by Oi Pui Hoang | Sep 14, 2026 | Event, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Science
The closing workshop of the avian influenza Modelling Challenge was held on 24–27 August 2026 in Nantes, France, as part of the ModAH conference — an international scientific meeting dedicated to modelling in animal health. Most of the participating teams took part....
by Uliana Reutina | Aug 10, 2026 | Infectious Diseases, Publication, Science
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 continues to spread across wild bird populations worldwide, but genomic data from Africa remain limited. This makes it more difficult to understand how the virus is introduced and circulates across the continent. In a new study,...
by Oi Pui Hoang | Apr 7, 2026 | Infectious Diseases, Publication, Science
Mosquito-borne diseases such as Dengue, Zika, and West Nile virus involve transmission processes that span multiple biological scales, from viral dynamics within the host and vector to population-level spread. While multiscale models have the potential to capture...
by Oi Pui Hoang | Dec 1, 2025 | Publication, Science
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boars. Understanding which environmental and demographic factors drive ASF occurrence is key to improving surveillance and control strategies, but access to...
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...
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