Regional Workshop for WOAH National Focal Points for Aquatic Animals. Chioggia (Italy), 18th-20th October 2023

2023-10-26T15:21:01+02:00October 26th 2023|Fish, crustacean and mollusc pathology, Highlights, Training & Events|

The expansion of the aquaculture sector in the few decades has experienced a spectacular growth and is now providing more fish than wild capture fisheries ...

Using Network analysis to explain the dynamics of an Avian Influenza epidemic

2023-09-12T09:36:00+02:00October 24th 2023|Avian influenza & Newcastle disease, Highlights, Research & Projects|

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza epidemic that occurred between 2021 and 2022in North-Eastern Italy was one of the most serious ever recorded, involving 317 ...

IZSVe included in the European Commission’s list of “Key innovators” thanks to two sustainable aquaculture projects

2023-10-16T10:03:36+02:00October 16th 2023|Fish, crustacean and mollusc pathology, Highlights, Research & Projects|

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe) has been identified as a key innovator in the European Commission’s Innovation Radar Platform by virtue of two research projects ...

Avian influenza: what is the difference between a high and a low pathogenic virus? [Video]

2023-09-01T10:40:55+02:00September 12th 2023|Avian influenza & Newcastle disease, Communication & Media, Highlights|

Avian influenza (or bird flu) is a disease caused by type-A influenza viruses that mainly affects birds. The natural reservoirs (or hosts) of these viruses ...

Lyssavirus in bats: the virus becomes twice as transmissible after birthing

2023-07-12T15:29:02+02:00August 8th 2023|Highlights, Rabies, Research & Projects|

A study by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe) of two bat colonies in South Tyrol reveals no risk of rabies for humans. Eight ...

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