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On Thursday evening 10th of September, the Norwegian Veterinary Institute notified the Norwegian Food Safety Authority of a confirmed case of CWD in a wild reindeer shot during the ordinary hunt on the Hardanger plateau in central southern Norway. Material from a lymph node tested positive, while brain tissue was negative.
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will arrange between 27-31st July, a workshop on biodiversity and pandemics in light of the recent and ongoing corona outbreak. Carlos das Neves from the Norwegian Veterinary Institute has been appointed as a participant and contributor to the workshop and the subsequent report. IPBES is the intergovernmental body, which assesses the state of biodiversity, and of the ecosystem services it provides to society, in response to requests from decision makers.
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has contributed to an overall expert opinion on covid-19 and fish, in addition to other animals that live in water.
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute and Norad have entered into a framework agreement for collaboration to strengthen Norwegian international development cooperation within animal health, fish health and safe food.
