We’re changing from Thailand-National Wildlife Health Center to Wildlife Health Collaborating Center
Wildlife Health Collaborating Center
ศูนย์ประสานงานสุขภาพสัตว์ป่า
คณะสัตวแพทยศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล
With over 20 years of experience, the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, worked on projects focusing on wildlife disease surveillance and monitoring. We have conducted field data collection, disease investigation, and laboratory diagnosis on more than 50,000 samples from wildlife, zoo animals, exotic animals, and livestock.
The surveillance data has been collected and sent to the government to implement disease prevention and control measures. The faculty is also responsible for animal welfare activities, including media production, consulting, and training for wildlife staff. In addition, the faculty works to educate the public about animal welfare and to train animal staff in best practices.
The Thai Cabinet approved the establishment of the Thailand National Wildlife Health Center (Thailand-NWHC) in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, to serve as a collaboration center for monitoring, surveillance, and warning of wildlife and environmental threats, infectious diseases, and emerging diseases. The center coordinates the efforts of government, private sector, and educational institutions to improve community and environmental health.
The Thailand National Wildlife Health Center was established on May 3, 2011, through the collaboration of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, the Department of Livestock Development, and the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.
In October 2019, the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, signed a memorandum of understanding on academic cooperation with the USGS – National Wildlife Health Center (USGS – NWHC) of the United States of America to conduct the WOAH Twinning Project to develop the coping capacity with emerging infectious diseases.
We have rebranded from Thailand-National Wildlife Health Center to Wildlife Health Collaborating Center (WHCC) to better align with our current operations, while keeping our core mission purpose.
Afterward, MUVS’s the Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals (MoZWE) and the Wildlife Health Collaborating Center collaborate with local and overseas organizations to drive the WOAH twinning project through a series of 4-year activities. These include the One Health survey, workshops in Health Information Management, general wildlife disease surveillance and outbreak investigation, and strategic plan development. The project’s goal is to establish an integrated wildlife health network in Thailand to enhance the country’s ability to respond to emerging infectious diseases.
On May 29, 2025, WOAH has officially designated MoZWE and WHCC of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, as the WOAH Collaborating Centre for Wildlife Health Surveillance and Epidemiology.
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Action plans
Expanding diagnostic services for wildlife diseases, zoonoses, and emerging diseases to improve surveillance
Promoting research cooperation and knowledge exchange
Developing a network staff capable of transferring knowledge in epidemiology, wildlife health, and disease diagnosis
Creating a wildlife health database under the collaboration network to improve Thailand’s surveillance system
Strengthening the national animal health network
