TB-STEP
Strategies for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID
Organization address
address: AVENIDA DE SENECA 2 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Spain [ES] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.vigilanciasanitaria.es/tb-step/ |
| Totale costo | 3˙706˙347 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙894˙759 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2007-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-10-01 - 2012-06-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID
Organization address
address: AVENIDA DE SENECA 2 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
INMUNOLOGIA Y GENETICA APLICADA SA
Organization address
address: Hermanos Garcia Noblejas 41 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA
Organization address
address: Viale Regina Elena 299 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
MEZOGAZDASAGI SZAKIGAZGATASI HIVATAL KOZPONT
Organization address
address: Szallas 8 contact info |
HU (BUDAPEST) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
PRIONICS AG
Organization address
address: WAGISTRASSE 27 A contact info |
CH (SCHLIEREN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
Organization address
address: University Road contact info |
UK (BELFAST) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
SRUC
Organization address
address: West Mains Road contact info |
UK (EDINBURGH) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Organization address
address: Costerweg 50 contact info |
NL (WAGENINGEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 9 |
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Organization address
address: Area 1A, Nobel House, Smith Square 17 contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 0.00 |
| 10 |
UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA - LA MANCHA
Organization address
address: CALLE ALTAGRACIA 50 contact info |
ES (CIUDAD REAL) | participant | 0.00 |
| 11 |
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
Organization address
address: BELFIELD contact info |
IE (DUBLIN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 12 |
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
Organization address
address: Lynnwood Road contact info |
ZA (PRETORIA) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. This infection affects domestic and wild animals and represents a major concern worldwide because of its high economic impact due to mortalities, condemnations, decreases in productions, and its zoonotic potential. Eradication programmes based on a test-and-slaughter policy in the EU have proved successful in some countries, however, have been unable to eradicate the infection in others despite the use of vast economical resources. A relevant problem is the existence of infected wildlife; the best known examples are the European badger (Meles meles) in UK and the Republic of Ireland, and the wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Spain. Besides this fact, there is only a limited knowledge about other potential underlying causes, such as (1) the real contribution of cattle-to-cattle transmission at the same area (neighbouring farms and communal pastures) or after movement of animals; (2) the role played in the epidemiology by other domestic animals, or (3) the effect of interferences in the diagnosis tests. The weight of these causes may also differ depending on the farming system and ecological factors. Likely there is not a single solution as likely there is not a single cause. To approach the eradication of this infection, this TB-STEP project plans a multifaceted battlefront. The consortium is made up of 12 partners from eight countries which will research on eight work-packages devoted to improved tools and to develop strategies for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis in areas where the disease is present in both domestic and wildlife populations. It will include: 1) vaccination of bovine animals and wildlife, (2) control of populations to reach numbers compatible with animal welfare and strategies to limit the contact between domestic and wild species, and (3) the development of improved diagnostic tools for detection of infected animals.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
The EU has funded a project to develop strategies for eradicating tuberculosis in cattle. This has been achieved through greater understanding of how the disease is transmitted from host species.