OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities Activities in 2017 This report h been submitted : 2018-01-10 22:33:54 Name of disee (or topic) for which you are a designated OIE Reference Laboratory: Brucellosis (Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, B. suis) Address of laboratory: SENASA: Talcahuano N 1660, Martínez Código Postal 1640 INTA: L Cabañ y Repetto (S/N)(1680) Hurlingham, Pcia de Buenos Aires Tel.: +54-11 48 746731 Fax: +54-11 48 746731 E-mail address: anicola@sena.gob.ar Website: www.sena.gob.ar Name (including Title) of Head of Laboratory (Responsible Official): SENASA: Dr. Carlos Zenobi. Director General de Laboratorios y Control Técnico. INTA: Dra Elisa Carrillo Directora del Centro de Investigaciones en Cienci Veterinari Luis Samartino, MV, McS, Ph D Referente zoonosis bacterian INTA Name (including Title Position) of OIE Reference Expert: Ana Maria Nicola, M.V., MSc. Jefe Departamento de Brucelosis Which of the following defines your laboratory? Check all that apply: Governmental OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017 1
ToR 1: To use, promote disseminate diagnostic methods validated according to OIE Stards 1. Did your laboratory perform diagnostic tests for the specified disee/topic for purposes such disee diagnosis, screening of animals for export, surveillance, etc.? (t for quality control, proficiency testing or staff training) Diagnostic Test Indicated in OIE Manual (/) Total number of test performed lt year Indirect diagnostic tests Nationally Internationally BBAT Si 6884 2516 ELISA (celisa/ielisa) Si 492 FPA Si 1862 CFT Si 1225 SAT Si 41 RSAT (B. canis) 23 Direct diagnostic tests Nationally Internationally Cultivo bacteriológico Si 26 PCR Si 29 Control oficial de vacun Si 168 lotes (7.049.390 dosis) Control oficial de antigenos Si 11 lotes (11.884.931 dosis) ToR 2: To develop reference material in accordance with OIE requirements, implement promote the application of OIE Stards. To store distribute to national laboratories biological reference products any other reagents used in the diagnosis control of the designated pathogens or disee. 2. Did your laboratory produce or supply imported stard reference reagents officially recognised by the OIE? 2 OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017
NOTE: Currently, there are 22 laboratories that produce Stard Reference Reagents officially recognised by the OIE for 19 disees/pathogens. Plee click the following link to the list of OIE-approved International Stard Sera: http://www.oie.int/en/our-scientific-expertise/veterinary-products/reference-reagents/. If the reagent is not listed on this page, it is NOT considered OIE-approved. The next two questions allow you to indicate non-oie-approved diagnostic reagents. Supply imported OIE-approved SRR Select where you import from list: Disee Test Available from Brucella abortus Complement fixation; Agglutination; Buffered Brucella antigen tests; Fluorescence polarisation say; Indirect Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent say Dr Adrian Whatmore ( above) Brucella ovis Complement fixation Dr Adrian Whatmore ( above) Bovine brucellosis Ovine caprine brucellosis (anti- Brucella melitensis [ISaBmS]) Indirect Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent say; Complement fixation; Agglutination; Buffered Brucella antigen tests; Fluorescence polarisation say Indirect Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent say; Fluorescence polarisation say; Buffered Brucella antigen tests Dr Adrian Whatmore Animal Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom Tel: (44-1932) 35.76.10 Fax: (44-1932) 35.72.16 adrian.whatmore@apha.gsi.gov.uk Dr Adrian Whatmore ( above) OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017 3
Type of reagent available Related diagnostic test Produced/ Supply imported Amount supplied nationally (ml, mg) Amount supplied internationally (ml, mg) Name of recipient OIE Member Countries (OIEISS International anti-brucella abortus Serum CFT, RBT, SAT, MRT, FPA OIE ELISA Stard Sera strong positive (OIEELISASPSS) ELISA OIE ELISA Stard Sera weak positive (OIEELISAWPSS) ELISA OIE ELISA Stard Sera negative (OIEELISANSS) ELISA International Stard for antibrucella melitensis Serum ISaBmS RBT, CFT, ELISA, FPA International Stard for Brucella ovis CFT 3. Did your laboratory supply stard reference reagents (non OIE-approved) /or other diagnostic reagents to OIE Member Countries? 4 OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017
Type of reagent available Related diagnostic test Produced/ provide Amount supplied nationally (ml, mg) Amount supplied internationally (ml, mg). of recipient OIE Member Countries Region of recipients Suero estándar nacional (secundario) positivo, B. abortus BBAT, CFT. ELISA, SAT, FPA suministrado 10 ml 10 ml 1 Et Suero estándar nacional Negativo, B. abortus BBAT, CFT. ELISA, SAT, FPA suministrado 10 ml 10 ml 1 Et Antígeno BPAT BPAT producido/suministrado 3340 ml/2500 ml 300 ml 2 Et Antígeno RBT RBT producido/suministrado 890 ml/250 ml 20 ml 1 Et Antígeno MRT MRT suministrado 1050 ml 10 ml 1 Et OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017 5
Antígeno SAT SAT producido/suministrado 280 ml/730 ml 40 ml 1 Et 4. Did your laboratory produce vaccines? 5. Did your laboratory supply vaccines to OIE Member Countries? ToR 3: To develop, stardise validate, according to OIE Stards, new procedures for diagnosis control of the designated pathogens or disees 6. Did your laboratory develop new diagnostic methods validated according to OIE Stards for the designated pathogen or disee? 7. Did your laboratory develop new vaccines according to OIE Stards for the designated pathogen or disee? Name of the new test or diagnostic method or vaccine developed Description References (Publication, website, etc.) Development of improved enzyme-bed lateral flow immunosays for rapid accurate serodiagnosis of canine brucellosis María E. Cortinaa, Analía vaka, Luciano J. Melli, Sebtián Elena, Natalia Corbera Juan E. Romero Ana M. Nicola, Juan E. Ugalde Diego J. Comerci, Andrés E. Ciocchini. Veterinary Microbiology 208 (2017) 174 180 ToR 4: To provide diagnostic testing facilities,, where appropriate, scientific technical advice on disee control meures to OIE Member Countries 8. Did your laboratory carry out diagnostic testing for other OIE Member Countries? 9. Did your laboratory provide expert advice in technical consultancies on the request of an OIE Member Country? 6 OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017
Name of the OIE Member Country receiving a technical consultancy Purpose How the advice w provided BOLIVIA Diagnóstico. Control de Brucelosis a distancia y presencial CHILE Diagnóstico a distancia PARAGUAY Diagnóstico y control de vacun Control de Brucelosis a distancia y presencial COSTA RICA Validación de ensayos. Control de Brucelosis. a distancia y presencial ECUADOR Diagnóstico. Control de Brucelosis a distancia URUGUAY Control de Brucelosis. control de vacun a distancia y presencial BRAZIL Control de Brucelosis a distancia y presencial ToR 5: To carry out /or coordinate scientific technical studies in collaboration with other laboratories, centres or organisations 10. Did your laboratory participate in international scientific studies in collaboration with OIE Member Countries other than the own? Title of the study Duration Purpose of the study Partners (Institutions) OIE Member Countries involved other than your country Estarización Second Anti-Brucella ovis International stard serum en curso particpacion en la estarización del nuevo patrón internacional Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) UNITED KINGDOM Estarizacion de propuesta de suero de referencia para camélidos en curso Estarizacion de suero positivo para propuesta de suero de referencia Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA), stituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell Abruzzo e del Molise "G.Caporale",Central Veterinary Research Laboratory UNITED KINGDOM OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017 7
ToR 6: To collect, process, analyse, publish disseminate epizootiological data relevant to the designated pathogens or disees 11. Did your Laboratory collect epizootiological data relevant to international disee control? 12. Did your laboratory disseminate epizootiological data that had been processed analysed? 13. What method of dissemination of information is most often used by your laboratory? (Indicate in the appropriate box the number by category) a) Articles published in peer-reviewed journals: 2 Serological sampling for evaluation of Brucella melitensis in rth Patagonia South Patagonia. Esquercia, G.; Vaghi, C.; Rezanowicz, G.; Comesaña, G.; Bertran, J.; Nicola, A.M.; Elena, S.; Franco, C.; Marcos, A.; Shrod, L.; Leybor, M.; Quagliardi;G.; Bachman, P. Vet. Arg. Vol. XXXIV Nº 353 Septiembre 2017. Brucella melitensis in goats in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Vet. Arg. Vol. XXXIV Nº 345 Enero 2017. Trezeguet, M.A.; Muñoz, G.A.; Rodriguez, R.; Nicola, A.; Marcos, A.; Elena, S.;Franco, C.; Lopez, J.C. Samartino, L., Arregui M, Martino P. New Scenarios for Brucella suis Brucella melitensis. Current Clinical Microbiology Reports 4:11 18. doi:10.1007/s40588-017-0053-y. 2017 b) International conferences: 1 Samartino, Luis; Arregui, Matí; Martino, Pablo. "Ft Methodology for Diagnosis of Caprine Brucellosis" International Symposium of The World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, 2017, Sorrento Italia c) National conferences: 0 d) Other: (Provide website address or link to appropriate information) 0 ToR 7: To provide scientific technical training for personnel from OIE Member Countries To recommend the prescribed alternative tests or vaccines OIE Stards 14. Did your laboratory provide scientific technical training to laboratory personnel from other OIE Member Countries? a) Technical visits: 0 b) Seminars: 5 c) Hs-on training courses: 5 d) Internships (>1 month): 1 8 OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017
Type of technical training provided (a, b, c or d) Country of origin of the expert(s) provided with training. participants from the corresponding country b Argentina 68 c Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Panamá 9,2,1,1 d Emiratos Arabes 1 ToR 8: To maintain a system of quality surance, biosafety biosecurity relevant for the pathogen the disee concerned 15. Does your laboratory have a Quality Management System certified according to an International Stard? Quality management system adopted rma ISO/IEC 17025 Certificate scan (PDF, JPG, PNG format) Certificado de acreditación OAA Brucellosis-Argentina.pdf 16. Is your laboratory accredited by an international accreditation body? Test for which your laboratory is accredited BPAT RBT SAT/2ME ELISA FPA Accreditation body OAA (Organismo Argentino de acreditación) OAA (Organismo Argentino de acreditación) OAA (Organismo Argentino de acreditación) OAA (Organismo Argentino de acreditación) OAA (Organismo Argentino de acreditación) 17. Does your laboratory maintain a biorisk management system for the pathogen the disee concerned? (See Manual of Diagnostic Tests Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, Chapter 1.1.4) OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017 9
ToR 9: To organise participate in scientific meetings on behalf of the OIE 18. Did your laboratory organise scientific meetings on behalf of the OIE? 19. Did your laboratory participate in scientific meetings on behalf of the OIE? ToR 10: To establish maintain a network with other OIE Reference Laboratories designated for the same pathogen or disee organise regular inter-laboratory proficiency testing to ensure comparability of results 20. Did your laboratory exchange information with other OIE Reference Laboratories designated for the same pathogen or disee? 21. W your laboratory involved in maintaining a network with OIE Reference Laboratories designated for the same pathogen or disee by organising or participating in proficiency tests? Purpose of the proficiency tests: 1 Role of your Reference Laboratory (organiser/ participant). participants Participating OIE Ref. Labs/ organising OIE Ref. Lab. Acreditación, competencia diagnóstica RBT, SAT, ELISA, CFT, FPA participante 26 ANSES-Francia Acreditación, competencia diagnóstica RBT, CFT,milk IELISA participante 64 Ist. Zooprofilactico, Caporale, Teramo, Italia 1 validation of a diagnostic protocol: specify the test; quality control of vaccines: specify the vaccine type, etc. 22. Did your laboratory collaborate with other OIE Reference Laboratories for the same disee on scientific research projects for the diagnosis or control of the pathogen of interest? 10 OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017
ToR 11: To organise inter-laboratory proficiency testing with laboratories other than OIE Reference Laboratories for the same pathogens disees to ensure equivalence of results 23. Did your laboratory organise or participate in inter-laboratory proficiency tests with laboratories other than OIE Reference Laboratories for the same disee? te: See Interlaboratory test comparisons in: Laboratory Proficiency Testing at: http://www.oie.int/en/our-scientific-expertise/reference-laboratories/proficiency-testing see point 1.3 Purpose for inter-laboratory test comparisons 1. participating laboratories Region(s) of participating OIE Member Countries Organización de interlaboratorios para Red de Laboratorios de diagnóstico de Brucelosis en Argentina para demostrar competencia técnica 80 Et Organización de interlaboratorios para Laboratorios de diagnóstico de Brucelosis en América para demostrar competencia técnica 32 Et ToR 12: To place expert consultants at the disposal of the OIE 24. Did your laboratory place expert consultants at the disposal of the OIE? Kind of consultancy Location Subject (facultative) Participación en misiones OIE PVS para laboratorios Costa Rica Misión PVS para Laboratorios 25. Additional comments regarding your report: Participación de Veterinary Diagnostic laboratory Network ("VETLAB Network") to Prevent Control Transboundary Animal Disees (TADs) RESEARCH PROJECT (CRP) 32032 Joint FAO/IAEA OIE Reference Laboratory Reports Activities, 2017 11