About us
The Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe) is an Italian public health institute which conducts control and research activities and provides services in the fields of animal health, food safety and zoonoses.
It is part of the Italian National Health Service, together with other nine other similar institutes, each of which covers a specific geographical area of Italy. The IZSVe is responsible for the North East of Italy, and its headquarter is located at Legnaro, Padova.
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The IZSVe is a national and international reference centre for the following animal health and food safety topics.
Activities & Services
The IZSVe provides technical support in veterinary and food safety activities to public and private organizations.
Research
The IZSVe carries out research activities in the animal health and food safety fields in order to develop new diagnostic techniques as well as vaccines and vaccination procedures. Most research activities regard:
- animal health and welfare
- zoonoses
- epidemiology
- food safety
- risk analysis
- risk communication
Latest news from the IZSVe
Monday 11 November 2024, at 12 CET Professor Fiona Mathews will have a talk about bat movement in the first webinar organized under the framework ...
In the globalized world, animal diseases and zoonoses can cross borders easily, potentially giving rise to international outbreaks that can threaten animal and human health, ...
For two days Padua, the city of Saint Anthony, will be the world capital of veterinary medicine. It will host the ‘G7 Chief Veterinary Officers’ ...
Today an international cooperation agreement has been signed between the IZSVe and the Italian-Latin American Institute (ILLA), an international organisation with representatives of 20 Latin ...