ABOUT
OIE BLUETONGUE REFERENCE LABORATORIES NETWORK
A worldwide network of OIE Bluetongue Reference Laboratories has been instituted under the auspices of the OIE with the aim to improve the knowledge of bluetongue epidemiological situation and to facilitate international trade of live ruminants.
It is a web-based system where laboratory and epidemiological information, including bluetongue virus (BTV) strain genetic characterization (sequences), are made available. It includes a GIS application to facilitate the representation of epidemiological relevant data.
Contact Person
Dr Rossella Lelli
Head of the
Italian Reference Laboratory for Foreign Diseases
Tel.: +39 0861 332 230
Fax +39 0861 332 251
e-mail:r.lelli@izs.it
Dr Giovanni Savini
OIE BT Reference Expert
Head of the Virology Unit
Tel.: +39 0861 332 440
Fax +39 0861 332 251
e-mail:g.savini@izs.it
Dr Paolo Calistri
Epidemiologist
Italian Reference Laboratory for Foreign Diseases
Tel.: +39 0861 332 241
Fax: +39 0861 332 251
e-mail:p.calistri@izs.it