Programme
The programme includes both scientific findings gained in the OH SURVector project on cross-border vector monitoring and One Health vector-borne disease surveillance, as well as policy-related presentations and discussions.
November 24th, 2026
Registration and Get-Together
Official Opening of the Symposium and Welcome
by Johannes Pleiner-Duxneuner (Managing Director, AGES, AUT) and Annette Nigsch (Project Coordinator, AGES, AUT)
The importance of Cross-border One Health Surveillance for VBD – international perspective
by Carlos das Neves (EFSA, IT)
Coffee break
Tick monitoring and pathogen detection
General introduction and moderation by Kateřina Kybicová (SZÚ, CZ)
- Different approaches to tick collection
Anna-Margarita Schötta (AGES, AUT) - Tick App: Insight into ticks and tick-borne pathogens, and at your fingertips
Václav Hönig (SZÚ, CZ) - Dynamic of tick populations and tick-borne pathogens: Borrelia and TBEV in Slovakia
Monika Drážovská (UVLF, SK) - The prevalence of TBEV, Lyme disease and Q-fever near big cities in Hungary
Péter Malik (NFCSO, HUN)
Mosquito monitoring and pathogen detection
General introduction and moderation by Karin Bakran-Lebl (AGES, AUT)
- A New Buzz in Town: Invasive Aedes Mosquitoes in Czechia
Martin Kulma and
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Transient Circulation of West Nile and Usutu Viruses in Czechia
Jiří Černý (SZÚ, CZ) - Dynamics of West Nile and Usutu arboviruses in Culex mosquitoes during their activity period in Slovakia
Tomáš Csank (UVLF, SK) - Current trends in human West Nile and Usutu virus infections in Hungary: insights from integrated mosquito and human surveillance
Anna Nagy (NNGYK, HUN)
Lunch break & Networking
The importance of Cross-border One Health Surveillance for VBD – national perspectives
by Anna Papa (AUTH, EL) & Annette Nigsch (AGES, AUT)
From Data to Action
General introduction and moderation by Marek Malý (SZÚ, CZ)
- One Health Surveillance - European Data Landscape
Andrea Gervelmeyer (EFSA, IT) - From Data to Impact: The OH SURVector Communication and Dissemination Journey
Smaro Sotiraki (ELGO, EL) - One Health response to CCHF transmission event in Greece
Danai Pervanidou (ELGO, EL)
Coffee break & Preparing the Panel
Policy Panel Discussion on VBD Surveillance
Ulrich Herzog
Head of Consumer Health and Veterinary Affairs at the Ministry of Health, Austria
Barbora Macková
Director of the National Institute of Public Health, Czech Republic
Attila Nagy
Director of the National Food Chain Safety Office, Hungary
Jana Kerlik
ECDC National Focal Point for Emerging and Vector-borne Diseases, Slovakia
Carlos das Neves
Chief Scientist EFSA, Co-Chair OHHELP, Italy
Summary and Closure
by Annette Nigsch (Project Coordinator, AGES, AUT)
Optional Visit of Christmas market
Social dinner at 7Stern Bräu (at cost price)
(In 10 minutes walking distance from the Symposium location; separate registration required)
Downloads
OH SURVector_Symposium_Programme (201.65 KB)
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OH SURVector, One Health surveillance and Vector monitoring for cross-border pathogens Consortium | AGES, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (Austria) | SZÚ, National Institute of Public Health (Czech Republic) | NNGYK, National Public Health Center (Hungary) | EODY, National Public Health Organization (Greece) | NFCSO, National Food Chain Safety Office (Hungary) | ELGO, Hellenic Agricultural Organization (Greece) | AUTH, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) | UVLF, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice (Slovak Republic)
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or HaDEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
