EU-RL for equine diseases

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https://eurl-equinediseases.anses.fr
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Diseases Scope of the EU RL

The EU RL for equine diseases is responsible for eleven diseases:

  • Virological diseases: equine viral arteritis (EVA), equine infectious anaemia (EIA), West Nile virus (WNV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and Eastern, Western and Venezuelan equine encephalitis (EEEV, WEEV and VEEV) 
  • Bacteriological diseases: glanders and contagious equine metritis 
  • Parasitological disease : Dourine and Surra

 

 

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  •  Equine viral arteritis (EVA)
  •   Equine infectious anaemia (EIA)
  •  Contagious equine metritis (CEM)
  •   Dourine
  •   Glanders
  •  West Nile virus (WNV)
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EURL team names and contacts

EURL for equine diseases

Laboratory for animal health
Maisons-Alfort site : 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex ; Tel: +33(0)1 49 77 13 00
Dozulé site : Goustranville 14430 Dozulé ; Tel: +33(0)2 31 79 22 76
EU-RL head : Stéphan Zientara, +33(0)1 43 96 72 80, Maisons-Alfort
EU-RL Coordinator and webmaster : Gaelle Gonzalez, +33(0)1 43 96 73 76, Maisons-Alfort

European Union Reference Laboratory for equine diseases

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) has incorporated the missions, resources and personnel of the French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA) and the French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (AFSSET). Its principal mission is to contribute to the protection of human health with respect to the environment, the workplace and food.

On 1 July 2008, European Commission officially designated the French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA) as the European Union Reference Laboratory (EU-RL) for equine diseases (excluding African horse sickness).
> Commission regulation (EC) No 180/2008

The activities of the European Union Reference Laboratory are handled on 2 sites

The Laboratory for animal health, Maisons-Alfort site (near Paris) studies West Nile, Viral Equine Encephalitis, Vesicular Stomatitis, Glanders and Melioidosis

The Laboratory for animal health, Dozulé site (in Normandy) studies Contagious Equine Metritis, Dourine, Equine Viral Arteritis, Equine Herpes viruses and Equine Infectious Anaemia

EURL coordination

  • Contact the EURL Team
Zientara Stéphan
Head of the EURL for equine diseases
stephan.zientara@anses.fr  /  +33 1 43 96 72 80
Gonzalez Gaëlle
Coordinator of the EURL for equine diseases
gaelle.gonzalez@anses.fr  /  +33 1 43 96 73 76
Duties of EURL for equine diseases

Laboratory network National Reference Laboratories

National Reference Laboratories 

The EURL for equine diseases is supported by a network of collaborating laboratories in each Member State.

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