OIE Reference Laboratory Reports
Activities in 2012
Name of disease (or topic) for which you
are a designated OIE Reference
Laboratory:
Address of laboratory
White Tail Disease of Macrobrachium rosenbergii
OIE Reference Laboratory for WTD
Department of Zoology
C.Abdul Hakeem College
Melvisharam – 632 509,
Vellore Dt., TN, India
Tel.:
91-4172-269487
Fax:
91-4172-269487
e-mail address:
cah_sahul@hotmail.com
website:
Nil
Name (including Title) of Head of
Laboratory (Responsible Official):
Dr.A.Sait Sahul Hameed
Name(including Title and Position) of OIE
Reference Expert:
Dr.A.Sait Sahul Hameed
Date of submission to the OIE
Annual reports of OIE Reference Centres, 2012
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OIE RL for « White Tail Disease of Macrobrachium rosenbergii » – « Dr.A.Sait Sahul Hameed » – « India »
ToR: To use, promote and disseminate diagnostic methods validated according to OIE
Standards
Test recommended by the OIE
Total number of test performed last year
Indirect diagnostic tests
Nationally
Internationally
ELISA
102
Nil
Direct diagnostic tests
Nationally
Internationally
RT-PCR
567
Nil
C6/36 insect cell line
Virus isolation (25)
Nil
ToR: To develop reference material in accordance with OIE requirements, and implement
and promote the application of OIE Standards.
To store and distribute to national laboratories biological reference products and any
other reagents used in the diagnosis and control of the designated pathogens or
disease.
2.
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
Related
diagnostic
test
Produced/
stored
Amount
supplied
nationally
(ml, mg)
Amount
supplied
internationally
(ml, mg)
RT-PCR
Stored
10 gm
15 gm
Inactive viruses
RT-PCR
Produced
5 gm
3 gm
Nucleic acid (RNA
and cDNA)
RT-PCR/Real
time PCR
Produced
1 ml
2 ml
Antibodies
ELISA
Produced
Nil
Nil
Type of reagent
available
Live viruses in tissue
2
No
Name of recipient OIE
Member Countries and of
institutions
India – CIFE, Mumbai
India – CIFA, Bhubaneswar
Australia – CSIRO Animal,
Food and Health
Sciences, Geelong
Canada – National Aquatic
Animal Health
Laboratory
System, Moncton
India – CIFE, Mumbai
India – CIFA, Bhubaneswar
Canada – National Aquatic
Animal Health
Laboratory
System, Moncton
India – CIFE, Mumbai
India – CIFA, Bhubaneswar
Nil
Annual reports of OIE Reference Centres, 2012
OIE RL for « White Tail Disease of Macrobrachium rosenbergii » – « Dr.A.Sait Sahul Hameed » – « India »
4.
Did your laboratory produce diagnostic reagents other than the OIE-approved standard reference
reagents?
 Yes
5.
No
Did your laboratory produce vaccines?
Immunostimulant
 Yes
6.
No
Did your laboratory supply vaccines to OIE Member Countries?
 No
Yes
Vaccine name
Amount supplied nationally (ml,
mg) (including for own use)
Amount supplied to other
countries(ml, mg)
Name of recipient
OIE Member
Countries
Nil
Nil
Nil
Immunostimulant
using viral genes
ToR: To develop, standardise and validate, according to OIE Standards, new procedures for
diagnosis and control of the designated pathogens or diseases
7.
Did your laboratory develop new diagnostic methods validated according to OIE Standards for the
designated pathogen or disease?
 No
Yes
8.
Did your laboratory develop new vaccines according to OIE Standards for the designated pathogen
or disease?
 No
Yes
ToR: To provide diagnostic testing facilities, and, where appropriate, scientific and
technical advice on disease control measures to OIE Member Countries
9.
Did your laboratory carry out diagnostic testing for other OIE Member Countries?
 No
Yes
10.
Did your laboratory provide expert advice in technical consultancies on the request of an OIE
Member Country?
 Yes
No
Name of the OIE Member Country
receiving a technical consultancy
Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Purpose
How the advice was
provided
Challenge test with MrNV and XSV
viruses
Internet
Indonesia
Collaborative research program for
developing WTD – resistant variety in
prawn
Internet
Nouvelle Calédonie
Screening of WTD infected samples
Internet
Annual reports of OIE Reference Laboratories, 2012
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OIE RL for « White Tail Disease of Macrobrachium rosenbergii » – « Dr.A.Sait Sahul Hameed » – « India »
ToR: To carry out and/or coordinate scientific and technical studies in collaboration with
other laboratories, centres or organisations
11.
Did your laboratory participate in international scientific studies in collaboration with OIE Member
Countries other than the own?
 No
Yes
ToR: To collect, process, analyse, publish and disseminate epizootiological data relevant to
the designated pathogens or diseases
12.
Did your Laboratory collect epizootiological data relevant to international disease control?
 No
Yes
13.
Did your laboratory disseminate epizootiological data that had been processed and analysed?
 No
Yes
14.
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: ................. 1
b)
International conferences: .............................................. 1
c)
National conferences: ...................................................... 2
d)
Other: ............................................................................... 0
Publication:
Sahul Hameed, A.S. and R.J.Bonami, 2012. White Tail Disease (WTD) of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium
rosenbergii. Indian J. Virology, 23(2), 134-140.
ToR: To provide scientific and technical training for personnel from OIE Member Countries
To recommend the prescribed and alternative tests or vaccines as OIE Standards
15.
Did your laboratory provide scientific and technical training to laboratory personnel from other OIE
Member Countries?
 No
Yes
a)
Technical visits: ................................................................
b)
Seminars: .........................................................................
c)
Hands-on training courses: ..............................................
d)
Internships (>1 month): ...................................................
ToR: To maintain a system of quality assurance, biosafety and biosecurity relevant for the
pathogen and the disease concerned
16.
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Does your laboratory have a Quality Management System certified according to an International
Standard?
Annual reports of OIE Reference Centres, 2012
OIE RL for « White Tail Disease of Macrobrachium rosenbergii » – « Dr.A.Sait Sahul Hameed » – « India »
Yes
17.
 No
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
orManual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals 2012, Chapter 1.1.1)
 Yes
No
ToR: To organise and participate in scientific meetings on behalf of the OIE
19.
Did your laboratory organise scientific meetings on behalf of the OIE?
Yes
20.
 No
Did your laboratory participate in scientific meetings on behalf of the OIE?
Yes
 No
ToR: To establish and maintain a network with other OIE Reference Laboratories
designated for the same pathogen or disease and organise regular inter-laboratory
proficiency testing to ensure comparability of results
21.
Did your laboratory exchange information with other OIE Reference Laboratories designated for the
same pathogen or disease?
Yes
22.
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
 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
 No
ToR: To organise inter-laboratory proficiency testing with laboratories other than OIE
Reference Laboratories for the same pathogens and diseases to ensure equivalence of
results.
24.
Did your laboratory organise or participate in inter-laboratory proficiency tests with
laboratories other than OIE Reference Laboratories for the same disease?
Yes
 No
ToR: To place expert consultants at the disposal of the OIE
25.
Did your laboratory place expert consultants at the disposal of the OIE?
Yes
Annual reports of OIE Reference Laboratories, 2012
 No
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