title: Crossing the boundaries.
abstract: In the past, research on zoonotic diseases has been fragmented. Teresa Belcher and Diane Newell discuss the formation of Med-Vet-Net, a "virtual institute", which aims to integrate activity between researchers in human and veterinary medicine across the European Union.
authors.affiliation: Society for Applied Microbiology, Blore Tower, Harpur Centre, Bedford MK40 1TQ, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Belcher
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Newell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D020407:Internet; D011635:Public Health Administration; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D015047:Zoonoses