prepared jointly as a report by the 6 Projects.

Cluster brochure

A brochure showcasing the 6 Projects as a cluster.

Policy Strategy of the cluster

A document presenting the common policy strategy of the cluster.

Scientific strategy of the cluster

A joint scientific strategy of the cluster prepared and shared as one document.

CLIMOS system requirements and functional specification

This document will report on the technical requirements, which the CLIMOS platform will have to satisfy. The specification of functional components and platform features will also be documented in this report.

Other (1)

Thematic workshops/trainings on issues of common interest 1

The first thematic workshop/training on a common issue identified by the cluster conducted and disseminated via the cluster web portal.

Data sets, microdata, etc (1)

Data on Leishmania and Phlebovirus detection in sand flies and dogs No. 1

Key deliverable with preliminary data on Leishmania and Phlebovirus detection in sand flies and dogs (number of pathogens detected), after the end of the first season of sand fly surveillance field work and dog sera collection, as initial inputs to start of data analysis and modelling of D3.2 and D3.3 and CLIMOS EWS development and iteration of D3.4.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Cluster newsletter 1

The first cluster newsletter published on the cluster web portal and linked to individual Project websites.

Cluster web portal and visual identity

Common web portal and visual identity created collectively by the 6 Projects.

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

CLIMOS EWS report and specification No. 1

First CLIMOS EWS iteration, before the start of the second season of sand fly surveillance field work and related laboratory analyses available from D2.1 and D2.4, to guide potential additions or changes in field and laboratory work.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (28)

Sand Flies: A Dangerous Insect on a Changing Planet

Author(s): Tarcísio de Freitas Milagres; Carla Maia
Published in: Frontiers for Young Minds, Issue Volume 12, Number 5, 2024, ISSN 2296-6846
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/FRYM.2024.1422953

Seroprevalence of sand fly fever Sicilian virus in blood donors in mainland Portugal

Author(s): Rafael Rocha, Elif Kurum, Nazli Ayhan, Rémi Charrel, Carla Maia
Published in: Parasites & Vectors, Issue 18, 2025, ISSN 1756-3305
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S13071-025-06885-X

Leishmaniasis in Humans and Animals: A One Health Approach for Surveillance, Prevention and Control in a Changing World

Author(s): Claudia Cosma, Carla Maia, Nushrat Khan, Maria Infantino, Marco Del Riccio
Published in: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Issue 9, 2024, ISSN 2414-6366
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/TROPICALMED9110258

Susceptibility of diverse sand fly species to Toscana virus

Author(s): Jancarova, Magdalena; Polanska, Nikola; Thiesson, Adrien; Arnaud, Frédérick; Stejskalova, Marketa; Rehbergerova, Marketa; Kohl, Alain; Viginier, Barbara; Volf, Petr; Ratinier, Maxime
Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Issue Volume 19, Number 5, 2025, ISSN 1935-2735
Publisher: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PNTD.0013031

Combining phylogeography and climate models to track the diversification and spread of Phlebotomus simici

Author(s): Edwin Kniha, Stephan Koblmüller, Katharina Platzgummer, Oscar Kirstein, Debora Diaz, Vít Dvořák, Ozge Erisoz Kasap, Betim Xhekaj, Kurtesh Sherifi, Julia Walochnik, Attila J. Trájer
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-025-94601-1

A survey of Phlebotomine sand flies across their northern distribution range limit in Western Europe

Author(s): J. Risueño, S. Bersihand, C. Bender, T. Cornen, K. De Boer, A. Ibáñez-Justicia, D. Rey, Y. Rozier, A. Schneider, A. Stroo, A. Vanslembrouck, W. Van Bortel, A. Weigand, D. Zambianchi, P. Pérez Cutillas, S. Oerther, M. Braks, G.R.W. Wint, E. Berriatua, F. Schaffner
Published in: Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association, Issue 42, 2024, ISSN 2054-930X
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
DOI: 10.52004/2054930X-20241008

Epidemiological and clinical trends of visceral leishmaniasis in Portugal: retrospective analysis of cases diagnosed in public hospitals between 2010 and 2020

Author(s): Rafael Rocha; Cláudia Conceição; Luzia Gonçalves; Ana Cláudia Carvalho; André Maia; André Martins; António Carujo; António Maio; Catarina Forra; Catarina Melita; Daniela Couto; Diana Fernandes; Dulce Pereira; Ema Leal; Helena Sarmento; Inês Sousa; Jean-Pierre Gonçalves; Joana Marinho; Joana Vasconcelos; João Cunha; João Rodrigues; José Miguel Silva; Lídia Caley; Luís Malheiro; Luís Santos; Margarida Garcia; Margarida Prata; Maria Cunha; Maria Lima; Maria Margarida Andrade; Marta Marques; Miguel Alpalhão; Mónica Silva; Rita Ferraz; Rui Soares; Salomão Fernandes; Samuel Llobet; Sofia Cruz; Teresa Guimarães; Tiago Branco; Tomás Robalo-Nunes; Vasco Almeida; Carla Maia
Published in: Infectious Diseases of Poverty, Issue 13, 2024, ISSN 2049-9957
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1186/S40249-024-01204-5

Evaluation of various membranes for blood-feeding in nine sand fly species and artificial feeding challenges in Sergentomyia minuta

Author(s): Anna Hošková, Barbora Vojtková, Markéta Stejskalová, Nikola Polanská, Magdalena Jančářová, Lidiane Medeiros da Costa, Mauricio Roberto Viana Sant´Anna, Petr Volf, Jovana Sádlová
Published in: Parasites & Vectors, Issue 18, 2025, ISSN 1756-3305
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S13071-025-06729-8

Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) of the world

Author(s): Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati, Andrey José de Andrade, Farzana Perveen, Mathieu Loyer, Khamsing Vongphayloth, Fano José Randrianambinintsoa, Jorian Prudhomme, Nil Rahola, Mohammad Akhoundi, Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro, Jérôme Depaquit
Published in: Parasites & Vectors, Issue 18, 2025, ISSN 1756-3305
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S13071-025-06748-5

The spatial relationship between leishmaniases and sand flies in Europe and neighboring countries

Author(s): Eduardo Berriatua, Pedro Pérez-Cutillas, Aurora González Vidal, Olivier J. T. Briët
Published in: Parasites & Vectors, Issue 17, 2024, ISSN 1756-3305
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S13071-024-06484-2

Molecular evidence of <i>Wolbachia</i> and <i>Orthoflavivirus</i> infection in field‐collected mosquitoes in three provinces of Türkiye

Author(s): Wilfrid Sewade, Ceylan Polat, Ozge Erisoz Kasap
Published in: Tropical Medicine &amp; International Health, Issue 30, 2025, ISSN 1360-2276
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/TMI.14099

Knowledge and practices regarding leishmaniasis in Portugal – Comparison between blood donors and health students/professionals

Author(s): Rafael Rocha, Cláudia Conceição, Luzia Gonçalves, Carla Maia
Published in: One Health, Issue Volume 18, 2024, ISSN 2352-7714
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100697

Performance evaluation of nine reference centers and comparison of DNA extraction protocols for effective surveillance of Leishmania-infected Phlebotomine sand flies: Basis for technical recommendations

Author(s): Prudhomme, Jorian; Delabarre, Aymeric; Alten, Bülent; Berberoglu, Umut; Berriatua, Eduardo; Bongiorno, Gioia; Cristóvão, José Manuel; Davidovich-Cohen, Maya; Di Muccio, Trentina; Erisoz Kasap, Ozge; Fiorentino, Eleonora; D. Kirstein, Oscar; Kniha, Edwin; Maia, Carla; Mungan, Mesut; Muñoz-Hernández, Clara; Nalçaci, Muhammed; Oguz Kaskan, Gizem; Özbel, Yusuf; Toz, Seray Ozensoy; Parreira, Ricardo; Platzgummer, Katharina; Polat, Ceylan; Risueño, José; Studentsky, Liora; Varol, Gamze; Walochnik, Julia; Yetişmiş, Kardelen; Gangneux, Jean-Pierre
Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Issue Volume 18, Number 12, 2024, ISSN 1935-2735
Publisher: PLOS
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PNTD.0012543

The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action

Author(s): Llabrés-Brustenga, Alba; Sofiev, Mikhail; Lowe, Rachel; Triñanes, Joaquin; Schmoll, Oliver; Jankin, Slava; Courtenay, Orin; Eckelman, Matthew J; Farooq, Zia; Semenza, Jan C; Kriit, Hedi Katre; Treskova, Marina; Kazmierczak, Aleksandra; Minx, Jan C; Wagner, Fabian; Ballester, Joan; Markandya, Anil; Hamilton, Ian; Sirotkina, Elena; van Daalen, Kim R; Bechara, Hannah; Hatfield, Charles; Hänninen, Risto; Sjödin, Henrik; Mi, Zhifu; Vanuytrecht, Eline; Sánchez-Valdivia, Nacho; Robinson, Elizabeth J Z; Dasgupta, Shouro; Scamman, Daniel; Milà, Carles; Carvalho, Bruno M; Palamarchuk, Julia; Kouznetsov, Rostislav; Maia, Carla; Antó, Josep M; Springmann, Marco; Dasandi, Niheer; Zhang, Ran; Tonne, Cathryn; Beck, Thessa M; Nilsson, Maria; Gonzalez-Reviriego, Nube; Achebak, Hicham; Solaraju-Murali, Balakrishnan; Singh, Pratik; Batista, Martín Lotto; Romanello, Marina; Martinez-Urtaza, Jaime; Warnecke, Laura; He, Kehan; Quijal-Zamorano, Marcos; Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo; Gallo, Elisa; Pradas, Marta Cirah; Fransson, Peter; Kendrovski, Vladimir; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark; Walawender, Maria; Kiesewetter, Gregor; Kennard, Harry; Pantera, Dafni Kalatzi; Lloyd, Simon J; Sherman, Jodi D; Chambers, Jonathan; Rocklöv, Joacim; Callaghan, Max W; Gasparyan, Olga; Rafaj, Peter
Published in: The Lancet Public Health, Issue Volume 9, Issue 5, 2024, ISSN 2468-2667
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.17615/T4HN-XK95

Toscana virus: A comprehensive review of 1381 cases showing an emerging threat in the Mediterranean regions

Author(s): Nazli Ayhan, Carole Eldin, Remi Charrel
Published in: Journal of Infection, Issue 90, 2025, ISSN 0163-4453
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JINF.2025.106415

Behavioral responses of <i>Phlebotomus papatasi</i> (Diptera: Psychodidae) to host-derived semiochemicals

Author(s): Mert Okbay, Ozge Erisoz Kasap
Published in: Journal of Medical Entomology, Issue 62, 2025, ISSN 0022-2585
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI: 10.1093/JME/TJAF065

A climatic suitability indicator to support Leishmania infantum surveillance in Europe: a modelling study

Author(s): Bruno M. Carvalho; Carla Maia; Orin Courtenay; Alba Llabrés-Brustenga; Martín Lotto Batista; Giovenale Moirano; Kim R. van Daalen; Jan C. Semenza; Rachel Lowe
Published in: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Issue Volume 43, 2024, ISSN 2666-7762
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/J.LANEPE.2024.100971

Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Cutaneous and Mucosal Leishmaniases in Portugal: Retrospective Analysis of Cases Diagnosed in Public Hospitals and Reported in the Literature between 2010 and 2020

Author(s): Rafael Rocha; Cláudia Conceição; Luzia Gonçalves; Ana Cláudia Carvalho; André Maia; André Martins; António Carujo; António Maio; Catarina Forra; Catarina Melita; Daniela Couto; Diana Fernandes; Dulce Pereira; Ema Leal; Helena Sarmento; Inês Sousa; Jean-Pierre Gonçalves; Joana Marinho; Joana Vasconcelos; João Cunha; João Rodrigues; José Miguel Silva; Lídia Caley; Luís Malheiro; Luís Santos; Margarida Garcia; Maria Cunha; Maria Lima; Maria Margarida Andrade; Marta Marques; Miguel Alpalhão; Mónica Silva; Rita Ferraz; Rui Soares; Salomão Fernandes; Samuel Llobet; Sofia Cruz; Teresa Guimarães; Tiago Branco; Tomás Robalo-Nunes; Vasco Almeida; Carla Maia
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue Volume 12, Issue 4, 2024, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/MICROORGANISMS12040819

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Author(s): Carla Maia
Published in: Journal of Comparative Pathology, Issue Volume 209, 2024, ISSN 0021-9975
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2024.01.001

Seroprevalence of Toscana virus in blood donors in mainland Portugal

Author(s): Rafael Rocha, Elif Kurum, Nazli Ayhan, Rémi Charrel, Carla Maia
Published in: Parasites &amp; Vectors, Issue 18, 2025, ISSN 1756-3305
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S13071-025-06726-X

Nine autochthonous cases of Toscana virus infection in France, 2022–2024: a clinical and virological overview

Author(s): Nazli Ayhan, Léa Luciani, Laura Pezzi, Jean Sélim Driouich, Raphaelle Klitting, Elif Kurum, Nadim Cassir, Sophie Bayle, Amandine Chollet, Guillaume A Durand, Anne Darmon, Julie Allemand, Fabrice Edorh, Laetitia Ninove, Antoine Nougairède, Gilda Grard, Xavier de Lamballerie, Rémi N Charrel
Published in: Journal of Travel Medicine, 2025, ISSN 1195-1982
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI: 10.1093/JTM/TAAF057

The development of L. major, L. donovani and L. martiniquensis, Leishmania currently emerging in Europe, in the sand fly species Phlebotomus perniciosus and P. tobbi

Author(s): Jovana Sadlova; Anna Hoskova; Barbora Vojtkova; Tomas Becvar; Petr Volf
Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Issue Volume 18, Number 10, 2024, ISSN 1935-2735
Publisher: PLOS
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PNTD.0012597

Updated checklist of the <i>Culicoides</i> Latreille biting midges (<i>Diptera</i>: <i>Ceratopogonidae</i>) of Galicia (NW Spain): Diversity, distribution and medical‐veterinary relevance

Author(s): Polina, Alejandro; Martínez Barciela, Yasmina; José Manuel, Pereira; Fernando, Cobo; Elvira, Íñiguez; Javier, Lucientes; Rosa, Estrada; Josefina, Garrido
Published in: Veterinary Medicine and Science, Issue Volume 12, No5, 2024, ISSN 2053-1095
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/VMS3.1555

Comprehensive evaluation of nucleic acid amplification methods widely used for generic detection of sandfly-borne phleboviruses

Author(s): Ceylan Polat, Nazli Ayhan, Koray Ergünay, Remi N. Charrel
Published in: Microbiology Spectrum, Issue Volume 12, Issue 4, 2024, ISSN 2165-0497
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03428-23

A pictorial identification key for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Phlebotomus sand flies

Author(s): Mohammad Akhoundi, Michele Maroli, Luigi Gradoni, Arezki Izri, Jean-Pierre Dedet, Jan Votýpka, Souad Guernaoui, Razika Benikhlef, Naouel Eddaikra, Paul Bates, Denis Sereno, Jérôme Depaquit
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-024-77815-7

Phlebotomine sand fly distribution and abundance in France: A systematic review

Author(s): Prudhomme, Jorian; Depaquit, Jérôme; Robert-Gangneux, Florence
Published in: Parasite, Issue Volume 31, article 45, 2024, ISSN 1776-1042
Publisher: EDP Sciences, 2024
DOI: 10.1051/PARASITE/2024045

Monitoring of sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and pathogen screening in Slovenia with habitat suitability modeling

Author(s): Vladimir Ivović, Peter Glasnović, Sara Zupan, Tea Knapič, Tomi Trilar, Miša Korva, Nataša Knap, Urška Glinšek Biškup, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, Katja Adam
Published in: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2297-1769
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FVETS.2025.1603358

External quality assessment for molecular detection of sand fly-borne phleboviruses circulating in the Mediterranean Basin

Author(s): Nazli Ayhan, Cecile Baronti, Laurence Thrion, Gioia Bongiorno, Carla Maia, Remi N. Charrel, null null, Ozge Erisoz Kasap, Ceylan Polat, Gizem Oguz Kaskan, Bulent Alten, Eduardo Berriatua, José Risueño, Clara Muñoz-Hernández, Edwin Kniha, Katharina Platzgummer, Julia Walochnik, Ricardo Parreira, Yasemin Coşgun, Umut Berberoğlu, Oscar David Kirstein, Victoria Indenbaum, Ravit Koren, Osnat Halpern, Yaniv Lustig, Muhammed Nalcaci, Kardelen Yetismis, Seray Toz, Yusuf Ozbel, Jerome Depaquit, Nalia Mekarnia, Claudia Fortuna, Giulia Marsili
Published in: Parasites &amp; Vectors, Issue 18, 2025, ISSN 1756-3305
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S13071-025-06785-0