OIE Reference Laboratory Reports
Activities in 2012
Name of disease (or topic) for which you
are a designated OIE Reference
Laboratory:
Sheep pox and Goat pox
Address of laboratory
Sheep pox and Goat pox Reference Laboratory,
Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute,
Hessarak, Karaj, Iran, PO Box 31975/148
Tel.:
(+98-21) 3117908
Fax:
(+98-263) 4554658
e-mail address:
hr_varshovi@yahoo.com,
website:
www.rvsri.ac.ir
Name (including Title) of Head of
Laboratory (Responsible Official):
Dr. Hadi Famil Ghadakchi
Name(including Title and Position) of OIE
Reference Expert:
Hamid Reza Varshovi DVM,PhD
Head of Sheep pox and Goat pox
Reference Laboratory
Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute
Date of submission to the OIE
28 January, 2013
Annual reports of OIE Reference Centres, 2012
int@rvsri.ac.ir
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OIE RL for « Sheep pox and Goat pox » – « Hamid Reza Varshovi » – « Iran »
Total number of test performed last year
Test recommended by the OIE
Indirect diagnostic tests
Nationally
Virus neutralisation test (VNT) based on NI
for Antibody
20 tests
Direct diagnostic tests
Nationally
VNT
10 tests
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
gene p32
50
PCR-RFLP
geneGPCR
Internationally
20
Susceptible animal inoculation
25
Lamb kidney (LK) and lamb testis (LT) and Vero
cell cultures
5
2.
Internationally
Did your laboratory produce or store imported standard reference reagents officially recognised by
the OIE or other international bodies?
Yes
3.
No
Did your laboratory supply standard reference reagents to OIE Member Countries?
Yes
No
Type of reagent
available
Related
diagnostic test
Produced/
stored
Sheep pox reference
virus (MR/ 65 strain)
VNT ( Based on NI)
stored
own
laboratory
use
Goat pox reference
virus (Goargan strain
VNT ( Based on NI)
stored
own
laboratory
use
GPV hyperimmune
serum
VNT
Produced/Store
60 ml
GPV antigen
Antibody detection
tests
Produced/Store
50 ml
SPV antigen
Antibody detection
tests
Produced/Store
35 ml
4.
5.
Amount
supplied
internationally
(ml, mg)
Name of
recipient OIE
Member
Countries and
of institutions
Did your laboratory produce diagnostic reagents other than the OIE-approved standard reference
reagents?
Yes
No
Did your laboratory produce vaccines?
Yes
2
Amount
supplied
nationall
y
(ml, mg)
No
Annual reports of OIE Reference Centres, 2012
OIE RL for « Sheep pox and Goat pox » – « Hamid Reza Varshovi » – « Iran »
6.
Did your laboratory supply vaccines to OIE Member Countries?
Yes
No
Amount supplied nationally (ml,
mg) (including for own use)
Amount supplied to other
countries(ml, mg)
Name of recipient
OIE Member
Countries
Sheep Pox
Virus attenuated
Vaccine
51 Milion doses
50000 doses
Tadjikestan
Goat Pox Virus
attenuated
Vaccine
23 Milion doses
150000 doses
Tadjikestan
Vaccine name
7.
Did your laboratory develop new diagnostic methods validated according to OIE Standards for the
designated pathogen or disease?
Yes
8.
Did your laboratory develop new vaccines according to OIE Standards for the designated pathogen
or disease?
Yes
9.
No
Did your laboratory disseminate epizootiological data that had been processed and analysed?
Yes
14.
No
Did your Laboratory collect epizootiological data relevant to international disease control?
Yes
13.
No
Did your laboratory participate in international scientific studies in collaboration with OIE Member
Countries other than the own?
Yes
12.
No
Did your laboratory provide expert advice in technical consultancies on the request of an OIE
Member Country?
Yes
11.
No
Did your laboratory carry out diagnostic testing for other OIE Member Countries?
Yes
10.
No
No
What method of dissemination of information is most often used by your laboratory?
(Indicate in the appropriate box the number by category)
a)
Articles published in peer-reviewed journals: .................
b)
International conferences: ..............................................
c)
National conferences: ......................................................
d)
Other: ...............................................................................
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OIE RL for « Sheep pox and Goat pox » – « Hamid Reza Varshovi » – « Iran »
15.
Did your laboratory provide scientific and technical training to laboratory personnel from other OIE
Member Countries?
Yes
16.
No
a)
Technical visits: ................................................................
b)
Seminars: .........................................................................
c)
Hands-on training courses: ..............................................
d)
Internships (>1 month): ...................................................
Does your laboratory have a Quality Management System certified according to an International
Standard?
Yes
No
Quality management system adopted
ISO 9000-2001
17.
Is your laboratory accredited by an international accreditation body?
Yes
No
18. Does your laboratory maintain a “biorisk management system” for the pathogen and the disease
concerned? (See Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 2012, Chapter 1.1.3 or
Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals 2012, Chapter 1.1.1)
Yes
19.
Did your laboratory organise scientific meetings on behalf of the OIE?
Yes
20.
No
Did your laboratory place expert consultants at the disposal of the OIE?
Yes
4
No
Did your laboratory organiseor participate in inter-laboratory proficiency tests with
laboratories other than OIE Reference Laboratories for the same disease?
Yes
25.
No
Did your laboratory collaborate with other OIE Reference Laboratories for the same disease
on scientific research projects for the diagnosis or control of the pathogen of interest?
Yes
24.
No
Was your laboratory involved in maintaining a network with OIE Reference Laboratories designated
for the same pathogen or disease by organising or participating in proficiency tests?
Yes
23.
No
Did your laboratory exchange information with other OIE Reference Laboratories designated for the
same pathogen or disease?
Yes
22.
No
Did your laboratory participate in scientific meetings on behalf of the OIE?
Yes
21.
No
No
Annual reports of OIE Reference Centres, 2012