In 2026, after collecting all the data, the researchers will finish the analysis and publish their report. They will continuously update the movement metrics as new data becomes available and make them accessible to everyone. Stay tuned: the paper is coming out soon!
#AfrianSwineFever
To predict #AfricaSwineFever spread, we need unified knowledge of 🐗 behavior.
Last year, our researchers identified key behavior criteria and compared conditions, providing a Europe-wide overview of 🐗 movement and contact patterns relevant to ASF.
#AfricanSwineFever bites! Carcass removal works to contain the spread, thus @enetwild.com has released a review of methods to find and date wild boar carcasses zenodo.org/records/1759... as well as recommendations for carcass detection and dating in different environments zenodo.org/records/1759...
We're just getting started 💪
👀 Outlook to 2026:
After proving that eDNA works well in the pilot study, the next goal is to make it a routine and standardized tool for monitoring wildlife diseases.
Our researchers are working towards a trusted eDNA method that will fit into existing #WildlifeMonitoring programs.
🤔 Recap 2025:
Last year our researchers tested this approach in a pilot study in Croatia, Spain, and Portugal.
The results showed that combining #CameraTrap data with multiple eDNA methods greatly improved the detection of wildlife, insect vectors, and potential pathogens.
How can we monitor and forecast wildlife diseases without disturbing wildlife?
By using non-invasive methods. 🧬
One promising tool is environmental DNA (eDNA)
#WildlifeMonitoring
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In our next newsletter we are looking back at 2025 and will summarise some highlights related to #OneHealth and #WildlifeMonitoring. We will also share updates on current activities.
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👉Info on the app: https://mammalnet.net/imammalia
👉Report on distributions maps developed using verified iMammalia records: https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2024.EN-8965
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🗣️Please spread the word on iMammalia especially in Eastern Europe
Records there are much less than elsewhere (iMammalia(left) vs GBIF(right) since 2019), effecting the reliability of species abundance.
App available in ENG, ALB, CZE, ESP, FR, GER, GRC, HRV, IT, MKD, MNE, NOR, PL, PRT, SRB, SVK,UKR
We involve citizens in #WildlifeMonitoring & they have contributed 29000 verified records from 38 countries 📸🐇
In 2019, we launched the iMammalia app. Since then European citizens have been uploading photos or sightings of mammals that we verify and submit to the global database GBIF.
Two Griffon Vultures perched closely, showcasing their strong features and natural habitat.
Bird flu can spread among vultures 🇪🇸🇫🇷
An analysis of the 2022 HPAI outbreak demonstrated that vultures may have facilitated a rapid, silent & cross-border spread of the virus on a regional scale.
👉https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/8/24-1456_article
By @irec-csic-uclm.bsky.social
#OneHealth
Those wishing to express professional concern or show solidarity can contact:
Alexander Gavashelishvili, Ph.D.
Ilia State University, one of Georgia's leading institutions in biodiversity research, could experience complete disruption of existing research programmes and the dismantling of established scientific teams, reversing years of strategic investment, collaboration, and research progress.
Critics say the Georgian government’s proposed university reforms increase political influence rather than strengthen the higher education & research system.
👉dfwatch.net/ilia-state-university-st...
Reforms could also impact #biodiversity research🧵
You can still apply for this #OneHealth #job by Friday 👇
📸 European bisons
photographed by a camera trap in the Białowieża Forest in Poland. Our partners there set up the camera traps following the ENETWILD protocols, contributing to species #conservation and #WildlifeManagement.
Credits: MRI PAS, European Observatory of Wildlife (EOW)
A new training available on
📸processing of camera trap data using the AI-aided Agouti platform
💻producing density estimates using a standardized analysis procedure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWWnbUYXBFs
#CameraTrap
Successful #WildlifeManagement involves scientists, hunters & many more!
We collaborate with scientists & hunters and produced the first calibrated estimates of wild boar density across Europe, offering a stronger basis for the risk assessment of #AfricanSwineFever.
🕵️♀️Find the mammal!
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📸credit: MRI PAS, European Observatory of Wildlife
🐦Bird flu
While many countries in 🇪🇺 see a higher number of HPAI outbreaks this season, Germany is by far the worse affected.
According to the Friedrich Loeffler Institute for Animal Diseases, the virus has been detected on 122 farms & in 1125 wild birds
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
#OneHealth
Full ENETWILD report: Effectiveness of methods for controlling wild boar movement.
https://zenodo.org/records/12705762
Stop the spread. Report suspicious cases.
#OneHealth
#ASFV measures?
✅ Fencing & culling
✅ Early detection & surveillance
✅ Hunters, farmers & locals working together
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🛑🐗 No barrier is 100% wild boar-proof
So how do we manage them?
👉 Tailor-made, context-specific measures designed with the people and landscapes.
Read more: https://zenodo.org/records/12705762
#ASFV #AfricanSwineFever #OneHealth
Group picture - EFSA’s 43rd Scientific Network meeting on Zoonoses Monitoring Data
🌍 Experts from across Europe gather for EFSA’s 43rd Scientific Network meeting on Zoonoses Monitoring Data, joining forces to strengthen work on AMR, zoonotic diseases, and foodborne outbreaks — advancing the #OneHealth approach.
More ➡️ link.europa.eu/HmcfD6
#Zoonoses #FoodborneOutbreaks #EFSA
Different methods to prevent the spread of #ASFV exist:
🚧 Fences
🛑 Repellents
🌳 Natural barriers
🧩 Combinations
We evaluated the effectiveness of these methods.
Check our report: https://zenodo.org/records/12705762
