Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Control, Pathogenesis and Epidemiology of Rabies in Carnivores
Director / Head:
Dr. Fehlner-Gardiner Christine
Institution:
Centre of Expertise (COFE) for Rabies, Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield (OLF)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Address:
3851 Fallowfield Road P.O. Box 11300, Station H
K2H 8P9
Ontario
Town:
Nepean
Country:
CANADA
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
(1-613) 228 6698
Fax:
(1-613) 228 6669
Date of Designation:
11/Mar/1992
Last Redesignation:
08/Jan/2011
Expiry:
08/Jan/2015
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- 1. To collaborate with WHO's Department of Communicable Diseases Control, Prevention & Eradication in the fields of animal rabies control (with special reference to wildlife species & dogs) & research on rabies epidemiology.
- 2. To carry out research on rabies epidemiology of different field strains in major host species & field strain identification.
- To collaborate with WHO using OLF staff & facilities in individual training programmes for WHO fellows.
- To participate in WHO meetings & assists, as applicable, in the preparation & coordination of WHO workshops & consultations on various aspects of rabies surveillance & control.
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Types of activity:
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Provision of reference substances and other services
- Research
WHO organization wide expected result:
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Responsible Officer:
ABELA-RIDDER Bernadette
Phone:
+41 22 79 12072
Technical Counterpart:
VIGILATO Marco Antonio
Phone:
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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