DURABLE

Project name: Delivering a Unified Research Alliance of Biomedical and public health Laboratories against Epidemics
Project acronym: DURABLE
Call: EU4H-2021-PJ4

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@DURABLE_EU researchers contributed to the first detection of West Nile virus in Belgium through advanced wildlife monitoring. This is crucial knowledge for protecting people and animals ahead of the 2026 mosquito season.

@HorizonEU @EC_HERA

https://t.co/D0Xz8xzGB3

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🚨 Strengthening health security means fixing gaps.

While IVDR aims to enhance patient safety, it may hinder preparedness for emerging pathogens. With smart adjustments, we can protect innovation and stay ready.

@MarionKoopmans @HERA_EU @HorizonEU

https://t.co/rKVYK5sqih

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@DURABLE_EU partners are proud to announce the One Health Approaches to Study Climate-Sensitive Infectious Diseases Summer School, which will take place 17–28 August 2026 in two European hubs:
@ErasmusMC and @Heidelberg University)

👉 More information on https://t.co/k2KTRTKlk6

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🦠@DURABLE_EU scientists mapped how bird flu (H5) evolves and used that to design smarter vaccines. In lab tests, one vaccine protected against multiple virus strains. A big step toward pandemic-ready flu shots.

@HorizonEU @EC_HERA

https://t.co/6YxC2h6Bzx

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🧬 Probe-based pathogen enrichment + NGS is reshaping complex diagnostics!
Using Illumina RPIP & UPIP panels detection jumped from 73.7% to 79.8%.
A leap forward for infectious disease diagnosis at 🇵🇹 INSA.
@borges__vitor @HorizonEU @EC_HERA

https://t.co/umEMGEqyuE

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A new @DURABLE_EU study found that only ~35% of traced transmission links were confirmed by virus sequencing.
🧬 Genomics helps verify who infected whom—critical for smarter outbreak control.
@HorizonEU @EC_HERA

https://t.co/0kIQNKoqhG

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😷 A 2022 study in a daycare found human viruses in 40/42 indoor air samples, even without symptoms.
Air monitoring could help detect outbreaks before hospitals do.

🔗 https://t.co/ONMy6Bd6TH

A @DURABLE_EU publication, supported by @EU_HERA & #HorizonEurope

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The @DURABLE_EU Bioinformatics Course is taking place right now at Institut Pasteur, Paris!!! We have 24 scientists from 18 organizations on three continents learning from 10 instructors in this exciting course. @EC_HERA @HorizonEU

Read more here: https://t.co/O53jg4hY9v

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First detection of mosquito-borne orbiviruses in northern Europe! 🇫🇮 Using next-gen sequencing, @DURABLE_EU researchers identified Mobuck virus and a novel Kevo orbivirus (KEVOOV) in Finnish mosquitoes. A new frontier in arbovirus surveillance. #OneHealth
https://t.co/agsjD0Vgij

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@DURABLE_EU partner @borges__vitor helped uncover Europe’s first confirmed DENV3–Oropouche co-infection in a traveler from Cuba 🇨🇺 to Portugal 🇵🇹. A milestone for genomic surveillance and outbreak preparedness. 🧬🌍 #DURABLE_EU #OneHealth

https://t.co/I2u6jFTUxT

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How did Czech @DURABLE_EU scientists track COVID’s every move?

A nationwide genomics network employing Fast PCR + deep genome sequencing spotted new variants before they spread—like AY.20.1, born in the Czech Republic.

@EC_HERA @HorizonEU

https://t.co/II3x2ZlsQO

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Many @DURABLE_EU partnersshowed the strength of scientific networks by deploying a generic PanFilo PCR to 15 laboratories across 12 European countries within weeks. The assay successful deployment was evaluated through blinded samples. @EC_HERA @HorizonEU

https://t.co/Ga6UCEH2Hz

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@DURABLE_EU partner Kore Schlottau published a paper providing insights into species specific susceptibility to mpox and supporting the hypothesis that MPXV may be adapting to human hosts at the cost of fitness in other species. Read more here:
https://t.co/iORahd5P6i

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Meeting by @DURABLE_EU partner @Olli_Vapalahti. MONDAY 2 JUNE 2025 FINAL final extension of deadline for the most viral XI European Meeting on Viral Zoonoses for abstracts & cheaper registration: - Already some 100 abstracts and 110 registrants so far https://t.co/486avo75ks

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@DURABLE_EU
partners Ron Fouchier, Mathilde Richard, and others have published a review describing the evolution, spread and impact of highly pathogenic H5 #AvianFlu viruses. Read more here: https://t.co/1WkpSMwYBI

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@EC_HERA Director General @florikafink visited @DURABLE_EU partner Institute Pasteur to discuss how best to cooperate in & prepare for crisis settings of European relevance. The Durable network was part of this discussion. Read more here: https://t.co/wqDL41hWP3

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@DURABLE_EU partner Lucija Raic showed an increase in HPV vaccination coverage in Croatia since the introduction of the national HPV vaccination program. This was true for both sexes, with the rate ratio between females and males decreasing. @EC_HERA
https://t.co/Li8kYvbfYG

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@DURABLE_EU partner Pikka Jokelainen @SSI_dk identified interventions that mitigate diagnostic delays and could avert future epidemics through earlier, more accurate recognition of emerging pathogens within their complex contexts. @EC_HERA Read more here: https://t.co/jw7hgGmxFb

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@DURABLE_EU partner @Olli_Vapalahti is organizing the 11th European Meeting on Viral Zoonoses 20-23 September 2025 in the sunny French Côte d’Azur . Abstract submission is now open! Deadline for submissions is 12.5. Read more about the meeting here: https://t.co/1GvmpgdRdt

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Exciting new paper in Nature from @DURABLE_EU partner @neyts_johan in which they discovered a new druggable target in the replication cycle of coronaviruses and a small molecule that potently inhibits it. Read more here: https://t.co/9pQDmj2Amt

#COVID_19 @EC_HERA