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SIRCAH (Secretariat)

The STAR IDAZ IRC is governed through an Executive Committee, Scientific Committees and working groups, supported by a secretariat (SIRCAH).

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The STAR-IDAZ IRC Secretariat (SIRCAH) provides organisational and communication support to STAR IDAZ IRC and its various members and thereby contribute to the IRC policies and guidelines aimed at coordinating research at international level to contribute to new and improved animal health strategies.

The Secretariat is funded by the European Commission through a Horizon Europe project known as SIRCAH2 (Support for the International Research Consortium on Animal Health). SIRCAH2 involves Kreavet, Defra (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), CAB International (CABI), UKRI-BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council), and Kreavet.

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Dr Valeria Mariano

Working Group: Aquatic Diseases

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Dr Johannes Charlier

Working Group: Animal Genomics and Genetics for Animal Health working group

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New Capripoxvirus Research Review identifies advances and critical knowledge gaps

A new STAR IDAZ Research Review brings together the most important capripoxvirus research published between January 2015 and June 2026, providing an evidence base to guide future research, funding and disease-control priorities. Capripoxviruses (CaPV) cause clinically and economically significant transboundary diseases in cattle, sheep and…

Five articles published in Joint DISCONTOOLS / STAR IDAZ retrospective collection

STAR IDAZ IRC is delighted that five articles have now been published in the Joint DISCONTOOLS / STAR IDAZ Retrospective Collection: DISCONTOOLS & STAR IDAZ research gaps for infectious disease control in animals. The collection is being organised in collaboration with BMC Veterinary Research, with…