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The Institute for International Cooperation in Animal Biologics (IICAB) was established in October 1995 by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Iowa State University (ISU) and is located in Ames, Iowa USA . The overall goal of the IICAB is to improve the availability, safety, efficacy, and use of veterinary biologics (vaccines) throughout the world. Veterinary biologics are a cost-effective method to prevent animal disease, to increase the efficiency of food production, and to increase the availability of high quality protein for human consumption. The Institute works with the veterinary biologics industry, government regulatory and research agencies, universities, veterinarians, and producers in an effort to improve the availability and use of biologics for animals worldwide.
The IICAB became an OIE Collaborating Centre for the Diagnosis of Animal Diseases and Vaccine Evaluation in the Americas in June 1998. This designation is shared with the USDA APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) and Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB).
The IICAB has four objectives:
- To facilitate international exchange of information of importance to veterinary biologics regulatory authorities, producers, and users.
- To serve as an international resource center for veterinary biologics that assists in training, technology development and supply of references and reagents.
- To facilitate the establishment of international standards in animal biologics and harmonization of standards, regulations, and products.
- To assist countries in obtaining veterinary biologics for specific unmet needs.
For more information see the 2009 OIE Collaborating Center report.
The OIE
The OIE is the Wold Organization for Animal Health. It is based in Paris France and has 175 Member Countries and Territories. The OIE is the intergovernmental organization responsible for improving animal health worldwide and has regional and sub-regional offices on every continent. The mission of the OIE is to inform governments of the occurrence and course of animal diseases throughout the world and of ways to control these diseases. For more information about the OIE, visit www.oie.int
OIE Collaborating Centers, such as IICAB, provide scientific and technical assistance and expert advice on topics related to animal disease surveillance and control, propose or develop procedures to facilitate harmonization of international regulations, place expert consultants at the disposal of the OIE, and develop training courses, workshops, and scientific meetings on topics related to the OIE mission.
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