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ANALYSIS OF SPECIATION MECHANISMS IN RNA VIRUSES


Category

FP7 Project with U.S. partner

Short name and number

RNAVIRSPE (236470)

Area

Health

Description

Parasites have high socio-economic impact due to their negative effect on humans, animals and plants welfare. Parasite evolution may lead to emergence of new infectious diseases, and compromise existing disease control strategies. Viruses are one of the most important groups of parasites causing a large fraction of emerging diseases. Adaptation to new environments may lead to population diversification, including speciation events resulting in the appearance of new viruses.

Participating Countries

Spain and United States.

Name of US Partner

THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Contact

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID (ES) / LEÓN Gonzalo

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BILAT-USA (Grant Agreement no: 244434) and Link2US (Grant Agreement no: 244371) Projects are co-funded by the European Union’s Capacities Programme on International Cooperation under the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Cooperation.