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Tick-borne diseases in the Barents region and western coast of Norway
| Project title | Tick-borne diseases in the Barents region and western coast of Norway |
| Database | Data manually inserted in the NDPHS Database |
| ID in the source database | 1464 |
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| Topic | Interregional collaboration and capacity building by exchange off technological and surveillance concerning tick-borne diseases in the region. |
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| Lead partner (organisation) | Norwegian Institute of Public Health |
| Lead partner (owner or/and project manager) | no data |
| Partner organisations | no data |
| Start date | 2013-01-01 |
| End date | 2015-12-31 |
| Duration (months) | 36 |
| Target audience | 1. Direct beneficiaries. NIPH and Directorate of Rospotrebnadzor in the Republic of Karelia and Directorate of Rospotrebnadzor in the Leningrad Oblast, Russia. 2. Indirect beneficiaries. Norwegian institutions – Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) (SMVIog SMAS), Sykehuset Sørlandet HF (SSHF) and University of Agder (UIA), The Norwegian school of veterinary Science at Rogaland, University of Northern Norway (UNN), University College at Telemark (HiT). 3. Stack holders: Directorates of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being in the Republic of Karelia and in Leningrad oblast. in Russia and Health authorities in Norway. |
| Summary | There is an ongoing collaboration over the last 10 years between NIPH and infectious disease control and surveillance institutions from the North-Western Russia through the EpiNorth project. There have been established good relations between Norway and the Russian oblasts. As a follow- up of the EpiNorth project we are establishing an interregional network for specialists involved in tick-borne diseases. There is a need for mapping and making surveillance of tick-borne diseases in the northern part of Europe since we have little knowledge about how far north, east and west the endemic areas of the ticks and tick-borne diseases are located. This project will help to collect information about the spread of the hosts and diseases they are carrying, exchange of methodology and mapping endemic areas and enable as to provide more reliable information as well as improve our knowledge for vaccine recommendations and advisory work for the authorities in the region. |
| Background | Tick-borne diseases like Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE), Lyme Borrelioses (LB) and others are important vector-borne diseases for humans in Norway and in North-Western Russia. The geographic range of Tick-borne morbidity has increased over the last decades in many countries where Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus (TBEV) and LB is endemic. The aim of this study is to get an overview of the distribution of tick vectors, Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus, and to determine the distribution and prevalence of three different TBEV subtypes, Lyme borreliosis and other important agents in tick populations in Russia and Norway. |
| Objectives | Surveillance and mapping of endemic areas of Tick-borne diseases in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region. |
| Specific objectives/indicators | 1. Interregional collaboration and exchange of technological expertises to elucidate various questions concerning tick-borne diseases • How far north do we find Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus • How far west do we find Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus • Describe the distribution north, west and east of TBEV, LB and other important tick-borne diseases in the two countries • Describe the prevalence of TBEV, LB and other important tick-borne diseases in the two countries. Do climatic changes in the regions have an influence on the distribution of ticks and tick-borne diseases. 2. Interregional meetings 3. International conference to disseminate the results of the project to other oblasts of north western Russia. |
| Results | Establishment of a collaboration network within the region. Exchange of technology and knowledge Mapping of endemic areas for tick-borne diseases in the region both in Russia as well as in Norway Application for mutual research grant. |
| Total foreseen budget | EUR 245,617 |
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Total implementation costs (for completed projects, if available) |
EUR 508,305 |
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Conversion to € was done on (according to the relevant exchange rate at Infoeuro Monthly Files) |
2013-10-14 |
| Financing agencies / organisations | Ministry of Health and Care Services of Norway |
| Project's URL / project's website | no data |
| Papers associated with this project | no data |
| Further information | Lead partner (organisation/project manager): Norwegian institute of Public Health (NIPH), Division for Infectious Disease Control, Department of Virology (SMVI)/Project manager: Dr. Åshild K Andreassen, Norwegian institute of Public Health (NIPH), Division for infectious disease control, Department of Virology (SMVI) |
| Last posted: | on 2013-10-14 at 15:54:19 |
