EURL rabies
Collection of samples, techniques, validation and interpretation of the diagnostic methods for the purposes of rabies surveillance are presented here.
Diagnostic methods considered compliant are presented in the WOAH rabies manual. A list of procedures inspired by the WOAH official methods is also proposed.
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Workshop for rabies 2015
♦ 30 June 2015 ♦
The presentations of the workshop for rabies 2015 are now online in the private part of the EURL for rabies website. Please remember that only registered scientists of our network can have access to this part of the website. Scientists without access can request an access to the private part via the “register” button and the “Create an account” link.
Further to the workshop for rabies 2015, a report showing statistics and the results of the satisfaction questionnaires is also available online.
Annual inter-laboratory test for rabies diagnosis
♦ 01 July 2015 ♦
A total of 45 laboratories participated to the 2015 inter-laboratory test for rabies diagnosis. Results should now all be sent back and online questionnaires filled out.
The data will be analysed during the summer and the report released during the autumn.
Cypriot National reference laboratory of rabies
♦ 06 July 2015 ♦
The Virology section is one of the five sections of the Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) at Veterinary Services of Cyprus. It is accredited since March 2008 to the terms of the ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Standard by the Hellenic Accreditation System (ESYD) and Cyprus Accreditation Body (CYSAB).
History of rabies and methods
In 1930, two Rabies positive incidents were investigated in imported dogs under quarantine. Since then Rabies has never been diagnosed in domestic animals and wildlife or in humans on the island. Nevertheless, wild carnivores that are found dead, stray dogs caught crossing or roaming along the buffer zone, imported animals dying during the quarantine period or animals with symptoms consistent with rabies infection are always investigated using the methods of FAT and RT-PCR.
Rabies team
The rabies team is consisted of Dr. Apostolos Mazeris (DVM, PhD and head of the Virology section of AHL), Dr. Vasiliki Christodoulou (DVM, PhD) and 3 laboratory technicians: Maria Nicolaou, Fotini Nicolaou, and Yiota Panayi working on rabies diagnosis and prevention.
Shortage of conjugates
♦ 01 July 2015 ♦
The EURL informed most of you in the course of June that Fujirebio conjugate and also Millipore anti-rabies conjugates, were in shortage in the US and that you could meet difficulties to purchase Millipore product to replace the Fujirebio conjugate. We are pleased to inform you that the Fujirebio conjugate is now available again. We invite the laboratories to check the working dilution of this new batch to possibly adapt it in order to guarantee a satisfactory detection sensitivity. In case you have questions or meet some problems, you should contact the EURL.
Proficiency test based on the rabies antibody detection in wildlife samples
♦ 17 June 2015 ♦
The EURL will organize in 2016 a proficiency test based on the rabies antibody detection in wildlife samples. The main objective of this proficiency test will be to have an overview of the performances of the techniques and protocols undertaken by the NRLs to titrate rabies antibodies in wildlife samples. Considering the number of different techniques in use in Europe (cell neutralisation tests and ELISAs), the ultimate objective for the coming years would be to try to get a better harmonisation of results obtained by the NRLs within the European Union Member States. To be able to plan the proficiency test organization and to define properly the panel of samples to be tested and how it will be proceeded in term of financial repartition (depending on the number of labs involved), the EURL sent in June 2015 a call for interest to the NRLs from EU-MS. Any Non-EU NRL that would also be interested in participating to such a proficiency test should contact the EURL.