FAO Reference Centres for animal health are institutions designated by the Director-General to provide specific and technical advice and services to FAO Member Countries on issues related to FAO’s mandate. FAO invites institutions and universities to apply to become a reference centre in any of the 25 thematic areas that are critical for the Member Countries. Other areas will be identified as needs arise.
Joint Designation with Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise (IZSAM) / Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (ISZve)
Nicola D'Alterio
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 06/06/2024
COUNTRY: Italy
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Zoonotic coronaviruses
Laboratório Federal de Defesa Agropecuária em Campinas (LFDA-SP)
Rua Raul Ferrari, s/n
Jardim Santa Marcelina
Campinas – SP
Focal point: Juliana Nabuco Pereira Otaka
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 09/09/2025
COUNTRY: Brazil
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Animal influenza and Newcastle disease
Ministry for Primary Industries’ Animal Health Laboratory
PO Box 2526, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Mary van Andel
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 06/06/2024
COUNTRY: New Zealand
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Zoonotic coronaviruses
National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
Kemitorvet, Building 204, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
Rene S. Hendriksen
[email protected]
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 01/04/2024
COUNTRY: Denmark
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
National Reference Laboratory for Animal Brucellosis, Department of Diagnostic Technology, China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control (IVDC)
No.8, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China
Ming Li
[email protected]
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 02/04/2024
COUNTRY: China
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Brucellosis
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