Training School: Vector-borne diseases and One Health (WG1)
Romania, 6-20 July 2015
GOAL AND GENERAL OVERVIEW
MAIN ORGANIZERS
The theoretical lectures (2 days) will be held in the
Facilities of the University of Agricultural Sciences
and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca.
David Modrý, UVPS Brno
Andrei D. Mihalca, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
Lectures will be followed by a series of practical
lessons organized within a field trip to a satellite
laboratory, in Chilia Veche, Danube Delta Biosphere
Reserve. The diversity of agricultural practices and
livestock, together with unique and ecologically
complex habitats and rural human population
represent a exceptional environment in which the
One Health paradigm can be practically presented in
its broadest meaning, including not only the
pathogen transmission between domestic animals
and men, but also the importance of wildlife in
zoonotic cycles of selected model pathogens.
General program will include: sampling and
surveillance protocol design, sampling animals,
people and environment, laboratory analyses,
theoretical approach to data interpretation and
application. Such a complex approach is necessary to
understand the complex nature of zoonotic vectorborne pathogens and their ecological context. Within
European territory, one can hardly imagine more
suitable environment. Especially for students from
Western Europe, practical work in one of the most
valuable parts of remaining European “wilderness”
represents a unique chance to understand also the
differences in ecological and socio-economic
conditions within the expanding territory of EU. The
general principles of One Health approach will be
exemplified in lectures and practical sessions in field
and laboratory using three zoonotic pathogens:
Dirofilaria spp. and West Nile Fever virus and their
vectors, +Toxoplasma gondii. Maximum attention will
be paid to syntheses of obtained data and
presentation of the overall aspects underlying the
transmission of diseases on human-domestic animalwildlife
interface.
Training
school
targets
predominantly PhD students and Early Stage
Researchers.
Training School: Vector-borne diseases and One Health (WG1)
Romania, 6-20 July 2015
INVITED TRAINERS
KEY ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD:
JAKOB ZINSSTAG
• Sampling of hosts (mainly domestic
carnivores, ruminants, humans)
• collecting the anamnesis data,
questionnaires
• methods of blood collection from
animals under supervision of
trained vets
• human samples collected in
collaboration with health service
• laboratory
detection
(blood
smears, Knott test, SNAP tests,
serology – ELISA)
• Sampling of vectors
• ticks
• fleas
• mosquitoes
• dissections of vectors and direct
methods of detection of pathogens
• Excursions
• visits to private farms and
households
• boat trip though Danube Delta
demonstrating
all
major
ecosystems
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
President, International Association for Ecology & Health
THEORETICAL TOPICS:
• One Health study designs
• Animal-human transmission models
• One Health economics
PRACTICAL TOPICS:
• Human and animal African trypanosomiasis
HANS-PETER FÜHRER
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna
FIELD TOPICS:
• Mosquitoes:
• comparison of trapping methods
• taxonomical identification
• Serology for viral VDB:
• WNV (horses, birds)
• Dirofilaria spp.
SARA SAVIC
Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad"
THEORETICAL TOPICS:
• Dirofilariosis in vertebrate hosts
FIELD TOPICS:
• sampling carnivores and lab. diagnostics
DAVID MODRÝ
Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University, Brno
THEORETICAL AND FIELD TOPICS:
• Wildlife and its position within the OH
Training School: Vector-borne diseases and One Health (WG1)
Romania, 6-20 July 2015
BASIC LOGISTICS
• participants are expected to arrive independently to
Cluj-Napoca (train, air, car)
• registration and accommodation in Cluj-Napoca at
dormitory of USAMV
• transportation to field station: bus to Tulcea and
then by public boat to Chilia-Veche
• accommodation, meals and lectures in Chilia-Veche
in private decent lodge
• laboratory work in basic field lab at Chilia-Veche
field station (microscopy, ELISA)
• field excursions organized in small groups, walking
up to 5 km, 3 FWD cars
• three day trip over the Danube Delta Biosphere
Reserve: on two rented vessels, lectures onboard
• back to Cluj by bus
• additional night of accommodation Cluj-Napoca
dormitories at USAMV
ESTIMATED BUDGET
• According to COST rules and TD1303 Internal MC
Decisions, each trainee will receive a flat (fixed)
grant of 1000 EUR. This is expected to cover all the
expenses.
• Estimated expenses:
- Transportation to/from CJ: 300 EUR
- Accommodation + meals in CJ (arrival): 100 EUR
- Bus CJ-TL-CJ (+ 3 meals): 70 EUR
- Accommodation TL (dinner&BF): 25 EUR
- Boat TL-Chilia: 10 EUR
- All-inclusive Chilia: 180 EUR
- Other expenses in Chilia: 100 EUR
- Boat trip (+meals): 200 EUR
- Accommodation (inc. BF) CJ (departure): 15 EUR
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
Day
1
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7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
15
Date
06-Jul
07-Jul
08-Jul
09-Jul
10-Jul
11-Jul
12-Jul
13-Jul
14-Jul
15-Jul
16-Jul
17-Jul
18-Jul
19-Jul
20-Jul
Weekday
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Activity
Arrival (a.m.)
Cluj
Cluj
CJ to TL
TL to Chilia
Chilia
Chilia
Chilia
Chilia
Chilia
Boat
Boat
Boat to TL
TL to CJ
Departure
Sleep
Cluj
Cluj
Cluj
Tulcea
Chilia
Chilia
Chilia
Chilia
Chilia
Chilia
Field
Field
Tulcea
Cluj