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The Norwegian Veterinary Institute is on a project visit in Malawi from October 12th to 18th, 2024, as part of the project "One Health – Controlling Zoonotic Diseases and antibiotic resistance (AMR) in the Milk Value Chain in Malawi, Ethiopia, and Tanzania". The project started at the end of 2022 and is funded under an agreement between Norad and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute. The goal of the project is to combat zoonoses, or diseases transmitted between animals and humans, and to reduce antibiotic resistance in milk production.

Healthy animals and good animal welfare are becoming increasingly important to ensure food supply and safety. Changing climate and environment, new diseases, a tense geopolitical situation, and increased demands for animal welfare present challenges addressed by the largest and most ambitious European initiative on research and innovation in animal health and welfare.

At the annual meeting of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), held in Paris May 26-31, researcher at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) Saraya Tavornpanich was elected as a member of the Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission.  The 6 current members of the commission are now from Australia, Chile, China, Ireland, Norway, and South Africa.

The Fish Health Report 2023 from the Norwegian Veterinary Institute is now available in English.

The Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) has contributed to the establishment of a national reference laboratory for fish histopathology and training facilities in Ghana. It is the first fish histopathology laboratory of its kind in the West African sub-region.

Fungal infections are a serious threat to humans, animals and plants, with 1.5 million deaths annually and food production at risk. Meanwhile, the development of fungicide resistance is becoming an increasing problem worldwide.

The NavAzole project will, among other things, map and create an understanding of the development of fungicide resistance. Senior researcher at the Veterinary Institute, and leader of the project, Ida Skaar believes that the knowledge is absolutely necessary to be proactive - especially in view of a wetter and warmer climate that we can probably expect in the future.

The Norwegian Veterinary Institute arranged a workshop at the Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) in Lilongwe in Malawi October 9.-11. The workshop was part of the Norad funded project "One Health - control of zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance in the milk value chain in Malawi and Ethiopia", which researcher at the Veterinary Institute Hannah Joan Jørgensen leads.

On 21-22 September, the Norwegian Veterinary Institute hosted a meeting between the top directors of the Nordic and Baltic Veterinary Institutes. As usual, experiences around emergency preparedness and current illnesses were discussed. In light of the current geopolitical situation, particular emphasis was placed on the organisation of security work.

The Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) participates in the EU-funded PANDASIA project that investigates how infectious diseases are transmitted between animals, humans and environment and how potential pandemics emerge. The findings will be used to enhance health literacy in different target groups in Thailand and Europe.