The EWDA Network for Wildlife Health Surveillance in Europe
The EWDA Network for Wildlife Health Surveillance in Europe was initiated in October 2009 at an EWDA meeting in Brussels, Belgium, attended by representatives from 25 countries.
The long-term goals of this network are to
- improve exchange of information and specialist expertise among wildlife health surveillance programmes in Europe
- develop standard operating procedures for diagnostic investigation
- develop common criteria for diagnosis of wildlife disease
- provide training opportunities for wildlife health surveillance.
To achieve these goals, the EWDA Network supports communication, produces information resources and convenes meetings, in addition to other activities relevant to the field of Wildlife Health Surveillance in Europe, as follows:
The EWDA Google Group is open to EWDA members and non-members who are involved in, or want to start up, a Wildlife Health Surveillance scheme in Europe. The purpose of this communication platform is to support rapid information exchange and discussion of topics amongst the active in this field. To learn more and apply for membership, click here.
The EWDA WildList aims to connect fellow scientists interested in Wildlife Health Surveillance. This tool enables users to identify and contact colleagues from any discipline with an interest in fields related to Wildlife Health Surveillance in Europe. WildList members receive regular mailings with announcement of meetings and courses and job advertisements. To learn more and register, click here.
The electronic library of EWDA Diagnosis Cards provides information for appropriate diagnostic methods for diseases or disease agents in wildlife and aims to promote methodological harmonisation throughout Europe. To access these resources, click here.
The electronic library of EWDA Species Abundance Cards shares knowledge on methods for abundance estimation of wildlife hosts in Europe. To access these resources, click here
The EWDA Network hosts regular meetings on topics relevant to Wildlife Health Surveillance in Europe. A history of meetings and links to related reports and peer-reviewed publication outputs is available online. To access these resources, click here.
A poster that summarises our EWDA Network’s goals and activities is available to download for use to help raise awareness, click here.
Committee Members of the EWDA Network
For biographies and roles of our current members of the EWDA Network Committee, click here
Contact
For general questions related to the Network, please contact EWDA.Network@gmail.com