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Training course for laboratory diagnosis of rabies was organized in Tay Nguyen Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (TIHE) in Buon Ma Thout Cityfrom 13 to 16July in order to develop laboratory network in the Highland region of Vietnam. Total 8 participants came together from diverse regions in the Highland: 2 from TIHE;2 fromGia Lai PCPM; 2 from DakLak PCPM; 2from Regiobal Veterinary Agency No.5. Dr Inouefrom NIID Japan and Dr. Tuyet Thu and Former Vice-Director Hong Hanh and hercolleaguesfrom NIHE served as lecturers or supervisors in the course. The training course wasco-organized by Drs. Tuyet Thu and Inoue, and included a wide range of knowledge and practice coveringmethodsof antigendetection by fluorescence antiboy, standard genetictesting (conventional RT-PCR), and theory and techniques of novelgenetictesting (rapid/simple RT-LAMP test : demonstration and usage of an artificial positive control), genetictypingmethod of positive samples (sequencing and phylogenicanalysis), practicalmethodsrelated to capture, clinicaldiagnosis, autopsy, sampling and safetransfer of suspectedanimalsnecessory for definitiveevaluation of post exposureprophylactics (PEP) to patients, and basic of biosafetyby the means of lectures with training documents, practice and discussion.

Not onlytesting of patients but alsotesting of samplesderivedfromanimals of concernsuch as rabiddogs are essential as zoonoticmeasures for laboratorydiagnosis of rabies. The training course provided a progress in construction of laboratory network between RI and veterinaryfields in the Highland regionthrough sharing and standarization of the methods for diagnosis and GMT/biosafetyamongRIs and veterinaryagency. This training coursewasthe last onecarried out in Ris,paving the way to constructnationwidelaboratory network for rabies.

Practice of laboratory diagnosis of rabies

All participants of the training course