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.




Member
Dr Johannes Charlier
Member: Sircah
Working Group: Animal Genomics and Genetics for Animal Health working group
Belgium



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STAR IDAZ Scientific Committee Meets in Vienna
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…
Professor Gary Entrican Receives Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award
Professor Gary Entrican has been honoured with the Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist (DVI) Award, presented by the IVIS Veterinary Immunology Committee and supported by Zoetis. The award recognises his outstanding contributions to veterinary immunology, particularly in the field of infection biology, and his commitment to mentoring…
Events
WOAH webinar on Aquaculture and AMR
https://rr-americas.woah.org/en/events/fighting-antimicrobial-resistance-in-aquaculture/
22nd International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
September 1st - 4th, 2025
Heraklion Cultural Conference Centre, Greece
13th International Congress for Veterinary Virology (ESVV 2025): Including an EPIZONE Session
September 2nd - 5th, 2025
Grand Hotel Bernardin, Portorož, Slovenia
92nd General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates
May 25th - 29th, 2025
Maison de La Chimie, Paris, France.
Costa Rica 2025 Brucellosis International Research Conference
November 4th - 7th, 2025
San José, Costa Rica
International Conference of Production Diseases in Farm Animals
July 8th - 11th, 2025
Leuven, Belgium