Equine infectious anaemia

OIE Reference Laboratory Reports

Activities in 2010

Name of disease (or topic) for which you are a designated OIE Reference Laboratory: / Equine infectious anaemia
Address of laboratory / 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-0856
JAPAN
Tel.: / (+81-29) 838.78.41
Fax: / (+81-29) 838.79.07
e-mail address: /
website: / http://niah.naro.affrc.go.jp/index.html
Name of Head of Laboratory (Responsible Official): / Dr Kenji Murakami
Name of OIE Reference Expert: / Dr Kenji Murakami
Name of writer of this report
(if different from above):


Part I: Summary of general activities related to the disease

1.  Test(s) in use/or available for the specified disease/topic at your laboratory

Test / For / Specificity / Total
Agar gel immunodifusion (AGID) test / Antibody / Group / 0

All horses are required to be tested for equine infectious anaemia (EIA) with an authorized AGID test at least every 5 years by livestock hygiene service stations belong to prefectural governments in Japan. Only positive samples that required to be confirmed are sent to the laboratory.

2. Production and distribution of diagnostic reagents

The diagnostic reagents (antigen and control positive serum for the AGID test) are sold by a private company after authorization by the government. Minimum volumes of diagnostic reagents for the AGID test are produced in the laboratory.

This laboratory has supplied 1-mL vials of the EIA positive DNA to the University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom.

Type of reagent / Amount supplied nationally
(including for own use) / Amount supplied to other countries
Control positive DNA (virus infected horse macrophage) / 0 / 50 µl

Part II: Activities specifically related to the mandate
of OIE Reference Laboratories

3. International harmonisation and standardisation of methods for diagnostic testing or the production and testing of vaccines

None

4. Preparation and supply of international reference standards for diagnostic tests or vaccines

Antigen, control positive serum and a weak positive reference EIA antiserum for the AGID can be provided to other countries upon request.

5. Research and development of new procedures for diagnosis and control

None

6. Collection, analysis and dissemination of epizootiological data relevant to international disease control

All horses are required to be tested for EIA with an authorized AGID test at least every 5 years by livestock hygiene service stations belong to prefectural governments in Japan. Only positive samples that required to be confirmed are sent to the laboratory. Positive animals have not been detected since 1983 except 2 farm horses in 1993 in Japan.

7. Provision of consultant expertise to OIE or to OIE Members

·  Attending Second Global Conference of OIE Reference laboratories and Collaborating Centres. 21-23, May 2010, Paris France.

·  Attending VICH meeting, 24-25 May 2010, Paris France.

·  Consultant expertise was provided to the NIAH, Bangkok, Thailand

·  Technical training for the diagnosis of EIAV is available at the National Institute of Animal Health, Japan.

8. Provision of scientific and technical training to personnel from other OIE Members

Training for preparation of EIAV antigen for AGID test and EIA laboratory diagnosis were provided to 4 participants (from Indonesia, Zambia and Kenya) of the group training course supported by Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).

9. Provision of diagnostic testing facilities to other OIE Members

None

10. Organisation of international scientific meetings on behalf of OIE or other international bodies

None

11. Participation in international scientific collaborative studies

None

12. Publication and dissemination of information relevant to the work of OIE (including list of scientific publications, internet publishing activities, presentations at international conferences)

¡  Presentations at international conferences and meetings

None

¡  Scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals

None

¡  Other communications

None

13. Inscription of diagnostic kits on the OIE Register

i) Did you participate in expert panels for the validation of candidate kits for inscription on the OIE Register? If yes, for which kits?

No

ii) Did you submit to the OIE candidate kits for inscription on the OIE Register? If yes, for which kits?

No

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