Dr. V.P. Singh, Director

Mandate :

• Basic and strategic research on exotic, emerging and re-emerging animal diseases.
• Biorisk management and capacity building in the areas of biosafety, biosecurity and bio-containment for handling high risk pathogens.

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Vision :

Mitigating risks of known and unknown emerging infectious diseases in animals including zoonotic infections at human-animal interface through forecast, early detection of pathogens, emergency preparedness with diagnostics and vaccines while keeping vigil on changing host pathogen and environment interactions and creating understanding of potential bio-risks and disease threats among stakeholders.

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Mission :

Reducing threats of emerging and new pathogens for sustainable animal husbandry sector and safeguarding public health

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Key Objectives :

• To carry out basic & applied research on exotic, emerging and re-emerging diseases of animals.
• To keep vigilance on emerging infections in the country and the threat thereof at international boundaries.
• To develop competency for diagnosis & control of exotic/emerging diseases of animals.
• To create & update repository and data-bank on exotic/emerging pathogens.
• To develop skills in biorisk management & train manpower in the areas of biosafety, biosecurity and biocontainment.
• To create national centre of excellence in exotic/emerging disease research and policy advice on animal health.

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Any other details- the genesis, inception etc :

The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is a premier institute of India for research on exotic, emerging pathogens of animals including zoonoses. NIHSAD came into existence on 8th August, 2014 as an independent institute under ICAR from its original status as High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL), a regional station of ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.

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Organizational Setup of NIHSAD