Proficiency Testing Program in the diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease and vesicular stomatitis, and vaccine control
[Programa de Ensayo de Proficiencia en pruebas de diagnóstico y control de vacunas para fiebre aftosa y estomatitis vesicular]
EPTIS factsheet 1154232 | Last revision 2024-04-11 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1154232 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1154232
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| PT provider | PANAFTOSA/SPV-OPAS/OMS PANAFTOSA/SPV-OPAS/OMS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Based in | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Language(s) | English, Spanish and Portuguese | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Animal test material
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| Testing fields |
Veterinary analysis
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| Aims of the PT scheme | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Target group of participants | Our target group is national reference laboratories located in the Americas. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Linked to specific legislation / standards | - Chapter 3.1.8 - WOAH Terrestrial Manual - Foot and Mouth Disease (infection with Foot and Mouth Disease Virus) - Chapter 3.1.24 - WOAH Terrestrial Manual - Vesicular Stomatitis | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number of participants | Twenty approximately | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party |
Accredited by No on the basis of No for part of the parameters Yes, we are a reference laboratory for FMD and VSV by the WOAH and one of our missions is to provide proficiency testing to national reference laboratories in the Americas in order to evaluate performance and ensure the quality of results. |
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| Operation is commissioned / requested by | Yes, the PT is requested by a third party. Sometimes vaccine production laboratories request participation in the proficiency test. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Participation fee | The proficiency test is free | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Regularly operated | Yes (Biannual) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year of first operation | Since 2004 according to demand and from 2019 the PT became biannual (all methods). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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PANAFTOSA/SPV-OPAS/OMS
Avenida Governador Leonel de Moura Brizola, nº 7778 , Bairro São Bento, CEP 25.045-002 Duque de Caxias/RJ Brazil Phone: 2136619064 Fax: Web: https://www.paho.org/en https://www.paho.org/en |
Dra. Edviges Maristela Pituco
Phone: (+55)11996254444 Fax: Email: pitucoedv@paho.org pitucoedv@paho.org |
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