Progress report

  • ERFAN Regional Meeting – Northern Africa, Tunis 3-5 October
    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 […]
  • CBPP Online Fora
    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, […]
  • Laboratory Training “Anthrax – A One Health Priority” in Ethiopia
    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, […]
  • Onsite training course on “CBPP CFT ANTIGEN PRODUCTION” in Botswana
    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 […]
  • Residential training course in Turin
    The ERFAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the WOAH Reference Laboratory for TSE at IZSPLV and the Istituto Superiore di Sanità , organised the training course on “Surveillance and diagnosis of animal prion diseases“. The training, started on 12 June, is spread […]
  • ERFAN Dialogue: Campylobacteriosis: a public health issue
    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 […]
  • ERFAN DIALOGUE: La recherche documentaire en médicine vétérinaire et santé publique
    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 […]
  • Rift Valley Fever: online fora
    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 […]
  • ERFAN at the 25th Conference of the WOAH Regional Commission for Africa
    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 […]
  • New Information Day on “Biosafety and Biocontainment in Laboratories”
    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 […]
  • New Information Day on “ERFAN website: Functions and Features”
    The ERFAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the IT team, organises the online Information Day (ID) on “ERFAN website: Functions and Features”, to provide practical information, guidance and instructions for easy access to contents. During this online event, scheduled on 14 […]
  • New ERFAN partner Institution
    The Secretariat is pleased to announce that Lesotho has joined the Network. The Central Veterinary Laboratory in Maseru becomes the 35th partner institution of ERFAN-Enhancing Research for Africa Network. The involvement of colleagues from Lesotho in ERFAN Working Groups will […]
  • HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023!
    ERFAN would like to wish you all a happy new year for you and your beloved families.
  • Strengthening scientific cooperation between Italy and libya under the ERFAN umbrella
    On 1 December, two professors from the University of Tripoli visited the Institute in Teramo to discuss ongoing and future scientific cooperation between the Libyan University and the IZS of Abruzzo and Molise, as part of the ERFAN network activities. […]
  • Webinar on “Light microscopy as a tool to Anthrax Surveillance”
    The WOAH Collaborating Centre on Training in Integrated Livestock and wildlife Health and Management, at the University of Pretoria, organised on 1 November, from 09.30 to 12.00, the Webinar on “Light microscopy as a tool to Anthrax Surveillance”. Light microscopy […]
  • ERFAN Training course on “Detection of Listeria monocytogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella spp.”
    The Central Veterinary Laboratory and the Faculty of Veterinary Science in Windhoek and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Collaborating Centre for Animal Production Food Safety in Teramo, Italy, organised the training course on “Detection of Listeria monocytogenes, Klebsiella […]
  • ERFAN Working groups meeting on Brucellosis
    As part of the BRUCELLOSIS 2022 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE, the ERFAN-Enhancing Research for Africa Network meeting of the Working Group on Brucellosis took place in Giulianova, on 15 September. Representatives of diagnostic laboratories in Algeria, Ethiopia, Italy, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, […]
  • The Italian Ambassador to Ethiopia visited the Animal Health Institute
    On September 5, 2022, at the iniziative of the ERFAN Secretariat, His Excellency, Agostino PALESE, visited the Animal Health Institute in Sebeta. Tha aim was to strengthen collaboration between Italy and Ethiopia on diagnosis, surveillance and control of the main […]
  • ERFAN in Austria at the VETLAB Network
    The Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture invited the ERFAN to participate in the Conference “Coordination Meeting of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Network (VETLAB Network)” held from 22 to 26 August 2022 at the Vienna International […]
  • MEETING on “CBPP” and “ANTHRAX” a Lusaka
    From 26 to 29 July, the meetings on Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia and Anthrax took place at the Central Veterinary Research Institute (CVRI) in Lusaka. Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is one of the most important cross-border animal diseases. A regional approach […]