Meet our leaders #14
Dr. Ana P. VALE Advisory Board Coordinator and Assistant Professor in Veterinary Public Health at the University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Ireland “In order to tackle antimicrobial resistance, we need a collaborative approach across different settings that promotes the prudent use of antimicrobials and examines the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms across humans, animals and the environment” …
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PHD FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY
A research group from ENOVAT just opens a position on combating antibiotic resistance in Philippine lakes: One Health upstream interventions to reduce the burden. This is a project funded by JPIAMR programme for the next 3 years. Applicants should have a good primary degree in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science or Microbiology (First or 2.1 Honours) and M.Sc. in an appropriate …
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ENOVAT researchers have just published protocols for systematic reviews of antimicrobial treatment guidelines in Poultry colibacillosis
In the framework of the ENOVAT guidelines initiative, a group of enthusiastic senior researchers and early career investigators belonging to different European countries are actively cooperating and working on important research questions to address antimicrobial use in Poultry colibacillosis. The aim of the group is to perform four systematic reviews addressing and the drafting group is happy to announce that …
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Meet our leaders #13
Dr. Naim Deniz AYAZ ECI Coordinator and Professor of the Department of Food Hygiene & Technology at Kırıkkale University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Turkey “Bacteriophages can be an effective tool for combating antimicrobial resistance“ He received his Ph.D. in Food Hygiene & Technology from Ankara University in 2008. He is a member of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry COVID-19 …
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Both antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes transmitted between healthy dogs and cats and their owners, finds study in UK and Portugal
Researchers, part of ENOVAT, highlight the importance of contact between healthy companion animals and humans to the spread of resistant bugs that may lead to potentially untreatable infections in the community. This is a special early release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23-26 April). Healthy pet dogs and cats could be passing …
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Working Group 2 updates
Deliverable 4 European strain database The first objective of WG2 was to establish a database with information on veterinary pathogens stored across European laboratories. In March 2022, the European strain database included more than 26,000 data entries from 24 countries. Apart from those bacteria representing important diseases and accounting for high antimicrobial use, pathogens that are traditionally difficult to identify …
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The European Research and Innovation Days will be online on September 28 and 29 2022
The European Commission is happy to announce that the European Research and Innovation Days will take place online on 28 and 29 September 2022. Brought to you by the European Commission, the European Research and Innovation Days gathers together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and citizens to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. This year’s …
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Meet our leaders #12
Dr. Luís Pedro Carmo WG4 vice-leader Post-doc at the Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse, University of Bern, Switzerland “Evidence should be the guiding line to the selection of the most adequate treatments” Dr. Carmo was a Doctoral student / Resident of the European College of Veterinary Public Health Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland. Among other relevant professional …
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A European network composed of veterinarians, microbiologists, pharmacologists, epidemiologists and other relevant stakeholders is working on avoiding the antibiotics’ loss of effectiveness
Researchers across Europe are developing new national guidelines for vets using antibiotics for pets and small animals, to ensure effective use of these treatments and avoid contributing to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in animals and humans. The overuse of antibiotics, especially taking antibiotics when they’re not the correct treatment, promotes antibiotic not effective to bugs. There is an …
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ENOVAT is happy to announce the launch of the lifelong learning programme titled “New Technologies in Veterinary Microbiology Diagnostics”
The course is focused on students and Professionals in Animal Health. Language: English Duration: 5 weeks (starting June the 1st, 2022) ECTS: 4 Cost: 300 euro (discounts apply for early registration, students and EBVS Residents) The programme at a glance (video presentation): https://youtu.be/9jQElT6uYQE Programme site and applications: https://kedivimaua.gr/programs/new-technologies-in-veterinary-laboratory-diagnostics/ Endorsed by the European College of Veterinary Microbiology.
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