Data and Models
- Aedes albopictus ↗
Data and models on Aedes albopictus collected as a result of the first Vector Modelling Workshop in Bologna, Italy (2024).
- Aedes aegypti ↗
Models, results, and interactive materials from the second Vector Modelling Workshop in Nicosia, Cyprus (2025), focusing on Aedes aegypti population dynamics and environmental dependence.
Dashboards
- MOOD Platform ↗
The MOOD platform aims to increase the operational abilities of epidemic intelligence and surveillance teams across national public and animal health agencies to better detect, monitor, and assess emerging infectious diseases of known or unknown origin, as well as antimicrobial resistant pathogens.
Modules of the MOOD Platform
Module 1 provides users with a one-stop “shop” for the visualization and download of relevant covariates relative to infectious disease emergence in support of risk assessment and modeling.
Module 2 visualizes and allows the download of disease outbreak data extracted from online media using text mining.
Module 3 provides users with risk maps and other modelled outputs, highlighting areas suitable for the occurrence of diseases such as HPAI, WNV, and TBE in animals and humans, to support improved surveillance and detection. - VEClim ↗
The VEClim (Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Disease Risk Assessment Platform) supports early warning systems and decision support mechanisms to aid in effective vector control and outbreak management strategies.
VEClim employs climate-sensitive structured population modelling, incorporating physiological processes driven by meteorological and environmental factors. Its user-friendly web-based GIS interface improves accessibility to models and provides short-, medium-, and long-range predictions of habitat suitability, vector activity, and disease risk and impact.
The initial release of VEClim presents an in-depth assessment of the seasonal dynamics of Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) and the associated risk of chikungunya virus transmission. - ZanZeMap ↗
The ZanZeMap project aims to create maps showing the risk of presence and the activity level of ticks and mosquitoes across Italy. It serves as a kind of “forecast bulletin” designed to help the public stay informed and better protect themselves from these annoying parasites.