Durable partner Martin Beer has studied H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b dynamics in experimentally infected calves and cows. Their data suggest that in addition to H5N1 B3.13, other HPAIV H5N1 strains have the potential to replicate in the udder of cows and that milk and milking procedures, rather than respiratory spread, are likely the primary routes of H5N1 transmission between cattle.
Full article in Nature can be found here: H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b dynamics in experimentally infected calves and cows | Nature
Olympics & air sampling
Mass public events and microbial composition (virome and microbiome) of the air in crowded community settings in Ile-de-France, France
This project, being carried out at the Institut Pasteur within the Environment and Infectious Risks unit aims to characterise the microbial composition (virome and microbiome) of the air in crowded spaces in an urban environment (restaurants and bars). The study will be based on air samples collected over a 6-week period from mid-July to the end of August: before, during and after the Olympic Games. The aim is to assess whether a mass gathering of this scale...
Mapping the European infectious disease networks, research consortia, and other initiatives, and their relationship to DURABLE partners
The DURABLE consortium brings together the top-class diagnostic and research laboratories in Europe from medical and veterinary fields, that have been drivers of emerging disease preparedness research and diagnostics for the past decades. DURABLE partners have close links to key initiatives in the clinical field, and ongoing research consortia and infrastructures for pandemic preparedness and response.
DURABLE has designed a work package to map the European infectious disease networks, research consortia, and other initiatives, and their relationship to DURABLE partners. The data obtained...
DURABLE School Charité, Berlin May 14-16
Pasteur Network is organising a school on “Research management during outbreaks” at Charité in Berlin, Germany from May 14-16, 2024.The course is designed for research managers (project managers, program managers, legal professionals, etc.) and aims to provide knowledge on preparatory operational tools needed to respond to an outbreak effectively and in agreement with stakeholders. Additionally, it seeks to provide an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks governing research during outbreaks. The agenda for the course can be downloaded below.
This course will present...
DURABLE 2nd annual meeting
On February 7-9, the second DURABLE annual meeting took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. We welcomed over 80 participants in person, with an additional 25 participants that joined online. This was a great opportunity to meet face-to-face again, share our progress and research, exchange ideas and plan the next steps in the project.
The first day kicked off with an opening from Marion Koopmans (Erasmus MC), followed by a keynote lecture from Ali Mizarimi (Karolinska Institutet) where it was valuable to have the in-person presence of an SEAB member. This was followed by updates from the...
DURABLE PROJECT – Improving Europe preparedness and readiness to pandemics
PRESS RELEASE
The increased frequency and complexity of infectious diseases pose health threats that require a unified, coordinated, fast, reliable and effective response. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the critical importance of scientific research when responding to an emerging disease, with involvement of research and diagnostic laboratories across multiple disciplines and with a range of specific areas of expertise.