The objective of this proposal is to build upon an existing network previously funded by the FP7 European Framework as an infrastructure project, NADIR (Network for Animal Diseases Infectiology Research). This consortium has been extended through the FeHRIDI project, which was submitted but was not selected for funding in 2014. There is an opportunity to build upon this within a dedicated topic in the next infrastructure call (2016). It brings together the main European facilities dedicated to research on infectious diseases of livestock and wild animals, and particularly zoonoses. In accordance with the European « Infrastructure project », the aim is to integrate actions of Networking, Research and services (Transnational accesses) offered by FeHRIDI to public or private research groups. It consists of (i) offering to public as well as private research institutes animal models, technologies and contaminated samples in highly confined facilities adapted to the improvement of our knowledge of infectious processes and to the development of diagnostic and control measures; and (ii) integrating European infectious diseases infrastructures to reduce delays and improve efficiency of research groups’ response to emerging diseases. We propose to develop a network with veterinary and public health authorities, with other European and international networks and projects in virology, bacteriology, parasitology and immunology involved in the control of infectious diseases. To build and develop an international network for an infrastructure proposal by March 30, 2016, we will: - Visit to the head of the main research institutes and international organizations; several have confirmed through support letter their interest for FEHRIDI, but their full integration will favor the extension of our network to Third countries and the development of a network that creates improved responsiveness to disease threats and outbreaks; - Organize three project planning meetings by the end of 2015 with existing partners (21 in total) and potential partners for the integration of epidemiology networks and to extend our consortium to Third countries; - Organize a Stakeholder meeting in Brussels at the beginning of 2016 that will include FEHRIDI partners, the head of international organisations (OIE, WHO) and of networks and projects to be linked with FEHRIDI (MIRRI, EVA global, Epizone, Transvac, SAPHIR …), as well as members of the livestock, pharmaceutical, medical and veterinary industry to collect advice on feedback on how to optimize our consortium to meet the needs of the European community in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.