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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is helping to prevent and contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in various ways.
This page contains more information about the research that WUR conducts into vaccines, infectious animal diseases and the consequences of the coronavirus for agriculture.
Research into vaccines
Wageningen contributes to vaccine development by producing particular proteins that are to be used in a COVID-19 vaccine. Furthermore, WUR-researchers are involved in developing an intranasal vaccin against COVID-19. At our labs we also offer possibilities to test vaccines for efficacy and safety.
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Wageningen’s back-up vaccine performs well in tests
- Over the past year, the Virology, Bioprocess Engineering and Biochemistry research groups have successfully continued their work on a back-up COVID-19... -
Initiation of the COVID-19 clinical phase I/II study for the ABNCoV2 vaccine
- The clinical phase I/II study for the ABNCoV2 vaccine has been launched this week. The vaccine has been developed by the European research consortium... -
Corona vaccine research consortium submits application to start clinical study
- The European research consortium Prevent-nCoV, of which Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is a member, has submitted an application to test... -
Corona vaccine is ready for testing
- Together with European partners the Laboratory of Virology is working on a vaccine against COVID-19. Work on 2 candidate vaccines has been carried out... -
Wageningen World: Making COVID-19 proteins with insect cells
- Wageningen scientists are collaborating in the worldwide quest for a vaccine against COVID-19. They are joining forces with several partners whom...
Research into infectious animal diseases
There is a wide variety of corona viruses in nature that can cause disease in many animal species. The COVID-19 virus is a zoonosis, which means that the disease can be transmitted from animals to humans. WUR conducts research into this infectious animal disease that has been found in various animals, such as mink and performs diagnostics for this disease in animals.
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First publication on coronavirus transmission on mink farms
- Various animal species, among which mustelids, are susceptible to the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which causes the disease COVID-19. The... -
Fighting COVID-19 in animals and humans
- Several countries have reported that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can also infect animals, primarily felines and mustelids. The risk this poses to... -
COVID-19 detected on multiple Dutch mink farms
- Mink have tested positive with COVID-19 at 69 mink farms in the Netherlands. The mink showed various symptoms including respiratory problems. It seems... -
Questions and answers regarding infection with COVID-19 in mink
- From the end of April, mink have tested positive with COVID-19 at dozens of mink farms in the Netherlands. It is also likely that mink have... -
Coronavirus and COVID-19 in animals
- Based on research information to this date, pets and farm animals do not seem to play a role in the epidemiology of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), that...
Research into the consequences for agriculture
The COVID-19 crisis and related measures have a major impact on agriculture and the economy, not only in Europe, but also for example in developing countries. WUR provides insight into these (global) consequences and works together with partners in search of solutions.
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Meat consumption in 2021 did not return to pre-coronavirus level
- The total per capita consumption of meat and meat products in the Netherlands in 2021 was 76.1 kg (based on carcass weight), almost the same as the... -
Food and agricultural systems should be reformed to recover from COVID-19
- The pandemic highlights the global problem of food security. But research and innovation (R&I) can tackle the problem and 'build... -
The impact of corona on the Dutch agricultural sectors
- We are still seeing major social and economic consequences of the worldwide Covid-19 epidemic, and the Dutch agricultural sectors are no exception.... -
COVID-19 implications threaten the Ethiopian sesame sector
- Rapid assessments carried out by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Ethiopian partners show that the functioning of the Ethiopian sesame... -
The Dutch food system post-coronavirus
- Every crisis leaves behind traces. That is what crises do. The coronavirus crisis is no exception, although when it comes to our food system, it is...