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Management of grey squirrel in Umbria: conservation of red squirrel and preventing loss of biodiversity in Apennines (LIFE U-SAVEREDS)
Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Oct 1, 2018,
Background
The Umbria region is located in the heart of the Italian peninsula. It is threatened by the presence of the non-native Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) that has spread since it was accidentally released in the city of Perugia in the early 2000s. The introduction of the grey squirrel in Europe is one of the most well-known and studie ...
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Targeted research effort on African swine fever (ASFORCE)
Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,
"African Swine Fever (ASF) is a devastating disease affecting swine caused by a complex virus, the only member of the Asfarviridae family. Disease transmission is maintained under different and complex epidemiological scenarios involving domestic and wild swine and arthropod vectors (soft ticks Ornithodoros sp). Due to the fact that no vaccine has been obtained so far, prevention, control, and era ...
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Improve tools and strategies for the prevention and control of classical swine fever (CSFV_goDIVA)
Start date: Mar 1, 2009, End date: Feb 28, 2013,
Although classical swine fever (CSF) has been eradicated in wide areas within the EU the disease is endemic in some new member states particularly in back yard pigs. In order to improve the eradication strategies the project aims are a) the final development and testing of a live marker vaccine candidate for the prevention and improved control of CSF, both orally and intramuscularly applicable; b) ...
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Evaluating and controlling the risk of African swine fever in the EU (ASFRISK)
Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2011,
"African swine fever (ASF) in EU member states is currently confined to Italy (Sardinia), it was recently introduced to Caucasian regions and it is highly prevalent in sub-Saharan African countries. In both the EC and Africa changes in the epidemiology of the disease have recently been observed, related to newly emerging strains of ASFV, emphasising the serious threat this disease represents to th ...
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