European Community Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases
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The European Community Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases is currently located in Aarhus
in Denmark
at the National Veterinary Institute (a part of Technical University of Denmark
).
A main purpose of the CRL is to ensure the quality of diagnostics of fish diseases
in EU Member States and to harmonise the procedures and methodologies applied. The work is mainly concerned with the exotic (Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus and Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome) and non-exotic (Viral hemorrhagic septicemia
, Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus
, Koi herpes virus
, and Infectious salmon anemia virus) diseases mentioned in Council Directive 2006/88/EC. The CRL co-ordinates those activities of the National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) for Fish diseases
in EU that aim to harmonise diagnostic techniques and disseminate information of mutual interest. The work of the CRL also includes development of a database (Fishpathogens.eu
) that aims to collect information on fish disease isolates and their sequences. Details of the work programme is decided at the Annual Meeting of the NRLs for Fish Diseases.
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
at the National Veterinary Institute (a part of Technical University of Denmark
Technical University of Denmark
The Technical University of Denmark , often simply referred to as DTU, is a university just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and is today ranked among Europe's leading engineering institutions, and the...
).
A main purpose of the CRL is to ensure the quality of diagnostics of fish diseases
Fish diseases
Ornamental fish kept in aquariums are susceptible to numerous diseases. The study of fish diseases has remained a rudimentary branch of veterinary medicine...
in EU Member States and to harmonise the procedures and methodologies applied. The work is mainly concerned with the exotic (Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus and Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome) and non-exotic (Viral hemorrhagic septicemia
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia is a deadly infectious fish disease caused by theViral hemorrhagic septicemia virus...
, Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus
Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus
-Introduction:Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus , is a negative-sense single-stranded, bullet-shaped RNA virus that is a member of the Rhabdoviridae family, and from the genus Novirhabdovirus. It causes the disease known as infectious hematopoietic necrosis in salmonid fish like trout and...
, Koi herpes virus
Koi herpes virus
Koi herpes virus is a viral disease that is very contagious to the common carp Cyrpinus carpio. It is most common found in ornamental koi, which are often used in outdoor ponds or as feeder stock. The first case of KHV was reported in 1998, but not confirmed until later in 1999.KHV is a...
, and Infectious salmon anemia virus) diseases mentioned in Council Directive 2006/88/EC. The CRL co-ordinates those activities of the National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) for Fish diseases
Fish diseases
Ornamental fish kept in aquariums are susceptible to numerous diseases. The study of fish diseases has remained a rudimentary branch of veterinary medicine...
in EU that aim to harmonise diagnostic techniques and disseminate information of mutual interest. The work of the CRL also includes development of a database (Fishpathogens.eu
Fishpathogens.eu
Fishpathogens.eu is a database created to store data on isolates of different fish pathogens and their sequences. The site was launched June 2009 with a database on Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus...
) that aims to collect information on fish disease isolates and their sequences. Details of the work programme is decided at the Annual Meeting of the NRLs for Fish Diseases.
External links
- Home page of The European Community Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases
- Fishpathogens.eu A database on fish disease isolates and their sequences hosted by The European Community Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases