African swine fever: risk perception among farmers and hunters is high but biosecurity needs improving and cooperation needs strengthening

2024-05-29T15:13:56+02:00September 10th 2024|Diseases at the animal/human Interface, Highlights, Research & Projects|

African swine fever (ASF) poses a threat to animal health and the pig industry. Management of this epidemic disease, in Italy as in the rest ...

Entomological surveillance of West Nile virus, 2% positivity in mosquitoes

2024-08-30T15:38:27+02:00August 30th 2024|Diseases at the animal/human Interface, Highlights, Monitoring & Prevention|

Viral circulation in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia is moderate. Wild birds and horses have also tested positive. The number of imported dengue fever cases ...

Green methods for detecting the presence of aflatoxin M1 in cheese

2024-05-29T14:37:23+02:00July 9th 2024|Food safety, Highlights, Research & Projects|

Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by various species of Aspergillus fungi. They can be found in foods and animal feed and can consequently be transferred to ...

Avian influenza, testing programs on cattle and raw milk are underway

2024-07-05T14:53:44+02:00July 5th 2024|Avian influenza & Newcastle disease, Highlights, Research & Projects|

Following the spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus (HPAI) in cattle farms in the United States (US), the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe) ...

7th Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (EAVLD). Padova, 21-23 October 2024

2024-07-01T12:45:34+02:00July 1st 2024|Highlights, Training & Events|

The 7th Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (EAVLD) will be held in Padua from Monday 21st to Wednesday 23rd October 2024. ...

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