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We belong to the VISAVET Research Centre from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). We work in research and teaching on animal infectious diseases.

 
  • Vigiasan: Proyecto de Innovación Empleo de Tecnologías para evaluar el estado de salud, bienestar y productividad en ganado

  • VACDIVA quiere resolver el problema de la Peste Porcina Africana (PPA) en Europa y en los países afectados, desarrollando vacunas seguras y efectivas para cerdos domésticos y jabalíes, tests de diagnóstico y herramientas para estrategias de control y erradicación en Europa
  • Proyecto de Innovación "Empleo de Tecnologías para evaluar el estado de salud, bienestar y productividad en ganado"
  • Somos Laboratorio de Referencia de la Organización Mundial de la Sanidad Animal (OIE) en Peste Porcina Africana (PPA) y Peste Equina Africana PEA.
  • Realizamos el diagnóstico de los principales virus que afectan a las abejas, siendo pioneros en el desarrollo y puesta a punto de nuevas técnicas para su estudio.
  • La investigación epidemiologica de la Peste Porcina Clásica y Africana (PPC y PPA) son dos de nuestras prioridades.

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"African migratory birds could bring West Nile virus to the Balearic Islands"

Interview to José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno in Diario de Mallorca about West Nile Virus.

"The animal health professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Complutense University, José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno participated yesterday along with other leading experts in a conference on West Nile virus and other emerging diseases hosted by the College of Veterinary at Balearic Islands (COVIB)......" 

Link to full interview (spanish text).

ASF Diagnostics, Surveillance, Epidemiology and Control

African swine fever Diagnostics, Surveillance, Epidemiology and ControlProfessor José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno gave the conference entitled "African swine fever Overview: Global Importance, ASF Virus Biology and Disease Control Measures" in the  workshop "African swine fever Diagnostics, Surveillance, Epidemiology and Control: Identification of Researchable Issues Targeted to the Endemic Areas within sub-Saharan Africa" which was on 19, 20, 21 and July 22  in Nairobi (Kenya).

Download the workshop program Descargar programa African swine fever Diagnostics, Surveillance, Epidemiology and Control

Our aim is also the Public Health

Entrevista a José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaino: "Nuestra meta es también la Salud Pública"Interview to José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno in the magazine  Informe porcino ofROTECNA.

     Virus or animal health, either of these twowords are closely linked to Jose ManuelSánchez-Vizcaíno, Professor, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Professor of Animal Health at the Veterinary Faculty of the Complutense University of Madrid, as well asadviser to the OIE and FAO. Taking advantage of this 2011 OIE celebrates the Year of theVet, we wanted to interview one of the most international Spanish veterinarians. 

Read full interview:  José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno: "Our aim is also the Public Health" (spanish text)

Madrid, ASF capital

ParticipantsFrom  27th of June to the 1st of July, Madrid city is hosting the "Training course on African Swine Fever (ASF) epidemiology and laboratory diagnosis (ASF-EPILAB)". 

The activities take place at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Complutense University and at the Research Center for Animal Health (CISA-INIA), this one is European Union and FAO Reference Laboratory for ASF.

You can take a look to the program.