@OneHealthPact

One Health PACT is a multidisciplinary research project in the Netherlands. Our aim is to prepare for potential arboviral introduction and spread.

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Recently, we found first evidence of West Nile in The Netherlands. This was done through research projects, and triggered a cascade of actions involving many parties. In this after action review, we describe what we can learn for preparedness. @minvws eurosurveillance.org/content…

A multidisciplinary approach to the detection of and response to West Nile virus in the Netherlands...

BACKGROUND In the Netherlands, locally acquired animal and human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) were first identified in 2020 via multidisciplinary WNV monitoring and research activities focusing on...

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Promotion time! 🦟💧🐦‍⬛ On Wednesday, the 7th of January, 2026, Imke Visser, one of our 26 One Health PACT PhD’s, will defend her thesis ‘West Nile virus pathogenesis – exploring the vector-virus-host interface’ at the @ErasmusMC. Read more: onehealthpact.org/phd-defenc… #onehealth
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Promotion time! 🦟💧🐦‍⬛On Thursday, the 15th of January, 2026, @JurrianvanIrsel, will defend his thesis ‘From Mosquitoes to Birds: Unravelling the Role of Avian Hosts in Vector-Borne Pathogen Dynamics’ at the @Radboud_Uni. Read more: onehealthpact.org/phd-defenc… #onehealth
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Promotion time!🦟💧🐦‍⬛On Thursday, the 15th of January, 2026, @JoDuyvestyn will defend her thesis ‘Usutu too? Insights into vaccine development strategies for an emerging orthoflavivirus’ at the @UniLeiden. Attend online at 10.00 via: universiteitleiden.nl/en/aca… #onehealth #mosquitos
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Promotion time! 🦟💧🐦‍⬛On Friday, the 19th of September, Clara Delecroix, will defend her thesis ‘Tracking viral warnings Resilience indicators to anticipate mosquito-borne disease outbreaks’ at the @WUR. Attend online at 13.00 via: wur.yuja.com/
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🐦‍⬛💧🦟 New One Health PACT publication from Martha Dellar: “The Future Abundance of Key Bird Species for Pathogen Transmission in the Netherlands” published in the EcoHealth journal @SpringerNature . Read more via: onehealthpact.org/news/the-f… #onehealth #mosquitos #outbreaks
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Promotion time! 🦟💧🐦‍⬛On Thursday, the 3rd of July, Tessa Nelemans, will defend her PhD thesis titled: ‘Outsmarting the host: unraveling virus-host interactions and their impact on Usutu virus replication’ at @UniLeiden. Attend online at 10.00 via: universiteitleiden.nl/en/aca…
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May 22nd, 2025 - International Day for Biological Diversity! 🌍🌱 Biodiversity urgently needs to be protected and conserved, as it is essential to support healthy ecosystems that are vital for human, animal, and environment.
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#Biodiversity also plays a crucial role in our research on the spread and transmission of #mosquito-borne diseases. Read more about our research and publications: onehealthpact.org/scientific… #Biodiversity #OneHealthPACT #mosquitos #OneHealth
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Promotion time! 🦟💧🐦‍⬛ On Wednesday the 14th of May @PaulinedeBest will defend her PhD thesis titled: ‘Knowledge to Practice, translation of scientific outputs to preparedness and response for mosquito-borne viruses’ at @ErasmusMC. Attend online via: youtube.com/live/9KuEzMrXYt4
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Welcome to the next three Biology and Laboratorial Research students from @AvansHogeschool! Roy van Engelen, Mila Willemsen and Michael Palinckx will be part of our One Health PACT projects. Who are these students? Go to: bit.ly/4jh76fD #onehealth #mosquitos
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Promotion time!🦟On Tuesday March 18 Sam Boerlijst, will defend his PhD thesis titled: ‘An Egg is Always an Adventure: anthropogenic impacts on Culex pipiens population dynamics’ at the Center for Environmental Sciences of @UniLeiden. Attend online via: bit.ly/3DwtKkS
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📖One Health PACT publication from Sander Koenraadt, Emmanuelle Münger, Maarten Schrama, Jeroen Spitzen, Seren Altundağ, @ReinaSikkema , @1986Bom, @MarionKoopmans and @BlomRody: “Overwintering of Usutu virus in mosquitoes, The Netherlands”. Read more via: bit.ly/3XxWUGX
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📖 One Health PACT publication from our PhD Sam Boerlijst: 'In the heat of the moment: Including realistic thermal fluctuations results in dramatically altered key population parameters,' in Ecology and Evolution Wiley Online Library Read more via: bit.ly/3Xfk4lj
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🌟 Article Published! 🌟 @PaulinedeBest conducted research into collaborations and knowledge exchange between organizations in the Netherlands focusing on mosquito-borne infectious diseases:
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These findings show that we need to do more to involve organizations in the environmental domain and at the local level to strengthen preparedness and response to these diseases.
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Read the full article: bmcpublichealth.biomedcentra… #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #Collaboration #KnowledgeExchange #Preparedness

One Health preparedness and response for mosquito-borne viruses: a stakeholder- and social networ...

BMC Public Health - The emergence of mosquito-borne viruses (MBVs) in Europe emphasizes the need for preparedness and response plans. This requires knowledge integration and collaboration across...

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