Study visit: Swedish delegation

A Swedish delegation consisting of the veterinarians Jan Chirico (National Veterinary Institute), Linda Ernholm (National Veterinary Institute), Martin Holmberg (National Board of Health and Welfare), Anna-Lena How (National Board of Health and Welfare) and Marika Hjertqvist (Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control) visited the Institute on 8-9 September 2011.

The aim of this visit was to provide the delegation with a general overview of the West Nile virus surveillance and control systems adopted in Italy. Istituto G. Caporale is in fact one of the leading international authorities on West Nile virus, being both an OIE Reference Laboratory for this disease and the National Reference Centre for exotic animal diseases.

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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.