Innovative tools and strategies for surveillance and control of dengue

Objective

Current surveillance systems and control efforts are clearly insufficient to combat dengue in endemic countries and to prevent spread to previously uninfected areas (including Europe). We will focus on the following aspects of the call: better diagnosis, surveillance, prevention as well as prediction and/or prevention of the spread of Dengue fever to previously uninfected regions (including Europe) in the context of climate change. We will develop a rapid diagnostic assay for resource limited settings that can be used as point-of-care, is portable, provides rapid results and is inexpensive. Novel tools for vector monitoring will be tested. We propose to develop a comprehensive, early warning, laboratory-based sentinel surveillance system that integrates clinical, entomological, environmental, socio-economic, and weather/climate indices to evaluate predictive capability for epidemic dengue. The aim is to translate this information directly into improved tools for surveillance (early diagnostic assays, early warning systems and predictive models, risk maps, improved tools for vector surveillance). Furthermore, we will test the impact of a novel community-based strategy on the reduction of dengue incidence in school aged children. Lastly, the integrated information on trends of importation of dengue, global mobility patterns, and vector distribution under changing climate conditions will improve our current understanding of the risk of introduction into previously uninfected areas, in particular Europe. Web based predictive tools, models and maps will be produced. The information will be disseminated to relevant agencies, academia and policy makers and will translate into improved surveillance and control.

Programme(s)

• FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health

Topic(s)

• HEALTH.2011.2.3.3-2 - Comprehensive control of Dengue fever under changing climatic conditions

Call for proposal

FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage
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Funding Scheme

CP-FP-SICA - Small/medium-scale focused research project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA)

Coordinator

UMEA UNIVERSITET

Address

Universitetomradet
901 87 Umea
Sweden

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 1 466 424

Administrative Contact

Annelies Wilder-Smith (Prof.)

Participants (13)

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION

Sri Lanka

EU contribution

€ 854 711,52

Address

De Saram Place
10 Colombo

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Hasitha Tissera (Dr.)

TWISTDX LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 58 602

Address

Victoria Street Faulkner House
AL1 3SE St Albans

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

David Brooks (Dr.)

UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA

Malaysia

EU contribution

€ 301 112,69

Address

Lembah Pantai
50603 Kuala Lumpur

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Sazaly Abubakar (Prof.)

Oxitec Limited

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 400 107,20

Address

Miton Park 71
OX14 4RX Oxford

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Bill Fleming (Mr.)

MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY

Thailand

EU contribution

€ 539 942

Address

Ratchawithi Road 420/6
10400 Bangkok

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Pattamaporn Kittayapong (Dr.)

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE ROYAL CHARTER

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 205 996,80

Address

Keppel Street
WC1E 7HT London

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Jana Sabinovska (Ms.)

SCHWEIZERISCHES TROPEN- UND PUBLIC HEALTH-INSTITUT

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 282 170,40

Address

Socinstrasse 57
CH-4002 Basel

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Stefan Moergeli (Mr.)

INSTITUT PASTEUR

France

EU contribution

€ 184 472

Address

Rue Du Docteur Roux 25-28
75724 Paris Cedex 15

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Nadia Khelef (Dr.)

UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM HEIDELBERG

Germany

EU contribution

€ 549 810,80

Address

Im Neuenheimer Feld 672
69120 Heidelberg

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Thomas Eisenhauer (Mr.)

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

Singapore

EU contribution

€ 306 006,99

Address

Lower Kent Ridge Road 21
119077 Singapore

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Duane Gubler (Prof.)

INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III

Spain

EU contribution

€ 229 802,40

Address

Monforte De Lemos 5
28029 Madrid

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Miguel Angel Cabo (Mr.)

Entente interdepartementale pour la demoustication du littoral méditerranéen

France

EU contribution

€ 195 156

Address

Avenue Paul-rimbaud 165
34184 Montpellier Cedex 4

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Christophe Lagneau (Dr.)

FUNDACAO DE APOIO A UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO

Brazil

EU contribution

€ 32 173,20

Address

Avenida Afranio Peixoto 4
05507 000 Sao Paulo

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Kem Yoshida (Mr.)