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A tick-borne virus that can infect humans and potentially cause a serious infection of the central nervous system has been found for the first time in milk from Norwegian dairy cows. A study of this virus in cervids may help us understand how this virus is spreading in Norway.

A Chinese delegation with representatives from two companies connected to livestock production in China visited recently the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI). The aim was to get a better knowledge about the animal health in Norway and hear how the institute contributes to prevent, detect and respond on emerging diseases that can have a big economic impact on the livestock industry. 

By adopting and using newer sequencing technology - so-called "Next-generation sequencing", the Norwegian Veterinary Institute will streamline its work and improve the competence and access to sample material from animals, fish, the environment and food.

The Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) has appointed Carlos das Neves as director for research and internationalisation. Carlos is currently Head of the food safety and antimicrobial resistance section at NVI, and is a senior researcher in the fields of wildlife health and One Health.

Monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in the environment and among wild animals is currently inadequate. The Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) participates in an international network that will map the need for new knowledge about antibiotic resistance, what is known and how monitoring data can be compared.

The Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) has tested all samples from wild reindeer taken during the 2018 hunt in Hardangervidda and in Nordfjella zone 2, and has not found a single case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).

In 2018, the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) analyzed more than 33 000 samples from deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD).

Sylvie Benestad, senior researcher at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI), is one of the main authors behind the article "A novel type of Chronic Wasting Disease detected in European moose (Alces alces) in Norway". This has now been published in the recognized online journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.

A manual that explains how to achieve animal welfare for farmed salmon is now availale in English.

It has taken many years of hard work but Taran Skjerdal, leader on the research project SensiList, is cautiously optimistic that a milestone has now been reached.