National Reference Laboratory for Sheep Pox or Goat Pox

1. NRL experts

• NRL coordinator

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• NRL deputy coordinator

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• Team working

  Dr. Ghiţă Gladiola Mona, PhD in medical sciences
  Dr. Donescu Nicolae-Daniel, post-university studies in veterinary laboratory diagnosis
  Dr. Turcitu Mihai-Alexandru, PhD candidate
  Dr. Raluca Bădulescu
  Dr. Cristian Apostu, undergraduated studies in specialty – animal health management
  

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 following handbooks: „Manual for Sheep Pox Diagnosis” and „Manual for Goat Pox Diagnosis”.
• They also perform the changes and/or supplements for „Manual for Sheep Pox Diagnosis” and „Manual for Goat Pox 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 sheep pox or goat pox.
• The experts coordinate pre-taking and drawing up the standards and diagnostic methods of sheep pox or goat pox in Romania.
• They carry out researches activities, assimilate and draw up the new analytical methods for laboratory diagnosis and surveillance of sheep pox or goat pox.
• They participate to the international inter-comparison and proficiency tests organized by international reference laboratories for sheep pox or goat pox and other international accredited institutions in the field.
• They participate to the quality assurance activities and method standardization for diagnosis, surveillance and screening of sheep pox or goat pox, organized by international reference laboratories for sheep pox or goat pox.
• The NRL specialists collaborate with international reference laboratories for sheep pox or goat pox and benefit from training organized by these and supplying diagnostic standards, methods, reagents or diagnosis standards for sheep pox or goat pox.
• The NRL experts collaborate with 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 sheep pox or goat pox.
• In accordance with provisions of diagnosis manuals, they carry out the laboratory tests/assays for diagnosis and surveillance of sheep pox or goat pox.
• The NRL experts supply the diagnosis expertise for sheep pox or goat pox in case of positive, suspect and inconclusive results.
• The NRL experts supply the diagnosis expertise for sheep pox or goat pox 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 sheep pox or goat pox and designate their use by state sanitary veterinary laboratories from Romania.
• In preparation for yielding certain diagnosis reagents for sheep pox or goat pox.
• They coordinate the drawing up of diagnosis standards and methods for sheep pox or goat pox.
• 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 sheep pox or goat pox.
• The NRL experts carry out specific activities for identification and characterization the etiological agents of sheep pox or goat pox, their origin and type.
• NRL has the responsibility to characterize the sheep pox or goat pox etiological agent strains, their genetic typing and designing the epidemiological genetic charts.
• They preserve the sheep pox or goat pox etiological agent strains 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 sheep pox or goat pox 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 sheep pox or goat pox, World Animal Health Organization and other international accredited 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 sheep pox or goat pox with the aim of establishing the national strategies and policies on sheep pox or goat pox.
• 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.
• 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 sheep pox or goat pox and to calibration of national reference secondary sera against international primary standard sera.
• They participate to the elaboration of law drafts for sheep pox or goat pox.
• They also participate to design the technical programs, the national and international projects regarding sheep pox or goat pox 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
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• Attendance to trainings
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• Participation to the international inter–comparison and proficiency tests
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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
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• Performing inter–comparison and proficiency tests
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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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