Convite FP6 - avian/pandemic influenza

Call for tenders for support to policies on avian and pandemic influenza.

The call comes under the Sixth Framework Programme's activity 'Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs'.
The call addresses the following areas:
- new and more environmentally friendly production methods to improve animal health and welfare including research on animal diseases such as foot and mouth disease, swine fever and development of market vaccines;
- public health issues, including epidemiology contributing to disease prevention and responses to emerging rare and communicable diseases, allergies, procedures for secure blood and organ donations, non-animal tests.

Closing Date(s): 22 March 2006 at 17.00 (Brussels local time)
OJ Reference: OJ C325 of 22.12.2005