Laboratory Diagnostic Sub-Committee Meeting

The Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale "G. Caporale " attended to the SADC Laboratory Diagnostic Sub-Committee Meeting, which took place from 14 to 16 October 2009 at Ondestepoort (Pretoria, South Africa).
Patrizia Colangeli (IZS G. Caporale), Ilaria Pascucci (IZS G. Caporale) and Rosa-Stella Mbulu (Central Veterinary Laboratory-Namibia) presented the prototype of Laboratory Information Management System (SILAB) developed for the CVL in Windhoek (Namibia).

Communication

Other news: A Video to Understand the Most Dangerous Infectious Threats

The Horizon Europe WiLiMan-ID project sees IZS-TE at the forefront of research and prevention of some of the most dreaded "high-priority" infectious diseases.

OIE project to support Vector-Borne Diseases Surveillance in North Africa "Rift Valley Fever as first application"

Developing models and technological tools for identifying areas suitable for Vector Borne Diseases spread: the Rift Valley Fever application. The aim of the tool is to support a targeted surveillance to optimize financial and human resources.

Animal welfare principles

The training course "Animal welfare principles" was held from 24 to 26 November as part of the OIE Twinning on animal welfare between IZSAM and the Ecole Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire (ENMV) of Tunisia.