National Reference Laboratory for Enzootic Bovine Leukosis

1. NRL experts

• NRL coordinator

  Dr. Olvedi Irina, PhD in medical sciences, veterinary medicine specialty
  tel. 0374.322.088
  e–mail: irina.plamadeala @idah.ro

• NRL deputy coordinator

  Dr. Vuţă Barbu Vlad, doctorand

• Team working

  Dr. Bărboi Gheorghe, PhD in medical sciences, veterinary medicine specialty
  Dr. Turcitu Mihai-Alexandru, PhD candidate
  Dr. Hiottu Anişoara, PhD in medical sciences, veterinary medicine specialty
  Dr. Pavel Nerone

2. Correspondent Community Reference Laboratory

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3. Specific atributions

• The specialists working in this NRL have the responsibility for drawing up the handbook „Manual for Enzootic Bovine Leukosis Diagnosis”.
• They also perform the changes and/or supplements for „Manual for Enzootic Bovine Leukosis Diagnosis” in accordance with new provisions of Community law and new recommendations of the World Animal Health Organization, established in „Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals” and „Terrestrial Animal Health Code”.
• NRL experts approve the results of validity studies proving the reliability of methods/assays used in Romania for diagnosis and surveillance of enzootic bovine leukosis.
• The experts coordinate pre-taking and drawing up the standards and diagnostic methods of enzootic bovine leukosis in Romania.
• They carry out researches activities, assimilate and draw up the new analytical methods for laboratory diagnosis and surveillance of enzootic bovine leukosis.
• They participate together with the others national reference laboratories for enzootic bovine leukosis from Member States, to the international inter-comparison and proficiency tests organized by international reference laboratories for enzootic bovine leukosis.
• They participate to the quality assurance activities and method standardization for diagnosis, surveillance and screening of enzootic bovine leukosis, organized by international reference laboratories for enzootic bovine leukosis.
• The NRL specialists collaborate with international reference laboratories for enzootic bovine leukosis and benefit from training organized by these and supplying diagnostic standards, methods, reagents or diagnosis standards for enzootic bovine leukosis.
• The NRL experts collaborate with national reference laboratories for enzootic bovine leukosis from the others Member States, international reference laboratories of World Animal Health Organization (OIE) and other international accredited organizations in the field, in order to improve the surveillance and diagnostic capacity of enzootic bovine leukosis.
• In accordance with provisions of diagnosis manuals, they carry out the laboratory tests/assays for diagnosis and surveillance of enzootic bovine leukosis.
• The NRL experts supply the diagnosis expertise enzootic bovine leukosis in case of positive, suspect and inconclusive results obtained by the sanitary veterinary and food safety county laboratories, and of Bucharest, respectively.
• The NRL experts supply the diagnosis expertise for enzootic bovine leukosis in case of dispute settlement.
• The NRL experts check and certify the diagnosis value of all diagnosis reagent batches and diagnosis sets or kits for enzootic bovine leukosis and designate their use by state sanitary veterinary laboratories from Romania.
• In preparation for yielding certain diagnosis reagents for enzootic bovine leukosis, supplying them for all authorised sanitary veterinary and food safety laboratories.
• They coordinate the drawing up of diagnosis standards and methods for enzootic bovine leukosis used by all authorized sanitary veterinary and food safety laboratories.
• The NRL experts perform the annual inter-laboratory comparative tests for checking the diagnostic capability for enzootic bovine leukosis, for all authorized sanitary veterinary and food safety county laboratories from county sanitary veterinary and food safety directorates.
• NRL also organize training and continuous training activities, in order to teach the specialists working in the authorized sanitary veterinary and food safety laboratories, on carrying out laboratory surveillance for enzootic bovine leukosis.
• The NRL experts carry out specific activities for identification and characterization the etiological agents of enzootic bovine leukosis and their origin.
• NRL has the responsibility to characterize the etiological agents of enzootic bovine leukosis, their genetic typing and designing the epidemiological genetic charts.
• They preserve the enzootic bovine leukosis etiological agent under maximum safety conditions.
• The experts from NRL participate to the authorization of sanitary veterinary and food safety laboratories; they write down the checking files and assessment report and verify the achievement of quality insurance system conditions.
• Periodically, they communicate to the European Commission the list of authorized and accredited institutions or sanitary veterinary and food safety laboratories, having specific competences for enzootic bovine leukosis and also to notify any changes of the list.
• The NRL experts communicate, with the agreement of National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, the information requested by European Commission, international reference laboratories for enzootic bovine leukosis, World Animal Health Organization, national reference laboratories for enzootic bovine leukosis from other Member States and other international organizations and institutions in the field.
• The NRL experts provide, to National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority and to sanitary veterinary and food safety county directorates, and of Bucharest, respectively, the official information on enzootic bovine leukosis with the aim of establishing the national strategies and policies on enzootic bovine leukosis.
• As a second or third part, they carry out advising activities, they grant technical advice and also they perform audit activities for institutions and organizations in animal husbandry or for those enterprises of which activities involve products or by-products derived from animals.
• Sometimes, the experts from NRL participate to inspection and control actions directed to enzootic bovine leukosis, organized by National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority.
• In accordance with legislation in force, NRL promotes and implements the Good Laboratory Practice principles (GLP), to be used for applied research studies.
• They also participate to the drawing up, coordination, monitoring and carrying out some actions stipulated by “Programme for surveillance, prevention and control of animal diseases, those transmitted from animals to humans, animal and environmental protection”, yearly approved by National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority President’s order.
• They participate to the establishing of maximum number of samples which are to be sampled for laboratory exams, regarding enzootic bovine leukosis, the maximum number of samples for laboratory exams done on pool samples and to calibration of national reference secondary sera against international primary standard sera.
• They participate to the elaboration of law drafts for enzootic bovine leukosis.
• They also participate to design the technical programs, the national and international projects regarding enzootic bovine leukosis diagnosis and surveillance.
• The NRL experts participate or manage the research activities of national or international research programmes.

4. Activity in relation with correspondent Community Reference Laboratory

• Attendance to workshops
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• Attendance to trainings
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• Participation to the international inter–comparison and proficiency tests
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5. Activity in relation with correspondent national reference laboratories from Member States

• Attendance to workshops
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• Attendance to trainings
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• Participation to the international inter–comparison and proficiency tests
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6. Activity in relation with correspondent international reference laboratory

• Attendance to workshops
  • 2005 - Enzootic bovine leukosis, organized by OIE International Reference Laboratory for Enzootic Bovine Leukosis, VLA Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom
• Attendance to trainings
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• Participation to the international inter–comparison and proficiency tests
  • 2009 – Detection the specific enzootic bovine leukosis antibodies using ELISA and ID tests, organized by OIE International Reference Laboratory for Enzootic Bovine Leukosis, VLA Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom

7. Activity in relation with other international accredited institutions in the field

• Attendance to workshops
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• Attendance to trainings
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• Participation to the international inter–comparison and proficiency tests
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8. Activity in relation with counties SVFSLs

• Workshop organization
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• Training organization
  • 2008 - In house validation plans for AGID and ELISA kits used in serological diagnosis of enzootic bovine leukosis
  • 2009 - Diagnosis methods for enzootic bovine leukosis
• Performing inter–comparison and proficiency tests
  • 2008 - Enzootic bovine leukosis diagnosis using AGID and ELISA methods
  • 2009 - Enzootic bovine leukosis diagnosis using AGID and ELISA methods

9. Activity in relation with other institutions than SVFSLs or legal and private person

• Workshop organization
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• Training organization
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• Performing inter–comparison and proficiency tests
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