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 IRC Advances Global Brucellosis Vaccine Research
3 November 2025 – San José, Costa Rica. The STAR IDAZ International Research Consortium (IRC) convened a productive Workshop on Brucellosis Vaccine Research Priorities ahead of the Brucellosis International Conference, bringing together leading scientists, policymakers, and international partners. The workshop focused on identifying and prioritizing…
The State-of-the-Art Report is now available!
The STAR IDAZ IRC is proud to release the 2025 State-of-the-Art Report. The annual report provides an updated overview of research progress across the Consortium’s priority diseases and cross-cutting themes, highlighting recent advances, ongoing projects, identified research gaps, and opportunities for collaboration. Please find the…
Events
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW), 18–24 November 2025
November 20th - 24th, 2025
Webinar
2025 International Society for Vaccines Annual Conference
October 28th - 30th, 2025
Stellenbosch, South Africa
GFRA 2025 – Global Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Alliance
October 21st - 23rd, 2025
Istanbul, Türkiye
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
Costa Rica 2025 Brucellosis International Research Conference
November 4th - 7th, 2025
San José, Costa Rica













