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ANSES

La Reunion

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French food, environmental and occupational health & safety agency

ANSES’ mission comply with the following decree no. 2010-18 of 7 January
2010, with regards to food, environmental and occupational risk assessments,
providing information to the public authorities for health policies. ANSES is a
public, administrative body that reports to the Ministers of Health, Agriculture,
the Environment, Employment and Consumption.

In Reunion, the French food, environmental and occupational health & safety
agency is represented by the Plant Health Laboratory : tropical pests and
pathogens unit

Contact

Bruno HOSTACHY | Unit Manager

bruno.hostachy@anses.fr

+262(0) 262 38 39 07

Plant protection platform 7 Chemin de l’IRAT 97410 Saint-Pierre

http://www.anses.fr/

Research domains
The research activities include :
- research applied to developing analytical methods to detect harmful quarantine organisms
- undertaking confirmatory analyses
- facilitation of the network of certified laboratories through the Inter laboratory
  proficiency test (EILA) and training and specialist analysis conducted by ANSES.
Facilities

Specialist COFRAC-certified laboratory complying with standard 17025, part
of the 3P Plant Protection Platform and with access to all 3P facilities and
services, including an NS3 level quarantine greenhouse.
Main research projects
Developing detection methods :
- Serology used to analyse the banana tree virus (ELISA), molecular biology techniques (PCR, qPCR) : banana bunchy top virus, banana streak virus
- Banana tree bacteria : Ralstonia solanacearum (Moko strains)
- Anthurium bacteria : Xanthomonas axonopodis pv dieffenbachiae
- Bacteria causing citrus greening disease (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus)
PARTNERSHIPS

https : //www.anses.fr/fr/content/les-relations-européennes-etinternationales-
par-domaines-de-compétence-de-l’anses

The research activities include :

research applied to developing analytical methods to detect harmful quarantine organisms
undertaking confirmatory analyses
facilitation of the network of certified laboratories through the Inter laboratory
proficiency test (EILA) and training and specialist analysis conducted by ANSES.

Specialist COFRAC-certified laboratory complying with standard 17025, part
of the 3P Plant Protection Platform and with access to all 3P facilities and
services, including an NS3 level quarantine greenhouse.

Developing detection methods :

Serology used to analyse the banana tree virus (ELISA), molecular biology techniques (PCR, qPCR) : banana bunchy top virus, banana streak virus
Banana tree bacteria : Ralstonia solanacearum (Moko strains)
Anthurium bacteria : Xanthomonas axonopodis pv dieffenbachiae
Bacteria causing citrus greening disease (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus)

PARTNERSHIPS

https : //www.anses.fr/fr/content/les-relations-européennes-etinternationales-
par-domaines-de-compétence-de-l’anses

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