By Yang Yuan-ting and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThree Taiwanese entities have been approved as reference laboratories for aquatic diseases by the World Organization for Animal Health （OIE）, putting them in a position to help other nations understand diseases and pandemics among aquatic species, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine said last month.
Three Taiwanese entities have been approved as reference laboratories for aquatic diseases by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), putting them in a position to help other nations understand diseases and pandemics among aquatic species, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine said last month.
Decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1), a pathogen that affects crustaceans and has caused enormous economic losses, has been reported in China, but while it published material that mentioned the virus, it did not notify the OIE, the bureau said.
However, Taiwan in 2020 notified the OIE the first nation to do so