Veterinary Epidemiology and Zoonosis

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REGULATING ANIMAL DISEASES

National organizations (India)

• High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL)
  • This is a branch of Indian Veterinary Research Institute and is located in Bhopal. It was started with the assistance of UNDP/FAO. The following are its main works.
    • Diagnosis, differential diagnosis and control of emerging and exotic diseases in the country
    • Developing screening tests for animals and animal byproducts against exotic diseases
    • Creating database on exotic and emerging diseases situation in India and neighbouring countries
    • Development of consultancy services
    • Training Veterinarians in these aspects
• Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillanc (ADMAS)
  • Started by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi in 1987 and is located in 4 places in India. Mainly working on the epidemiological aspects of various diseases of domestic animals like Brucellosis, Leptospirosis, Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, PPR, etc.
    • ADMAS at IVRI campus, Hebbal, Bangalore. 
    • ADMAS at Veterinary Biological Institute, Hydrabad.
    • ADMAS at Bharathiya Agro Industries Foundation, Pune.
    • ADMAS at GADVASU, Ludhiana.
• Center for Animal Disease Research and Diagnosis (CADRAD)
• National Animal Production and Health Information System (NAPHIS)
• National Project on Rinderpest Eradication (NPRE) 
  • Started by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
• National Informatics Centre (NIC)
  • This agency collects data of diseases from all States of our country and supplies this information to the concerned people as animal disease surveillance bulletin every month.
  • It is a premier organization in the field of information technology and provides state of art solutions to the information management and decision support requirements of the government and the cooperative sector.
  • With its, nation wide network of state of art technology computers, communication equipments and expert IT specialists is well rooted and functioning in all Districts, States / Union territories capitals and New Delhi helping informatory exchange of vital nature.
  • It has established 1400 micro earth stations nodes in all state capitals, district head quarters and selected commercial centers.
  • Connections to over 200 international networks in 160 countries through GPSS, dedicated internet access to SPRINTNET etc.
  • General Information Services Terminal (GIST) of NIC provides information on the statistical profile of India, traditional sciences and technologies of India, rural technologies data base, agricultural information, industries information etc.from dedicated booths at Bangalore and the district computer centers of NIC.
  • Geographical Information System (GISNIC) services provide digitized maps along with thematic mapping, line and point buffering for planning.

International organizations

• World Organisation for Animal Health (Office Internationale des epizooties - OIE)
• Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  • There are 4 sub-centers located at London, Wey Bridge, Copenhagen and Amsterdam.