In October, Syva completed the first training cycle on vector-borne diseases in the Netherlands, bringing together veterinarians from the regions most affected by BTV-3. These sessions provided an opportunity to share experiences and prepare future vaccination and prevention strategies..<\/strong><\/p>\n At the end of October, Syva concluded the first training cycle on vector-borne diseases<\/strong> for Dutch veterinarians.<\/p>\n Over several weeks, our team met professionals from three regions of the country, all severely affected by the BTV-3 serotype <\/strong>in 2023 and 2024. In total, around thirty veterinarians<\/strong> took part in these training sessions, organised in partnership with Alivira.<\/strong><\/p>\n The aim of this programme was to share the main lessons learned during 2024<\/strong> and prepare for the next vaccination campaign,<\/strong> thus strengthening the prevention of vector-borne diseases.<\/p>\n From the very beginning, we wanted to give veterinarians a voice \u2014 to hear first-hand their experiences during this challenging period. When asked, \u201cWhat word best describes how you felt about BTV-3?\u201d,<\/em> their answers were telling: discouragement, helplessness, serious damage, strong impact\u2026<\/em> and \u201cOh dear\u2026 what\u2019s next?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Among the speakers, Bernd Hietberg<\/strong>, from the Het Drentse Hart<\/strong> veterinary clinic, shared with great pedagogy and passion<\/strong> his experience during the outbreak, the lessons drawn from his clinical observations, and his vision for a collective approach to managing these diseases. These meetings were made possible thanks to the collaboration with Alivira<\/strong>. We would like to extend our warm thanks to Pieter and Faas <\/strong>for their excellent organisation, as well as to the hosts who welcomed us so kindly: Bjorn van Alphen<\/strong> (adVee Dierenartsen Ysselstein<\/em>), Jetse Ritsema (<\/strong>Groups Praktijk Dierenarsten Barneveld<\/em>), and the Julius-Hoeve dairy farm in Kamperveen.<\/p>\n With this first cycle \u2014 and the ones to come \u2014 we reaffirm our commitment to veterinarians and farmers: to listen, to share experiences, and to build together better vaccination and prevention strategies<\/strong> against vector-borne diseases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In October, Syva completed the first training cycle on vector-borne diseases in the Netherlands, bringing together veterinarians from the regions most affected by BTV-3. These sessions provided an opportunity to share experiences and prepare future vaccination and prevention strategies..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[2135,2240,2241,2204,2138,2307,2289,2108,2369],"class_list":["post-10954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-animal-health","tag-bluetongue","tag-btv3-en","tag-cattle","tag-commitment","tag-europe","tag-vaccination","tag-vaccine","tag-vector-borne-diseases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
While, St\u00e9phane Li\u00e9tard <\/strong>presented the main available data on vaccines and the experiences gained from vaccination campaigns in various European countries, as well as an important update on Syva\u2019s vaccine<\/strong>, now more practical and competitive.<\/p>\n