Current virology projects associated with food and the environment

 

 

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Project title - in order of latest commencement

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  Duration

Institute

Food and waterborne viruses

Commenced 01.01.2008

To finish 31.12.2010

Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland

Detection of noroviruses in food animals and people by using

real time Rt-PCR and investigation of genetic diversity amongst noroviruses

Commenced 01.04.2007

To finish 01.10.2009

University of Istanbul Veterinary Faculty Virology, Turkey

Methods for the detection of adenoviruses and noroviruses in European bathing waters with reference to the revision of the Bathing Water Directive 76/160/EEC (VIROBATHE) – continuation project: Investigation of methods to reduce inhibition of PCR and optimisation of infectious adenovirus assay ICC-PCR

Commenced 01.04.2007

To finish 30.03.2008

Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom

Zoonotical risk of norovirus transmission: Integrative study study on human, domestic animals and food chain.

Commenced 01.03.2007

To finish 28.02.2009

ULg/Virology and viral animal diseases, Belgium

Transmission routes of noroviruses, emerging human pathogens present in the food chain

Commenced 01.02.2007

To finish 01.01.2011

University of Liège, Belgium

Methods for the detection of viral indicators in drinking water for animals and humans

Commenced 01.01.2007

To finish 31.12.2008

Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Germany

Occurrence of intestinal pathogens in Finnish bathing waters (TAULU)

Commenced 01.05.2006

To finish 31.12.2008

National Public Health Institute, Finland

A study on enteroviruses, adenoviruses and noroviruses  in sewage treatment plants by using sequencing  and RealTime approaches

Commenced 01.01.2006

To finish 30.12.2009

Environment and Primary Prevention Department - Istituto Superiore Sanità, Italy

Genetic and antigenic characterisation of feline calicivirus strains

Commenced 01.01.2006

To finish 30.09.2009

ULg/Virology and viral animal diseases, Belgium

The Thames recreational users study

Commenced 01.01.2006

To finish 30.03.2007

Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom

Methods for the detection of adenoviruses and noroviruses in European bathing waters with reference to the revision of the Bathing Water Directive 76/160/EEC

Commenced 01.01.2006

To finish 31.12.2006

Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Germany

A Nordic network for validation and standardization of methods for detection of food and waterborne viruses (FoodVirus)

Commenced 01.01.2005

To finish 31.12.2007

RIVM, the Netherlands ???

Methods for the detection of adenoviruses and noroviruses in European bathing waters with reference to the revision of the Bathing Water Directive 76/160/EEC (VIROBATHE)

Commenced 01.01.2005

To finish 30.03.2007

Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom

Providing tools to prevent emergence of enteric viruses FP6-SP22-CT-2004-502571 (EVENT)

Commenced 01.09.2004

To finish 31.08.2008

RIVM, the Netherlands ???

Health promoting, safe seafood of high eating quality in a consumer driven farm-to-fork concept project (506359) 3.1 REFHEPA Development of standard reference methods for hepatitis A virus and norovirus in bivalve molluscan shellfish (SEAFOODplus)

Commenced 01.01.2004

To finish 30.11.2008

RIVM, the Netherlands ???

Prevention of emerging (food-borne)enteric viral infections: diagnosis, viability testing, networking and epidemiology (DIVINE-NET) proposal 790965 Public Health

Commenced 01.01.2004

To finish 31.08.2008

RIVM, the Netherlands ???

Development and evaluation of molecular techniques for the detection of foodborne viruses

Commenced 01.11.2003

To finish 31.10.2009

University of Liège, Belgium

Subcontract to University of Kuopio (WP3, CR6)

Commenced 01.01.2003

To finish 31.12.2006

KTL, Finland

Development of microbiological methods for drinking and bathing water
Commenced 01.01.2002
National Public Health Institute, Finland
Migration of enteric viruses in deep sandstone aquifers, intergranular processes, sorption and survival

 

Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom

Enterovirus and poliovirus, norovirus surveillance in sewage and river water: validation of recommended national methods

Ongoing

Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom

Quality of life and management of living resources (SAFER) EVK1-2001-00185) FP5

 

KTL, Finland???