ICAR Foot and mouth disease (FMD) lab to be established in Jatni near Bhubaneswar
April 26th, 2008
Following is an excerpt from a report in New Indian Express. (See https://www.orissalinks.com/?p=1103 for other ICAR labs/institutes in Orissa and India.)
The International and National centre on FMD would be set up by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at Jatni about 25 kms from here. The State Government has already identified 116.325 acre of land for the Rs 400 crore Central Government sponsored project.
The state-of-the art facility with Bio Safety level (3+) standardisation will work for control and containment of virulent, pathogenic and mutagenic FMD virus. The disease in endemic to India and manifests itself across regions round the year.
The lab would receive samples from the country as well as abroad for identification, characterisation of the biological pathogens that caused the disease. It will also act as a repository for various serotypes.
Telegraph also reports on this.
Entry Filed under: Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri- Khurda area (1),ICAR center on Foot and Mouth Disease, Argul, Jatni,ICAR institutes
2 Writeup
1. Periasami.N | July 2nd, 2009 at 1:20 pm
i need more information related to FMD and Endemic area and its controll measures.
2. Periasami.N | July 2nd, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Need informations on this.