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We belong to the VISAVET Research Centre from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). We work in research and teaching on animal infectious diseases.

 
  • Vigiasan: Proyecto de Innovación Empleo de Tecnologías para evaluar el estado de salud, bienestar y productividad en ganado

  • VACDIVA quiere resolver el problema de la Peste Porcina Africana (PPA) en Europa y en los países afectados, desarrollando vacunas seguras y efectivas para cerdos domésticos y jabalíes, tests de diagnóstico y herramientas para estrategias de control y erradicación en Europa
  • Proyecto de Innovación "Empleo de Tecnologías para evaluar el estado de salud, bienestar y productividad en ganado"
  • Somos Laboratorio de Referencia de la Organización Mundial de la Sanidad Animal (OIE) en Peste Porcina Africana (PPA) y Peste Equina Africana PEA.
  • Realizamos el diagnóstico de los principales virus que afectan a las abejas, siendo pioneros en el desarrollo y puesta a punto de nuevas técnicas para su estudio.
  • La investigación epidemiologica de la Peste Porcina Clásica y Africana (PPC y PPA) son dos de nuestras prioridades.

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Consuelo Rubio Guerri PhD defense

Consuelo Rubio Guerri read her PhD Thesis entitled "Detección, prevalencia y epidemiología molecular de virus en cetáceos del Mediterráneo" on 16 October 2015, obtaining the highest qualification cum laude.

The SUAT group gives you the most sincere congratulations

Defensa de Tesis de Consuelo Rubio Guerri Detección, prevalencia y epidemiología molecular de virus en cetáceos del Mediterráneo

Great success for ESVV2015 – EPIZONE!

More than 400 persons from 49 countries attended this international congress, held in Montpellier from 31 August to 3 September.

293 abstracts were submitted from which 9 keynotes lectures, 111 oral presentations and 157 poster exhibitions were accepted.
Ten travel grants and four poster awards were offered to young scientists.

The programme and organization have promoted excellent scientific exchanges in a good atmosphere. The gala dinner was also a great moment.

ESVV and EPIZONE also did their general assembly and executive committees. A new ESVV board was elected: Emmanuel Albina (President), Marisa Arias (Secretary), Hans Nauwynck (Tresurer), Thomas Mettenleiter, Norbert Nowotny and Tamas Petrovic.

The next ESVV meeting will be held in Vienna in 2018 and should be again combined with an annual EPIZONE meeting.

Pictures of the event
ESVV 2015 website

José Manuel Sánchez Vizcaíno interview 

Emmanuel Albina interview 

Wim van der Poel interview 

Preventing pandemics using a One Health approach

Jonna MazetProfessor Jonna Mazet will present this seminar entitled "Preventing pandemics using a One Health approach" the 17th June at 16:30 am at the Hall of Degrees of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in the Complutense University.

Jonna Mazet, DVM, MPVM, PhD, is a Professor of Epidemiology and Disease Ecology and Director of the One Health Institute in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine where she focuses on global health problem solving, especially for emerging infectious disease and conservation challenges. Dr. Mazet is active in international One Health research programs, especially disease transmission among wildlife, domestic animals, and people and the ecological drivers for disease emergence. Currently, she is the Global Director of a $175 million viral emergence early warning project, named PREDICT, that has been developed with the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Emerging Pandemic Threats Program. She has recently been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her successful and innovative approach to emerging environmental and global health threats.

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II Workshop on "Modellings and Simulation of Epidemics"

Epidemics are one of the most important concerns of the governments, Human and Animal Health authorities and Society in general. During the last years the appearance and diffusion of emerging and re-emerging diseases such as VIH, SARS, H1N1 influenza, Nipah virus, Ebola, bluetongue, ASFV or AHSV has promoted the development of simulation models aimed to facilitate the complex decision making process to control and eradicate disease.
The aim of this workshop is to organize an exploratory meeting about new challenges in the modelling and simulation of Epidemics (for human or/and animals), with senior and junior experts invited by the Organizing Committee.

They will present their research in the field and there will be a round table discussing about new challenges.

Sharing and developing of new ideas and the promotion of new collaborations will be the final goal of the event.

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