Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research of Arbovirus and Hemorrhagic Fevers Virosis
Director / Head:
Dr. Enria Delia
Institution:
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas "Dr Julio Maiztegui" (INEVH)
Address:
Monteagudo 2510
2700
Buenos Aires
Town:
Pergamino
Country:
ARGENTINA
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
(54-2477) 429 712 / 13/
Fax:
(54-2477) 433 045
Date of Designation:
01/Feb/1986
Last Redesignation:
12/Sep/2012
Expiry:
12/Sep/2016
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To identify & characterize arbovirus & haemorrhagic fever strains.
- To provide limited quantities of reference reagents to collaborating laboratories for the diagnosis of arboviruses & haemorrhagic fevers.
- To actively participate in efforts to recognize & investigate unusual disease occurrences & outbreaks which may appear.
- To assist in training on laboratory techniques necessary for virus isolation, characterization, diagnosis, & related procedures routinely used in the investigation of arboviruses & haemorrhagic fevers.
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Subjects:
- Viral hemorrhagic fevers
- Zoonoses
- Research policy & development
Types of activity:
- Outbreaks and emergencies
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WHO organization wide expected result:
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1.4 - Policy and technical support provided to Member States in order to enhance their capacity to carry out surveillance and monitoring of all communicable diseases of public health importance. |
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1.7 - Member States and the international community equipped to detect, assess, respond to and cope with major epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases (e.g. influenza, meningitis, yellow fever, haemorrhagic fevers, plague and smallpox) through the development and implementation of tools, methodologies, practices, networks and partnerships for prevention, detection, preparedness and intervention. |
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1.8 - Regional and global capacity coordinated and made rapidly available to Member States for detection, verification, risk assessment and response to epidemics and other public health emergencies of international concern. |
Responsible Officer:
FORMENTY Pierre B.H.
Phone:
+41 22 79 12550
Technical Counterpart:
OLIVA Otavio F. Pinheiro de
Phone:
1-202-974-3707
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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