The Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe) is an Italian public health institute which conducts control and research activities and provides services in the fields of animal health, food safety and zoonoses. Its main activities and istitutional mandates are: to perform diagnostic services on animals and analytical controls on foods; to design and implement disease surveillance and control plans; to conduct scientific research and pursue technological innovation; to provide professional training for veterinarians and the food industry; to promote scientific communication, health awareness and animal welfare.