Mission and Vision

Through collaboration the STAR IDAZ community can speed up the delivery of disease control tools and strategies.

STAR IDAZ aims to strengthen the linkages between and reduce the duplication of global research effort on high priority infectious diseases of animals (including zoonoses), maximise the efficient use of expertise and resources, and accelerate coordinated development of control methods.

STAR IDAZ Scope

The scope of STAR IDAZ includes coordination of research relevant to emerging and major infectious diseases of livestock and aquatic animals, and those infections of animals that may carry the risk of disease threat to human health.

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STAR IDAZ Executive Committee Meets in Beijing to Advance Global Animal Health Research

3rd October 2025

The STAR IDAZ International Research Consortium (IRC) Executive Committee met in Beijing, China, on 23–24 September for its annual in-person meeting. The gathering, kindly hosted by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS), was organised by SIRCAH (Support for the International Research Consortium on Animal…

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STAR IDAZ Scientific Committee Meets in Vienna

22nd August 2025

The STAR IDAZ International Research Consortium (IRC) held its annual in-person Scientific Committee meeting in Vienna on 15 August 2025. This was the first meeting chaired in person by Vish Nene, and the agenda covered a wide range of priority topics. Discussions focused on foot-and-mouth…