DISCONTOOLS
Development of the most effective tools to control infectious diseases in animals
| Coordinatore | INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH EUROPE
Organization address
address: Rue Defacqz 1 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Belgium [BE] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.discontools.eu/ |
| Totale costo | 1˙154˙800 € |
| EC contributo | 978˙660 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2007-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-SA |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-03-01 - 2013-02-28 |
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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH EUROPE
Organization address
address: Rue Defacqz 1 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | coordinator | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'DISCONTOOLS will provide a mechanism for focusing and prioritising research that ultimately delivers new and improved vaccines, pharmaceuticals and diagnostic tests. The project will make a major contribution to the objectives of the relevant FP7 call. There are three complimentary work strands backed up by the development of a comprehensive communication strategy. The first strand will provide a validated database and peer reviewed methodology in order to prioritise infectious animal diseases. Gap analysis is the second strand and will be carried out to identify those areas where information and knowledge of the disease is deficient and where current tools are lacking, inadequate or could be improved. Information will be collected in a standard format for validation and entry into a specific disease database. A detailed analysis will then be carried out for each of the priority diseases to identify gaps in key areas. The third strand is to identify current and new technological tools that may be used to improve the ability to control infectious animal diseases. The work will include review of existing arrangements by stakeholders and the development of methodologies to identify and evaluate new technology. Effective identification and technology transfer is essential if new tools for disease control are to be developed One of the main features of the project is the involvement of a wide range of stakeholders who will actively participate in the governance of the project. This will ensure that the stakeholders involved from research through to delivery of new control tools will be able to contribute to the project. Dissemination of information from all three strands of work will be essential if the project is to be successful. This will be achieved through the communication strategy which will include Interactive web systems and databases as an integral part of the project.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Effective identification of existing technology relevant to disease control is vital for guiding research efforts and funds towards the development of novel tools. To this end, the DISCONTOOLS consortium established a searchable database that could be utilised to prioritise the development of veterinary medicines based on importance.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Outbreaks of infectious diseases highlight the necessity of producing new vaccines and developing novel diagnostic tools. In turn, this requires a coordinated research and development effort to transfer the appropriate technology from the bench all the way to market.
The key objective of the EU-funded 'Development of the most effective tools to control infectious diseases in animals' (DISCONTOOLS) project was to prioritise research and funding for the control of animal diseases. Scientists focused on developing and improving tools such as diagnostics, vaccines and pharmaceuticals. The general idea was to identify research gaps and advise on the most effective allocation of resources.
To this end, the consortium established expert groups which put together separate disease analysis documents for a total of 52 different animal diseases. These analyses included comprehensive description of the disease, its zoonotic potential, available tools as well as the economic impact.
The information was subsequently used in gap analysis models as the basis for scoring and prioritising the different diseases. The scoring system entailed point collection in five sections, namely disease knowledge, impact on wider society, impact on public health, impact on trade and animal welfare. The existence of control tools or effective vaccines earned negative points and thus low priority for a given disease.
A key activity of the project was to identify technological tools that could be exploited to improve the ability to control infectious animal diseases. The overall work was disseminated through publications, reports and seminars as well as two international conferences.
The DISCONTOOLS study produced an online database where research funders and policy makers could find essential information regarding a particular disease. This will enable optimal allocation of resources and research capacity to ensure successful outcomes in defined priority areas.