Objective The world is facing a variety of viral infections of high pathogenic potential. These are either novel or formerly only endemic in specific areas of the world. It is intrinsic to such emerging diseases that actions to prevent and fight them must be taken while the number of infections is still relatively low and geographically restricted. Therefore, research efforts are required well before large outbreaks occur. In addition, effective surveillance networks for a given emerging disease must be established in time. Only with tools for treatment and control (such as vaccines) it will be possible to avoid major uncontrolled outbreaks. This proposal aims at the development of these tools for the control and prevention of one of the most threatening vector-borne emerging diseases, West Nile Fever, caused by West Nile Virus (WNV), which has recently spread through North America. Although the viral strains are similar in America and Europe, different conditions for a WNV epidemic have to be taken into account, like insect vectors, reservoir hosts (birds) and their endemic virus populations plus specialities of European climate and geography. To achieve the goals of the call and to make a significant impact in the enhancement of Europe´s preparedness to WNV, the consortium has defined three major scientific and technical objectives. Firstly, to develop a diagnostic system for WNV-infections, which has no cross-reaction with other common flavivirus infections. Secondly, to develop a vaccine for humans and last but not least to establish a scientific network to collect, investigate and standardize biological data associated with WNV records using standardized methods. Several European Institutes supported by US scientist experienced with the North American outbreak will be collaborating to fight the disease from a European perspective. Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesRNA virusesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyvirologymedical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthepidemiologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsvaccinesnatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyentomology Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH.2010.2.3.3-3 - Integrated disease-specific research on West Nile Virus infections, Chikungunya and/or Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever. FP7-HEALTH-2010-single-stage Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2010-single-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andrea Zeumann (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET LEIPZIG Germany EU contribution € 297 950,00 Address Ritterstrasse 26 04109 Leipzig See on map Region Sachsen Leipzig Leipzig Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gerhard Fuchs (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data STICHTING BIOMEDICAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER Netherlands EU contribution € 508 135,50 Address Lange kleiweg 161 2288 GJ Rijswijk zh See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ernst Verschoor (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA Italy EU contribution € 330 434,00 Address Via 8 febbraio 2 35122 Padova See on map Region Nord-Est Veneto Padova Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Giorgio Palù (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data University of Zurich Switzerland EU contribution € 98 640,00 Address Ramistrasse 71 8006 Zurich See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Kurt Bürki (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITEIT GENT Belgium EU contribution € 341 144,40 Address Sint pietersnieuwstraat 25 9000 Gent See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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Gent Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Saskia Vanden Broeck (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CORPORATION United States EU contribution € 308 613,00 Address Office of sponsored research services -one brookings drive MO 63130-4899 St louis See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Connie Motoki Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data NOVAVAX AB Sweden EU contribution € 474 660,00 Address Kungsgatan 109 753 18 Uppsala See on map Region Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Uppsala län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gerd Rundström (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data GENETIC IMMUNITY KUTATASI FEJLESZTESI ES SZOLGALTATO KFT Hungary EU contribution € 151 200,00 Address Berlini u 47-49 1045 Budapest See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Katalin Hermann (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
