EPIZONE

As a virtual institute the activities within the EPIZONE network of excellence were organised in 3 horizontal integration themes (Virtual Institute, Strategic Integration, and Spreading Excellence) and 4 vertical scientific integration themes (Diagnostics, Intervention Strategies, Surveillance and Epidemiology, and Risk Assessment). Theme 1 "Virtual Institute" WP 1.1: Virtual Institute WP 1.2: Communication Theme 2 "Strategic Integration" WP 2.1: Scientific coordination and strategic planning WP 2.2: Shared resources WP 2.3: Expertise development Theme 3 "Spreading Excellence" WP 3.2: Education WP 3.3: Young EPIZONE Theme 4 "Diagnostics" WP 4.1: PCR-diagnostics WP 4.2: DNA-Chip-based diagnostics WP 4.3: DIVA Diagnostics WP 4.4: Pen-side tests Theme 5 “Intervention Strategies” WP 5.1: Vaccine technologies WP 5.2: Host responses to infection WP 5.3: Adjuvants WP 5.4: Antivirals Theme 6 “Surveillance and Epidemiology” WP 6.1: Surveillance & Epidemiology of emerging viral diseases in aquaculture WP 6.2: Field Epidemiology & Surveillance of AI and APMV WP 6.3: Experimental Epidemiology WP 6.4: Molecular Epidemiology Theme 7 “Risk Assessment” WP 7.1: Standardisation of import risk assessment WP 7.2: European online database on epizootic diseases as an early warning system WP 7.3: Decision support system for CSF WP 7.4: Impact of environmental effects on the risk of introduction of epizootic diseases in Europe: Identification and Prioritisation. Within the EPIZONE European Research Group it is aimed to continue the work on the same themes. Specific work packages have not been planned to be continued. Future research project which are to be acquired will be managed under the EPIZONE coordinating forum.