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ERFAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the IZSAM experts of the OIE collaborating centre for Food Hygiene and Italian Reference laboratories for Listeria monocytogenes, organises the synchronous Dialogue on “Detection of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes, in food matrices, food...

The Globalization of food trade, changing consumption habits towards highly processed foods and demographic changes, with increase of susceptible populations, have increased risk of foodborne illnesses. To date, whole genome sequencing (WGS) provides the highest possible subtyping resolution improving...

The emergence of the zoonotic SARS‑CoV‑2 is paradigmatic of the strict relationship existing between human and animal health, ecosystem condition and human habits. The One Health concept highlights these connections and promotes collaboration between diverse sectors. Veterinarians often drive...

The ERFAN Secretariat organizes the Dialogue on “Documentary research in veterinary and public health” The main objective of the course is to provide participants with a valid research methodology. The aim is to give a documentary research procedure and an...

A renewed version of the website is available. The design has been renovated to provide users with a user-friendly site where information can be accessed easily. The renewed website is even more usable and guiding; from the Homepage you...

ERFAN Secretariat presents, in collaboration with Office International des Epizooties – World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the inaugural Rift Valley fever online course. The online course will kick off with a history of RVF on the Afri­can continent and...

The ERFAN Secretariat and the IZS-Portici organize the Dialogue on  “Bovine Tuberculosis eradication plan". The main objective is to discuss, with veterinary colleagues, the current technologies and expertise in the diagnosis and control of Bovine Tuberculosis. This bacterium...

The ERFAN Dialogue "Diagnosis and Control of Brucellosis" aims to develop the diagnosis of the disease: Laboratory diagnostic methods, such as sample collection, microbiological isolation and typing of Brucella spp. by traditional methods, molecular detection and typing of Brucella...

Unfortunately due to a technical issue, ERFAN Secretariat had to postpone the First General Meeting- Technical event to the 13 October at 10:00(CEST) Here are the details for the Zoom platform: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85035193357?pwd=ZWNMMU1yK2JjeGpFUWVwTHE0VnFBZz09 ID meeting: 850 3519 3357 Passcode: 482700 This event is crucial to...

The ERFAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the OIE Collaborating Centre for Food Hygiene at the IZSAM, organises the online information day (ID) on “Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae from different matrices, AMR and NGS”. The main objective of the ID is...