National Reference Centre for Highly Pathogenic Bacteria (NABA)
As tasked by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), the National Reference Centre for Highly Pathogenic Bacteria (NABA) provides both referral diagnostics and monitoring for highly pathogenic bacteria as well as bacterial microorganisms relevant to bioterrorism. The Reference Centre was founded in 2001 and directed by the Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology of the University of Bern until the end of 2013. As of 2014, this mandate was transferred to Spiez Laboratory.