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.
Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)
Carretera Algete-El Casar de Talamanca, Km. 8,1, 28130 Valdeolmos, Madrid, Spain
Laura Pérez
[email protected]
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 02/04/2024
COUNTRY: Spain
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Laboratory biological risk management
China Agricultural University-Joint China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control (CAU-IVDC)
No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100193, China
SHEN Jianzhong
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 10/03/2025
COUNTRY: China
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
China Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre (CAHEC)
369 Nanjing Road, Qingdao, Shandong, China\
Wang Zhiliang
[email protected]
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 02/04/2024
COUNTRY: China
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)
China Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre (CAHEC)
369 Nanjing Road, Qingdao, Shandong, China
Wang Zhiliang
[email protected]
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 06/06/2024
COUNTRY: China
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Veterinary epidemiology
Collective designation of l'Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) and Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD)
Ahidjo Ayouba
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 06/06/2024
COUNTRY: France
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Zoonotic coronaviruses
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