Emerging epidemics research : EU-funded projects 2002-2008.
Date: 2008-09-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, cooperation policy, epidemic, health policy, infectious disease, public health, research project

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Infectious Diseases, once considered to be an issue of the past, remain ﬁ rmly on the worldwide agenda 
and are a major cause of mortality and years of life lost. Emerging and re-emerging infectious 
diseases (EID) are of particular concern because they usually hit populations unprepared. Factors 
like climate change, increased long-distance travel and international animal trade, all contribute to a 
changing pattern and faster spread of these diseases. Appropriate diagnostic tests, vaccines, drugs, 
and proven containment and mitigation measures are frequently not available and the potential for 
an epidemic or pandemic exists. Research on EID is the only way to enhance preparedness, to react 
quickly in the case of a new epidemic and – to the extent to which that is possible – to “prepare for 
the unknown”.

Following our recently published project synopsis of EU-funded inﬂ uenza (a potentially pandemic infectious 
disease of particular concern) research projects, the present catalogue assembles 34 projects on other 
emerging  epidemics,  funded  between  2002  and  2008  mostly  through  the  European  Commission’s 
Framework Programmes for Research, but also through its Public Health Programmes. It demonstrates 
the scope and long-term track record of EU research funding in this ﬁ eld. The broad range of different 
approaches (from animal and human health to environmental aspects and policy support) highlights the 
importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in this area. 

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