The Institute at EFSA - IT Experts' Meeting

The G. Caporale Institute took part in "EFSA - IT experts' meeting for the provision of Zoonoses data in XML and Excel format", held in Parma on 14 and 15 September 2010, in the dual capacity of member state representative and official speaker, because Italy is the only country to use the new XML upload facility for antibiotic-resistance data.
The speech by Luca Forlizzi, the representative from the G. Caporale Institute, was entitled "Feedback from Italy on XML submission of AMR data".

Communication

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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.