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VIVACE is an EU-financed Marie Slodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Doctorate Network focused on the importance, opportunities and challenges linked to the implementation of poultry vaccination in Europe against avian influenza viruses (AIVs)

Over the last seven years, outbreaks of AIVs have been occurring more frequently and have been larger in size, coinciding with an increasing demand for poultry by an expanding world population.

The VIVACE project aims to train a new generation of scientists to assess the impacts of vaccination on:

1. Viral Evolution: Monitoring vaccine-induced protection against circulating avian influenza virus (AIV) strains and evaluating how vaccination affects viral evolution and pandemic risks (WP1).

2. Transmission and Management: Studying AIV transmission, developing advanced surveillance tools, and optimizing vaccination strategies to reduce disease spread (WP2).

3. Socioeconomic Impacts: Examining the effects of vaccination on society, including epidemiological, economic, welfare, and environmental dimensions (WP3).

The consortium consists of 20 high profile universities, research institutions and companies. Coordination is at INRAE, France. The host institutions are located in Belgium, Egypt, France, Italy, Morocco, The Netherlands and The United Kingdom.