International cooperation

• Cooperation as part of an international research team, on the basis of an agreement between the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine in Warsaw (SGGW, Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection) and in Astana (Kazakhstan, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Technology of Animal Husbandry, Department of Veterinary Sanitation). The research topic is “Contamination of honey from the Republic of Kazakhstan with spores Clostridium botulinum and other anaerobic spore-producing microflora. ‘ As a result of cooperation
  the Toxins journal published an article: “Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens Occurrence in Kazakh Honey Samples” (2019).

Cooperation coordinator: Dr. Jan Wiśniewski.

• Cooperation with OSLOMet SIFO Consumption Research Norway (Oslo Metropolitam University) in the creation of “An innovative producer and consumer communication platform for trust in food of animal origin – FOOD” of Cchange). Co-ordinator of cooperation: dr J. Zarzyńska

• From September 2019, Dr. Joanna Zarzyńska is among the experts-reviewers of scientific projects (in 2019 it was the PROMIS competition) financed by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (SF)

http://www.fondzanauku.gov.rs/

• Cooperation with Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., 3661 Horseblock Road, Medford, NY 11763, USA (Prof. Konstantin Lyashchenko) in the field of introducing modern serological tests (MAPIA and DPP) for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in alpacas and bison. As a result of cooperation, the journal Transboundary and Emerging Diseases published the article: Transboundary tuberculosis: “Importation of alpacas infected with Mycobacterium bovis from the United Kingdom to Poland and potential for serodiagnostic assays in detecting tuberculin skin test false-negative animals” (2020).

Cooperation coordinator: Dr. Anna Didkowska

• Collaboration with reference research centers and world-class specialists in the field of tuberculosis – consultations on the lifetime diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in free-living animals:

Prof. W. Ray Waters, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010, USA

Prof. Michele A. Miller – Department of Science and Innovation-National Research Foundation Center of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, South African Medical Research Council Center for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, PO Box 241, Cape Town 8000, South Africa

As a result of cooperation, the journal “Animals” published an article: “Biopsy and Tracheobronchial Aspirates as Additional Tools for the Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis in Living European Bison ( Bison bonasus ) “(2020).

Cooperation coordinator; Dr. Anna Didkowska

• Cooperation with the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala (prof. Johan Höglund and Dr. Madeleine Moazzami) in the field of hygiene of slaughter animals
  and meat and veterinary parasitology. The cooperation is based on exchanges of academic teachers, short research stays and joint research. As a result of collaboration, the International Journal of Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife published an article: “Large lungworms (Nematoda: Dictyocaulidae) recovered from the European bison may represent a new nematode subspecies” (2020).

Coordinator of cooperation dr hab. Anna Pyziel

• Collaboration with Bison Specialist Group (BSG), Section of European bison ( Bison bonasus ), The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in the development of methods for monitoring the health of bison.

Cooperation coordinator: prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Anusz

• Cooperation with the European Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE – Federation of Veterinarians of Europe) in consulting and drafting legal solutions related to the issues of food safety of animal origin and veterinary protection of public health in the EU under the “One Health” programs. Consultation work
  with the participation of prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Anusz are conducted as part of the activities of UEVH (Union of European Veterinary Hygenists), EASVO (European Association of State Veterinary Officers) and EVERI (European Associations of Veterinarians in the sector of Education, Research and Industry)
  in cooperation with EU agencies.

Co-operation coordinators: prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Anusz, Dr. Michał Tracz