Title of the centre:
Centre collaborateur de l'OMS de Référence et de Recherche pour les Arbovirus et les Fièvres hémorragiques virales
Director / Head:
Dr Noël TORDO
Institution:
Département de Virologie, Unité de Biologie des Infections Virales Emergentes (UBIVE), Centre National de Référence des Fièvres Hémorragiques Virales
Institut Pasteur
Address:
25 rue du Docteur Roux
F-75724
Town:
Paris
Country:
FRANCE
Region:
EURO
Phone:
+ 33 6 83 0 997 56
Fax:
+ 33 1 40 61 32 54
Date of Designation:
01/Jan/1965
Last Redesignation:
24/Dec/2012
Expiry:
24/Dec/2016
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Diagnosis of arbovirus infections and viral haemorrhagic fevers using reference techniques (only few commercial available reagents): molecular, antigenic, serological methods and virus isolation.
- Collection of viral isolates and reference strains
- Distribution of diagnosis methods/reagents ((limited quantities) for arboviruses and viral haemorrhagic fevers to collaborative laboratories involved in surveillance
- Development and validation of new diagnosis methods for both laboratory and field use
- Involvement in infectious disease surveillance
- Monitoring of viral genetic and antigenic diversity in vaccinated areas
- Field laboratory support for investigation of epidemics and outbreaks of emerging zoonoses
- Teaching, training, dissemination of knowledge: publications, meetings, information to human and animal care workers, communication with laboratories and medias
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Subjects:
- Viral diseases other than those specifically mentioned
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Types of activity:
- Research
- Standardization of terminology and nomenclature
- Training and education
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
You can also contact:
- BERTHERAT Eric Gerard Georges
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Technical Counterpart:
GAVRILIN Evgeniy
Phone:
+45 39171574
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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