by Sandra | Sep 16, 2025 | Announcement, Publication, Science
In 2016, classical contagious Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was detected for the first time in Europe in wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Norway. One reindeer population of around 2,000 animals was culled, but the disease later reappeared in another, larger and...
by Oi Pui Hoang | Sep 3, 2025 | Announcement, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Science
Applications are now open to enhance epidemic preparedness through collaborative modelling An international modelling challenge is calling on experts across disciplines to help tackle one of Europe’s — and the world’s — most pressing health threats: highly pathogenic...
by Oi Pui Hoang | Sep 2, 2025 | Announcement, Publication, Science
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 viruses (clade 2.3.4.4b) have caused significant socioeconomic and ecological impacts worldwide, with France among the most affected countries. Effectively controlling future outbreaks requires a thorough understanding of...
by Oi Pui Hoang | Jul 22, 2025 | Jobs, Announcement
INRAE is recruiting a PhD candidate at the Joint Research Unit Molecular Virology and Immunology (Jouy-en-Josas, France) for a three-year doctoral research program. This position, within the Protein Macro-Assemblies and Prion Diseases team, focuses on the detection,...
by Ines Sarazin | May 26, 2025 | Announcement, Publication, Science
Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) of H5 clade 2.3.4.4b pose an ongoing threat worldwide. Assessing virulence in Pekin ducklings in an intramuscular infection model revealed that the two genotypes that dominated the epidemiological situation in Germany...
by Ines Sarazin | May 22, 2025 | Announcement, Publication, Science
In October 2019, South Korea’s first case of African swine fever (ASF) was reported in wild boar in the north of the country, leading to the implementation of a 2300 km-long fencing strategy, which, however, failed to stop the ASF wavefront from moving southward. In...
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