The RRL Pakchong was first established in 1958, and has since served as the National FMD Laboratory in Thailand. Upon the recommendation of the OIE Sub-Commission for FMD Control in South East Asia to develop the Laboratory into the SEAFMD Regional Reference Laboratory, the DLD refurbished laboratory capacity by constructing a BSL-3 Containment Laboratory. The BSL-3 has been designated as the SEAFMD RRL and has received samples from South East Asian countries. The RRL has experience in using diagnostic tests in accordance with standards of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic tests and Vaccines for terrestrial Animals. It routinely uses.
