The Central Diagnostics Laboratory (CDL / J-NADEC)

The Central Diagnostics Laboratory (CDL / J-NADEC) was established by MAAIF with support from JICA in 2011 with the core function of carrying out animal disease diagnosis in order to build Uganda’s national animal disease control capacity.

Madate of CDL (J-NADEC)

• Diagnosis of livestock disease
• Research
• Outreach
• Teaching graduate and undergraduate students

Test performed at CDL (J-NADEC)

• Haematology
• Parasitology
• Bacteriology
• Histopathology
• Pathology
• Cell culture and virus isolation
• Immunology
• Virology
• Serology
• Molecular biology

Satellite laboratories

• Mpigi District Veterinary Office.
• Wakiso District Veterinary Office.
• Kiboga District Veterinary Office.
• Mbarara District Veterinary Office.
• Mbale District Veterinary Office.