CONTAGIO is a global consortium of investigators working to develop rapid response tools for future disease outbreaks.
We are building the infrastructure to fight the next pandemic.
Mission
Our mission is to support outbreak preparedness and rapid response to epidemics through the creation and maintenance of a well-coordinated cohort network.​
Objectives
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Roadmap development for repurposing cohorts in preparedness for (re-)emerging infectious diseases (EIDs): See our Pandemic Preparedness Cohort Platform
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Including toolbox for the maintenance of cohorts during interepidemic periods
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Advance the interoperability of future EID cohorts to make pooling of data from the scattered cohort landscape
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Generation of clinical epidemiological tools, including electronic Case Report Forms (eCRFs) with modular character to reflect the major clinical phenotypes of EIDs and promote their use: See our CRF Builder
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Address ethical, legal, regulatory, and governance challenges for rapid (re)activation of EID cohorts: See our Ethical Data Sharing Guidelines and Legal Framework for Data Sharing Agreements
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Development of a governance model for a virtual federated biorepository of samples from EID cohorts, so Consortium partners are prepared to share characterized samples on short notice: ​See our Virtual Biorepository System​
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About Us
CONTAGIO (COhorts Network To be Activated Globally In Outbreaks) is a global consortium of investigators working to create coordination mechanisms for rapid response to infectious disease (re-)emergence in low- and middle-income countries. The Consortium builds on the experience acquired through prior EC-funded projects ReCoDiD, ORCHESTRA, ZIKAlliance, and IDAMS.
CONTAGIO includes 18 partner institutions from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. The Project is funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe Programme (GA-Grant Agreement N. 101137283).
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