Arbo-Zoonet is the International Network for Capacity Building for the Control of Emerging Viral Vector Borne Zoonotic Diseases. It is a Coordination Action funded funded for 3 years by the European Union (EU) under FP7 and was launched in May 2008.
FP7 Cooperation
Theme 2 Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology Call identifier FP7-KBBE-1-3-06
The project aims at promoting an international network for capacity building for the control of emerging vector borne zoonotic diseases, in particular West Nile, Rift Valley fever and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Specifically, the network will address integrated control measures including vector control, vaccination programme and therapy strategies, diagnostic tools and surveillance, public awareness and capacity building in endemic regions.
Contact information:
Project Coordinator: Michele Bouloy
email: michele.bouloy@pasteur.fr
Tel +33 (0) 1 40 61 31 57
fax +33 (0) 1 40 61 31 51
At Science Center Borstel
Jabbar Ahmed
email: jahmed@fz-borstel.de
phone: 0049 (0)4537 - 188 428
or
Ulrike Seitzer
email: useitzer@fz-borstel.de
phone: 0049 (0) 4537 - 188 413
