Call for experts-Review and evaluation of the public health and animal health aspects of West Nile virus and Usutu virus infection in the European Union

The project aims at reviewing and evaluating the public health and animal health aspects of West Nile virus and Usutu virus infections in the European Union.

The project will encompass:

i) the organisation of a stakeholder consultation through a questionnaire survey addressed to the public health authorities, the animal health authorities and the blood safety authorities.

ii) the organisation of a multi-sectorial meeting (note: the logistics and the logistical costs will be covered by ECDC).

iii) the writing of an integrated technical guidance on West Nile virus and Usutu virus infections in the European Union.

The team conducting this project should be composed of at least the three following profiles: scientific expert from the public health sector, scientific expert from the animal health/veterinary sector and scientific expert from the blood safety sector.

Applications: At this stage, only request that interested candidates express their interest. Only candidates who have expressed their interest will receive the request for offer and will be able to apply.

Deadline to express interest is 30 November 16h00 (local time Sweden).

More info in this website.