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Food Safety is an essential veterinary public health issue. The potential threat to public health from foodborne disease continues to increase.
The Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene (ILS) is part of the Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich and covers the field of veterinary food safety and hygiene in research, teaching, and services.
Research and teaching activities are focusing on the food chain (preharvest, harvest and postharvest level).
The ILS is the national reference laboratory for enteropathogenic bacteria and Listeria monocytogenes (human, food strains) as well as the national reference lab (NRL) for Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) (animal strains).
Infectious diseases shaped human evolution and are a major threat to global health. They also affect animal health, having a serious impact on global food security and the livelihoods of millions. Hence infectious diseases pose formidable, complex challenges that require interdisciplinary and collaborative research, training and education worldwide.
The overall goal of the Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich is to help tackle global zoonotic infection challenges with a special focus on parasitic diseases.
The IPZ is a reference centre for echinococcosis, cryptosporidiosis, hypodermosis and animal disease-associated vectors appointed by the Federal Veterinary Office.
