28/01/2026
๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐โ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) has achieved a groundbreaking milestone as the first rabies serology laboratory for canine testing in the Philippines to earn accreditation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This recognition places RITM among an elite network of approved labs spanning 42 countries worldwide, bolstering the nationโs fight against rabies under the CDCโs One Health framework.
RITM took part in the CDCโs Rabies Serology Proficiency Program through the University of MissouriโColumbia and successfully met all required performance standards. The laboratory was later officially included in the CDCโs list of approved rabies serology laboratories, which was published on the CDC website (Approved Rabies Serology Laboratories for Testing Dogs) on January 16, 2026. In the previous year, RITM also passed the Proficiency Test for Rabies Serology conducted by ANSES โ Nancy Laboratory for Rabies and Wildlife, France, further affirming its capability to perform reliable rabies antibody testing.
Being a CDC-approved laboratory allows RITM to provide dependable canine rabies titer testing services to veterinary clinics, government programs, and research partners, addressing a critical gap in the Philippines. The ANSES proficiency recognition further aligns RITM with European standards, expanding opportunities for international collaboration and data sharing on rabies and other European Union Reference Laboratories (EURL) rabies mandates.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: https://ritm.gov.ph/ritm-becomes-the-philippines-first-cdc-accredited-rabies-serology-lab-for-canine-testing/
๐๏ธ: by Lee Andrew L. Gonzales and Criselda T. Bautista, DVM, RITM Veterinary Research Department
๐ธ: RITM Rabies National Reference Laboratory
