Progress report

As part of ERFAN activities, Marina Torresi, Alessandra Cornacchia and Gabriella Centorotola from the WOAH Collaborating Center for Food Safety in Animal Production (CC WOAH FH) in Teramo, met the Representative of the WOAH Sub-Regional Office for North Africa, Dr. […]

ERFAN Secretariat is delighted to present three new videos produced at the IZSTE facilities, with the support of the staff from laboratories.  “Diff quick stain utilisation for the research of Hemoparasites”: These parasites are widely distributed worldwide and are a […]

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS 1° Congress took place from the 9 to the 11 April inTorre del Greco, the event was organized by the ERFAN team from IZS Mezzogiorno, Portici and the support of the ERFAN Secretariat. More than 40 participants attended the […]

ERFAN, in collaboration with the WOAH Reference Laboratory for CBPP established in Teramo, organises the Sync Dialogue on “Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, suspicion of the disease”. The online course is scheduled for the 29 April, h. 10.30 – 13 (CEST). The […]

ERFAN presents the online seminar on “Stray dog population management: the new WOAH standard and examples of the current situation in Northern Africa, Southern Africa and Italy”, jointly presented by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Teramo, Ecole Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire […]

ERFAN Secretariat organises the Asynchronous Dialogues, with experts to refresh knowledge and clarify further doubts together with the professionals involving in the network. Join the session, watch the video and ask directly to the expert your doubt; again this is […]

Dr Itumeleng Matle, from Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute (OVRI), attended the event “The launch of the Regional Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Network for Africa”, on behalf of ERFAN, held in South Africa, at the OVRI, from 5 to 7 December […]

The Regional Meeting for South Africa took place from 7 to 9 November in Pretoria at the Faculty of Veterinary Science. The meeting was attended by 40 participants from partner veterinary institutions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and international organisations. The African […]

The ERFAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the WOAH sub-Regional Representation for Southern Africa and the Faculty of Veterinary Science in Pretoria, organises the regional meeting that will take place from the 7 to 9 November. The Event will be held […]

The regional meeting for the North and Horn of Africa took place from 3 to 5 October in Tunis at the Golden Tulip and was attended by 45 participants from various veterinary institutions and international organizations. The meeting was attended […]

The ERFAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the WOAH subRegional Representation for North Africa and Italian Embassy to Tunisia, organises the regional meeting in Tunis that will take place from the 3 to 5 October. The Event will be held at […]

ERFAN and the CBPP WOAH RL in Gaborone and Teramo, CIRAD and CVRI in Lusaka in collaboration with the World Organization for Animal Health present the CBPP Online Fora. The course consists of seven online sessions focused on: CBPP Aetiology, […]

ERFAN Secretariat organized, together with the National Reference Centre for Anthrax at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, the Laboratory training “Anthrax – A One Health priority”. The course was held at the Animal Health Institute in Sebeta, Ethiopia, […]

The WOAH Reference Laboratory (RL) for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), in Gaborone, organised the onsite training on “CBPP Complement Fixation Test Antigen production”, in collaboration with the WOAH RL for CBPP in Teramo. The course, held from the 6 to […]

The ERFAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the WOAH Reference Laboratory for TSE at IZSPLV and the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, organised the residential training course on “Surveillance and diagnosis of animal prion diseases“. The training, started on 12 June, is spread […]

ERFAN Secretariat together with the IZSAM experts of the National Reference Laboratory for Campylobacter and WOAH Collaborating Centre for Animal Production Food Safety, presents the Dialogue “Campylobacteriosis: a public health issue”, scheduled on 24 and 31 May 2023 – English […]

The ERFAN Secretariat organises together with the IZSAM experts from the department of Communication and Library service, the ERFAN Dialogue on “Bibliographic Research” scheduled on 11 -18 May 2023 – French language, English translation available The purpose of a good […]

ERFAN and European Union Reference Laboratory, in collaboration with the World Organisation for Animal Health, organise the online fora on “Rift Valley Fever”. The course consists of six online sessions focused on: Transmission, spread and virus biodiversity Vectors and potential […]

A delegation from the IZS of Teramo, led by the Director general, Dr Nicola D’Alterio, attended the 25th Conference of the WOAH Regional Commission for Africa, held in Gaborone from 20 to 24 February 2023, at the Grand Palm conference […]

The ERFAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the company “Ptbio”, organises the online Information Day (ID) on “Biosafety and Biocontainment in Laboratories”, to present the soft wall solutions offered by Biobubble Inc. During this online event, scheduled on 28 February 2023, the […]