Workshops
Presentations at the Annual workshops of the National Reference Laboratories for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease of European Union Member States.
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29th Annual Meeting of the National Reference Laboratories for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease of European Union Member States (2023 – Parma, Italy)
| DAY 1 – Monday 2 October 2023 | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Updates from the European Commission (PDF) | Iulia Delia Cohen (EC) |
| Avian influenza – epidemiological situation in Europe and Genetic characteristics of current HPAIVs (PDF) (PDF) | Lisa Kohnle (EFSA) – Alice Fusaro/Bianca Zecchin (IZSVe-EURL) |
| Flu is all around (PDF) | Cornelia Adlhoch (ECDC) |
| Characterization and control of clade 2.3.4.4b H5 viruses in China | Hualan Chen (Harbin Veterinary Research Institute – CAAS, China) |
| FAO support to veterinary laboratories (PDF) | Artem Metlin (FAO) |
| WOAH updates on the global situation of AI – Animal health forum on AI (PDF) | Gounalan Pavade (WOAH) |
| Epidemiological situation of HPAI in the USA (PDF) | Mia Kim Torchetti (USDA-APHIS) |
| AI-ND Proficiency Test EURL 2023 (PDF) | Viviana Valastro (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Member State (& third countries) reports for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease 2022 (PDF) | Alessio Bortolami (IZSVe – EURL) |
| EFSA scientific opinion on HPAI vaccination in poultry: vaccines and vaccination strategies | Francesca Baldinelli (EFSA) |
| OFFLU activities on HPAI vaccine selection | Francesco Bonfante (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Searching order in the midst of chaos: an overview of HPAI H5N1 in South America (PDF) | Dilmara Reischak (Brasilian Ministry of Agriculture) |
| The HPAI virus introduction window into poultry holdings: the relevance for prevention and control strategies | Francesca Scolamacchia (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Pathogenesis studies of the HPAI H5N1 BB genotype in different poultry species | Francesco Bonfante (IZSVe – EURL) |
| HPAI H5N1 in cats in Poland (PDF) | Katarzyna Domanska (NRL of Poland) |
| HPAI H5N1 in fur animals in Finland (PDF) | Niina Tammiranta (NRL of Finland) |
| A case report: swab contamination during sampling and its consequences | Claudia Bachofen (NRL of Switzerland) |
| DAY 2 – Tuesday 3 October 2023 | Presenter |
| NDV outbreak in pigeons in Denmark, 2023 (PDF) | Charlotte K. Hjulsager (NRL of Denmark) |
| Newcastle disease: do we need to revise vaccination strategies? A pilot study for vaccine strain selection based on genetic and antigenic characteristics | Alessio Bortolami (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Upcoming call for the establishment of an active surveillance network in wild birds in Europe (PDF) | Lisa Kohnle (EFSA) |
| An update on molecular detection methods (PDF) | Valentina Panzarin (IZSVe – EURL) |
| The genetic characterization of HPAIVs | Isabella Monne/Alice Fusaro /Calogero Terregino (IZSVe – EURL) |
28th Annual Meeting of the National Reference Laboratories for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease of European Union Member States (2022 – Verona, Italy)
Tuesday, September 20
| 1st Session: Topic – Avian Influenza | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Updates from the European Commission (PDF) | Iulia Delia Cohen (EC) |
| Avian influenza – epidemiological situation in Europe and EFSA activities (PDF) | Francesca Baldinelli (EFSA) |
| Update on seasonal influenza and human/mammal infections with avian influenza (PDF) | Cornelia Adlhoch (ECDC) |
| WOAH Updates – Global HPAI situation and current standards and recommendations regarding AI surveillance and vaccination (PDF) | Gounalan Pavade (OIE) |
| FAO activities in the field of Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (PDF) | Artem Metlin (FAO) |
| Detection and characterization of the H5 viruses bearing the clade 2.3.4.4b HA gene in China | Hualan Chen (Harbin Veterinary Research Institute – CAAS, China) |
| Genetic characteristics of current HPAIVs (PDF) | Bianca Zecchin (IZSVe – EURL) |
| HPAI H5N1 viruses in wild birds and mammals, The Netherlands, 2021-2022 (PDF) | Nancy Beerens (NRL of The Netherlands) |
| Member State (& third countries) reports for avian influenza 2021 (PDF) | Alessio Bortolami (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Multiple introduction and spreading events of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in France during 2021-22 (PDF) | Beatrice Grasland (NRL of France) |
| Detection of HPAI H5N1 in a pet ferret (Mustela Putorius furo) in Slovenia (PDF) | Brigita Slavec (NRL of Slovenia) |
| HPAI in poultry and wild birds in Sweden 2020-2022 (PDF) | Malin Grant (NRL of Sweden) |
| Surface water – an important transmission medium for avian influenza viruses – is not suitable for actie virus surveillance | Timm Harder (NRL of Germany) |
| Implementation of field air sampling to enlarge AI/ND diagnostics and study their viral dispersion dynamics (PDF) | Pierre Hostyn (NRL of Belgium) |
| The 21/22 H5N1 HPAI Epidemic in Italy (PDF) | Francesco Bonfante and Federica Gobbo (IZSVe – EURL) |
| USA Outbreak: features and basic epidemiology | David Swayne (USDA) |
| H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza-biology of the recent outbreak (PDF) | David Suarez (USDA |
| Using scenario tree modelling for targeted flock sampling to substantiate freedom from disease after the 2021-22 HPAI epidemic in Italy (PDF) | Francesca Scolamacchia (IZSVe – EURL) |
| HPAI H5N1 cases in Switzerland in 2021/22 (PDF) | Sarah Albini (NRL of Switzerland) |
| AI-ND Proficiency Test EURL 2022 (PDF) | Viviana Valastro (IZSVe – EURL) |
Wednesday, September 21
| 2nd Session: Topic – Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease | Presenter |
|---|---|
| An update on molecular detection methods | Valentina Panzarin (IZSVe – EURL) |
| A new interactive dashboard for weekly AI updates in Europe (PDF) | Matteo Mazzucato (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Case report: detection of a NDV genotype 2.I vaccine type from a broiler flock (PDF) | Christian Grund (NRL of Germany) |
| Member State (& third countries) reports for Newcastle Disease 2021 (PDF) | Alessio Bortolami (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Update on the APMV-1 situation in Sweden (PDF) | Siamak Zohari (NRL of Sweden) |
| NDV outbreak in pigeons in Denmark, 2022 (PDF) | Charlotte K. Hjulsager (NRL of Denmark) |
| NDV outbreak in Andalusia-Spain (June-July 2022) (PDF) | María José Ruano & Azucena Sánchez (NRL of Spain) |
| AOAV-1 in Poultry in Switzerland in 2022 (PDF) | Nina Wolfrum (NRL of Switzerland) |
27th Annual Meeting of the National Reference Laboratories for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease of European Union Member States (2021 – Virtual Meeting)
Wednesday, October 6
| 1st Session: Topic – Avian Influenza | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Update on the rules for prevention, control and surveillance of AI and ND under the AHL legislative framework (PDF) | Iulia Delia Cohen (EC-DG SANTE) |
| Epidemiological situation for HPAI in Europe (PDF) | Francesca Baldinelli (EFSA) |
| Genetic update on HPAI strains circulating in Europe | Bianca Zecchin (IZSVe – EURL) |
| OIE updates on Avian Influenza – 2021 (PDF) | Gounalan Pavade (OIE) |
| Update on avian and seasonal influenza (PDF) | Cornelia Adlhoch (ECDC) |
| Active influenza surveillance in wild birds in the Netherlands (PDF) | Ron Fouchier (Erasmus MC) |
| Results of active surveillance in wild birds for HPAI in Italy (PDF) | Federica Gobbo (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Update on AI in Russia (PDF) | Victor Irza (ARRIAH, Russia) |
| Epidemiological situation of Avian Influenza in Africa | Madhur S. Dhingra (FAO -EMPRES-AH ) |
| The process for assessing H5 poultry vaccine protection against emergent field viruses in Bangladesh (PDF) | David Swayne (SEPRL, USA) |
| Member State (& third countries) reports for avian influenza 2020 (PDF) | Alessio Bortolami (IZSVe – EURL) |
| AI-ND Proficiency Test EURL 2021 (PDF) | Viviana Valastro (IZSVe – EURL) |
Thursday, October 7
| 2nd Session: Topic – Avian Influenza | Presenter |
|---|---|
| HPAI in Germany since 2016 – Sounding the power of subtype-specific RT-qPCR and the limits of molecular epidemiology (PDF) (ABSTRACT) | Timm Harder (NRL of Germany) |
| Unexpected virulence of natural occurring avian influenza virus H3N1 is associated with N1-mediated plasminogen-recruitment (ABSTRACT) | Christian Grund (NRL of Germany) |
| Highly pathogenic avian influenza in Poland in 2020/2021 (PDF) (ABSTRACT) | Krzysztof Śmietanka (NRL of Poland) |
| Integrated epidemiological and phylogeographical analysis of a H3N1 low pathogenic avian influenza outbreak with atypical pathogenicity, Belgium, 2019 (PDF) (ABSTRACT) | Steven Van Borm (NRL of Belgium) |
| A newly introduced genotype of A(H1N2) swine influenza virus crosses the species barrier from pig to turkey in France (PDF) (ABSTRACT) | Beatrice Grasland (NRL of France) |
| Phylogenetic analysis of A(H5N8) viruses characterized during the beginning of the highly pathogenic avian influenza epizootic in France in late 2020 (PDF) (ABSTRACT) | Éric Niqueux (NRL of France) |
| HPAI H5N8 outbreak in a hobby backyard holding in Austria 2021 (PDF) (ABSTRACT) | Sandra Revilla-Fernandez (NRL of Austria) |
| Study of the pathobiology and viral dispersion of recent HPAI H5Nx strains within poultry flock through the development of a punctual introduction model (PDF) (ABSTRACT) | Pierre Hostyn (NRL of Belgium) |
| Evaluation of the zoonotic potential of recent HPAI H5Nx viruses | Francesco Bonfante (IZSVe – EURL) |
| An update on molecular detection methods (PDF) | Valentina Panzarin (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Guidelines on AI sequence data generation and sharing (PDF) | Isabella Monne (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Avian Influenza in game ducks in Ireland (PDF) (ABSTRACT) | Laura Garza Cuartero (NRL of Ireland) |
| Experimental infection for the study of pheasants as bridging host for introduction of HPAI H5N6 clade 2.3.4.4b into chickens (PDF) (ABSTRACT) | Yuan Liang (NRL of Denmark) |
| Non-target RNA Depletion Strategies to Improve Sensitivity of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) for Diagnosing Infectious Agents in Poultry – An update (PDF) | David Suarez (SEPRL, USA) |
| 3rd Session: Topic – Newcastle Disease | Presenter |
| Incursion of pigeon-derived genotype XXI Avian Orthoavulavirus-1 (AOAV-1) into Germany (ABSTRACT) | Christian Grund (NRL of Germany) |
| Member State (& third countries) reports for avian Orthoavulaviruses (APMV, NDV) 2020 (PDF) | Alessio Bortolami (IZSVe – EURL) |
26th Annual Meeting of the National Reference Laboratories for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease of European Union Member States (2020 – Virtual Meeting)
Wednesday, September 23
| 1st Session: Topic – Avian Influenza | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Animal Health Law and EU update (PDF) | Iulia Delia Cohen (EC-DG SANTE) |
| Update on AI activities carried out by EFSA (PDF) | Francesca Baldinelli (EFSA) |
| Impact of COVID-19 on the seasonal influenza epidemic (PDF) | Cornelia Adlhoch (ECDC) |
| OIE Update (PDF) | Gounalan Pavade (OIE) |
| FAO activities in the field of Avian influenza and Newcastle disease (PDF) | Sophie VonDobschuetz (NSAH) |
| Update on epidemiology of HPAI in wild birds (PDF) | Mauro Delogu (Bologna University) and Maria Alessandra De Marco (ISPRA, Italy) |
| The global antigenic diversity of H5 HA (PDF) | Ron Fouchier (Erasmus MC) |
| H9 avian influenza viruses: assessing the next emerging threat | Nicola Lewis (NRL of the United Kingdom) |
| Update on AI in Russia (PDF) | Victor Irza (ARRIAH, Russia) |
| Update on AI in Nigeria (PDF) | Ismaila Shittu (NVRI, Nigeria) |
| Assessing and updating recombinant live vectored and inactivated vaccines to provide protection against antigenic drift of HPAI viruses (PDF) | David Swayne (SEPRL, USA) |
| H7N3 LPAI in turkeys from North and South Carolina (USA) with mutation to HPAI on a single premises (PDF) | David Suarez (SEPRL, USA) and Mia Kim Torchetti (NVSL, USA) |
Thursday, September 24
| 2nd Session: Topic – Avian Influenza | Presenter |
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| Member State (& third countries) reports for avian influenza 2019 (PDF) | Calogero Terregino (Director of EURL) |
| HPAI H5Nx situation in Bulgaria (PDF) | Gabriela Goujgoulova (NRL of Bulgaria) |
| HPAI H5N8 epizootic in Hungary | Bálint Ádám (NRL of Hungary) |
| HPAI H5N8 in Poland in 2019/2020 (PDF) | Edyta Świętoń (NRL of Poland) |
| H6N1 epizootic in Ireland in 2020 (PDF) | Laura Garza Cuartero (NRL of Ireland) |
| AI Proficiency Test EURL 2020 (PDF) | Morgane Gourlaouen (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Validation data on a LAMP-based penside method for AI genome detection (PDF) | Eric Niqueux (NRL of France) |
| Addressing future risk based AI surveillance challenges for Europe and application of relevant diagnostics (PDF) | Ian Brown (NRL of the United Kingdom) |
| Study of the replication and transmission in chicken, turkey and Guinea fowl of the HPAI H5N8 2019/20 (PDF) | Alessio Bortolami (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Risk assessment of emerging non-notifiable AIV in Europe: communication, support and research (PDF) | Francesco Bonfante (IZSVe – EURL) |
| 3rd Session: Topic – Newcastle Disease | Presenter |
| Member State (& third countries) reports for avian Orthoavulaviruses (APMV, NDV) 2019 (PDF) | Calogero Terregino (Director of EURL) |
| Update on Newcastle Disease in Russia (PDF) | Ilya Chvala (ARRIAH, Russia) |
| ND Proficiency Test EURL 2020 (PDF) | Morgane Gourlaouen (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Protection of layers against NDV challenge with exotic genotype 2.XIV | Christian Grund (NRL of Germany) |
| NDV and NGS as diagnostic tool (PDF) | David Suarez (SEPRL, USA) |
| EU AI/ND reference laboratory report (PDF) | Calogero Terregino (Director of EURL) |
25th Annual Meeting of the National Reference Laboratories for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease of European Union Member States (2019 – Padova, Italy)
Wednesday, June 19
| 1st Session: Topic – Avian Influenza | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) 2016/429) implementation (PDF) | Kaido Kroon (EC) |
| Update on the AI activities carried out by EFSA (PDF) | Inmaculada Aznar (EFSA) |
| Influenza season overview 2018/2019 (PDF) | Cornelia Adlhoch (ECDC) |
| OIE update (PDF) | Gounalan Pavade (OIE) |
| FAO update (PDF) | Cristian De Battisti (IZSVe – FAO) |
| Avian influenza in the U.S. (PDF) | Mia Kim Torchetti (NVSL – USA) |
| Circulation and genetic analyses of avian influenza viruses in Bulgarian poultry 2017-2018 (PDF) | Nicola Lewis (NRL of United Kingdom) |
| Experiences with influenza virus NGS; from MinIon to minor variant analyses (PDF) | Ron Fouchier (Erasmus University) |
Thursday, June 20
| 2nd Session: Topic – Avian Influenza | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Member State (& third countries) reports for avian influenza 2018 (PDF) | Calogero Terregino (Director of EURL) |
| H5N6 in wild birds in Denmark in 2018 – 2019 (PDF) | Charlotte K. Hjulsager (NRL of Denmark) |
| Avian Influenza in the Netherlands, 2018 (PDF) | Nancy Beerens (NRL of The Netherland) |
| H6N8 in duck in Hungary (PDF) | Adam Balint (NRL of Hungary) |
| What is going on in the Belgian poultry flocks? An H3N1 epizootic (PDF) Use of in-ovo models to study virus tropism of H3N1 (PDF) |
Virginie Roupie (NRL of Belgium) Ian Brown (APHA – former EURL) |
| H3N1 AI in poultry: spreading to France… (PDF) | Eric Niqueux (NRL of France) |
| Update on Avian Influenza situation in the Russian Federation (PDF) | Victor Irza (FGBI ARRIAH – Russia) |
| Evolution and control of H7N9 influenza viruses | Chengjun Li (HVRI – China) |
| Evaluation of wild bird surveillance in Europe (PDF) | Evelien Germeraad (NRL of The Netherland) |
| Divergent shedding patterns following experimental infections in ducks with recent French H5 HPAI strains (PDF) | Eric Niqueux (NRL of France) |
| A/H1N1 pmd in a turkey breeder farm in northeastern Italy (PDF) | Federica Gobbo (IZSVe – EURL) |
| RIEMS Influenza A typing assay – On the way to version RITA2.0 (PDF) | Timm Harder (NRL of Germany) |
| Identification of avian species by a molecular test applied to environmental samples (PDF) | Adelaide Milani (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina H5N8 AI outbreak 2017 – Some remarks (PDF) | Violeta Santrač (PI Veterinary Institute of the Republic of Srpska, BiH) |
| Proficiency Test EURL 2019 – Classical virology and serology – Avian influenza (PDF) | Morgane Gourlaouen (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Proficiency Test EURL 2019 – Molecular (PDF) | Morgane Gourlaouen (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Review on swab pooling for AI diagnosis (PDF) | Eva Mazzetto (IZSVe – EURL) |
Technical Forum Discussion |
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Friday, June 21
| 3rd Session: Topic – Newcastle Disease | Presenter |
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| Newcastle Disease in the U.S. (PDF) | Mia Kim Torchetti (NVSL – USA) |
| Research activities on Newcastle Disease virus: SEPRL (PDF) | David Suarez (SEPRL – USA) |
| Member State (& third countries) reports for avian orthoavulaviruses (APMV, NDV) 2018 (PDF) | Calogero Terregino (Director of EURL) |
| Avian influenza and the IZSVe Biobank (PDF) | Maria Serena Beato (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Diagnostic challenges due to virulent NDV in vaccinated flocks – Lessons learnt from countries with endemic Newcastle disease (PDF) | Christian Grund (NRL of Germany) |
| Efficacy of a single shot rHVT-NDV compared to a traditional vaccination program in commercial meat turkeys (PDF) | Francesco Bonfante (IZSVe – EURL) |
| Proficiency Test EURL 2019 – APMV-1: virological, serological and molecular PT results (PDF) | Morgane Gourlaouen (IZSVe – EURL) |
Technical Forum Discussion |
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| EU AI/ND reference laboratory report (PDF) | Ian Brown (APHA – former EURL) |