Department of Veterinary Science is engaged in biomedical researches and epidemiological investigations on zoonoses or infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans. Bacterial and viral zoonoses are of major concern to this department.

LABORATORY OF RESERVOIR CONTROL OF ZOONOSES

Epidemiological and pathological analyses on zoonoses in both animals and human. Studies on virulent factors and pathogenesis of zoonoses, especially focused on companion animals-borne zoonoses, such as brucellosis, Capnocytophaga spp. infection, rat-bite fever, SFTS, B virus infection and other zoonoses.

LABORATORY OF TRANSMISSION CONTROL OF ZOONOSES

Molecular and epidemiological studies by the intraand inter-national laboratory networks focused on the transmission control of zoonoses, such as rabies caused by lyssaviruses, Hendra virus and Nipah virus infections and anthrax, among animals and animal to human.

LABORATORY OF EMERGING ZOONOSES

Studies on development of diagnosis method and control measures of zoonoses which are rare or absent, such as tularemia, coronavirus infections, hepatitis E and orthopoxvirus infections including Mpox in Japan.

LABORATORY OF ONE HEALTH APPROACH

Epidemiological surveys on zoonoses associated with humans, animals, and the environment, and studies on One Health approach against zoonoses, such as tick-borne and mosquito-borne infectious diseases.