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Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute is a national biomedical research institute in the fields of animal health, fish health and food safety, whose primary function is supply of independent research based advisory support to the governing authorities.
Preparedness, diagnostics, surveillance and monitoring, reference- and scientific advisory functions, and risk assessment are the most important areas of operation. The National Veterinary Institute has its central laboratory in Oslo, with regional laboratories located in the cities of Sandnes, Bergen, Trondheim, Harstad and Tromsø.
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute is a governmental agency, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs and the Norwegian Research Council.
Activities
- Research
Involved in research projects
- Antibiotic Resistance Dynamics: the influence of geographic origin and management systems on resistance gene flows within humans, animals and the environment
- Campylobacter and E. coli ? a network project (CampEc-NET)
- Development and harmonization of innovative methods for comprehensive analysis of toxigenic bacteria, ie. Staphylococci, Bacillus cereus and Clostridium perfringens
- Improving phenotypic testing of AMR by development of rapid and sensitive screening assays for emerging resistances and setting missing ECOFFs (Epidemiologic cutoff values)
- Integrative modelling approaches for source attribution and health impact assessment of antimicrobial resistance
- One health - surveillance initiative on harmonization of data collection and interpretation
- Promoting One Health in Europe through joint actions on foodborne zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and emerging microbiological hazards
Contact
Norwegian Veterinary Institute
(NVI)
Ullevalsveien 68
N-0106 Oslo
Norway
Norway
Phone: +47 23 21 60 00
Fax: +47 23 21 60 01
Email: postmottak(@)vetinst.no
