Projects
Host switching pathogens, infectious outbreaks and zoonosis; a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Training Network KU Leuven
The ongoing increase of the human population accompanied by growing numbers of livestock to feed this population, as well as human invasion into natural habitats of wild animals makes humans progressively vulnerable to animal pathogens. Global trade as well as climate changes can contribute to pathogen transmission, e.g. through import of infected vectors or expansion of habitats for arthropod vectors such as mosquitoes and midges. Examples ...
Implementation of superior treatment regimen and improved patient pathway for neurocysticercosis in Sub-Saharan Africa Ghent University
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a fatal zoonotic disease following ingestion of eggs of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Theeggs develop to larval forms (cysticerci) in various tissues, including those of the central nervous system, leading to neurocysticercosis (NCC), characterised mainly by epileptic seizures. Various efforts have been made globally in support for cysticercosis/taeniasis control, including publication of a guideline on its ...
A joined-up approach to the identification, assessment and management of emerging food safety hazards and associated risks Ghent University
In Europe, each year foodborne hazards, including bacteria, parasites, toxins (chemical hazards) and allergens, already cause some 23 million cases of illnesses and 5000 deaths1 ; the European citizen is not fully confident or trusting when it comes to food supply systems. These systemic weaknesses triggered by isolated events such as a zoonotic agent or a carcinogenic mycotoxin will be heavily compounded in the years to come by climate ...