The Research Laboratory for Vector-borne Diseases

The Research Laboratory for Vector-borne Diseases (RLVBD), formerly the Belgian Zoonosis Workgroup, is a research group funded by the Belgian Ministry of Defence and hosted by the ACOS WB Research Group (E&B). The aim of the group is to investigate all zoonoses that can be a threat to humans. The past years the RLVBD has been monitoring hantavirus seroprevalence in Belgium. Other epizootic agents such as Borrelia sp., tick-borne encephalitis (TBEV), Ehrlichia sp., Babesia sp. and parasites are under study. Alone or in collaboration with Belgian or foreign Universities, RLVBD has performed several studies on these subjects (see Publications).

RLVBD
Queen Astrid Military Hospital/MSBT
Bruynstraat,2
B-1120 Brussels
Tel : ++32-2-264 40 44
Fax : ++32-2-264 46 08

Project Director : Dr. C. Vandenvelde