One Health PACT

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

[Marion Koopmans, publications: https://pure.eur.nl @MarionKoopmans]

Further evidence that West Nile has been going under the radar. Community serosurvey @rivm https://t.co/EF6HVZoYCb. We saw that also from animal studies and studies involving bird ringers. early detection is complicated... https://t.co/qhlhl1Glu0 and https://t.co/Z1pmfVye4s

[Marion Koopmans, publications: https://pure.eur.nl @MarionKoopmans]

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 https://t.co/tM1yjCjWFi

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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: https://t.co/vqcSx55ALX

#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: https://t.co/nXLEnPvwnk

#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: https://t.co/kFNW3ZZNsv

#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: https://t.co/jfAIn9o3MU

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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: https://t.co/7DZZu5SVUm

#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: https://t.co/kFNW3ZZNsv

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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: https://t.co/f3deKehSIs

#Biodiversity #OneHealthPACT #mosquitos #OneHealth

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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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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: https://t.co/KPch1kR2KA

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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: https://t.co/zjGA4NDPId

#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: https://t.co/l09Pfa58Uv

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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: https://t.co/88XZNHj41y

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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: https://t.co/VTOZvqa2pw

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Read the full article: https://t.co/hCPoTyezpo

#OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #Collaboration #KnowledgeExchange #Preparedness

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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.