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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 43(3_Supplement), 2007, pp. 60-63
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THE OIE NETWORK OF REFERENCE LABORATORIES1

 Gideon Brückner2,3, Christanne Bruschke2, Steve Edwards2 and Bernard Vallat2

2 World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 12 Rue de Prony, 75017, Paris, France
3 Corresponding author (email: g.bruckner{at}oie.int)

ABSTRACT:   Since its establishment in 1924, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), currently consisting of 167 member countries, developed and implemented numerous actions to control animal diseases worldwide. Whereas initial actions focused on the prevention of global animal disease epidemics, the increased risk of rapid spread of animal diseases brought about by globalization of international trade and the movement in animals and animal products called for reevaluation of the objectives, priorities, and strategies of the OIE. The initial objectives remained unchanged, but the urge to recognize veterinary services as an international public good resulted in additional objectives to improve the legal framework and resources of national veterinary services, the establishment of guarantees for safe food of animal origin, and the promotion of animal welfare. Networks of reference laboratories of the OIE were expanded to establish a unique backup system for science-based standards and diagnosis of terrestrial animal and aquatic animal diseases, including zoonoses. This network now comprises 160 reference laboratories in 29 countries covering 58 terrestrial and 29 aquatic diseases. A network of 20 OIE collaborating centers is established in 13 countries. To address the demands of emerging and threatening zoonoses, the OIE collaborated with its international partners such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) to establish the Global Early Warning System (GLEWS) and the OIE/FAO Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TAD) to complement the mechanisms for early detection and diagnosis of disease. The unprecedented spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) also resulted in establishment of the OIE/FAO worldwide scientific network for the control of avian influenza (OFFLU). This joint OIE and FAO network provided a technical and scientific base for the control of avian influenza and, in close collaboration with the WHO, established strategies for control of avian influenza in poultry in order to prevent a possible human pandemic.
  Key words:  Diagnostic laboratories network, OIE reference laboratories.

1 Presentation at the FAO and OIE International Scientific Conference on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds, Rome, 30 and 31 May 2006






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