About AptVet Laboratory

AptVet is a reputed laboratory for infectious diseases in Nigeria. We provide public health laboratory, reference laboratory, and diagnostic services in Nigeria, as well as programs that are recognized as national and international reference laboratories.

AptVet is an infectious diseases reference laboratory dedicated to protecting and enhancing Nigerians’ health through laboratory analysis, investigations, and research, as well as public and global health campaigns.

AptVet offers agencies and public health laboratories advanced diagnostic testing and reference services, education, substantial epidemic analytic efforts, and externally funded fundamental and applied research on diseases of public health concern. 

AptVet interacts with state and local government health laboratories, including public health, agricultural, and environmental labs, to monitor, detect, and respond to health concerns.

AptVet works closely with government agencies in the development and implementation of national health initiatives. It serves as a laboratory response coordination platform during public health emergencies.

Public health laboratories are the first line of defense against a vast array of health hazards on a worldwide scale. These laboratories undertake diagnostic testing and disease surveillance and serve as the backbone of a national laboratory network that responds to novel disease strains, natural catastrophes, chemical spills, foodborne outbreaks, and other health emergencies.

We offer public health reference laboratory services for infectious diseases, including surveillance, epidemic investigations, reference testing, and research.

We conduct diagnostic testing and are designated as a laboratory of reference for pandemic bacterial infections and antibiotic-resistant pathogens posing threats to world health. In addition, we have a significant commitment to international health projects through our designation as a WHO Collaborating Center.

  • Vision

    We aim to promote a healthy global community through our quality reference laboratory systems. We are motivated by a unified purpose: to nurture our world and humanity by impacting human health.

  • Mission

    To influence national and global health outcomes by promoting the importance and contributions of public health laboratories and continuously enhancing the public health laboratory system and practice. We take an integrated approach to animal health, developing a diverse and long-lasting portfolio of solutions to maintain human health. We concentrate on developing innovative methods for diagnosing, preventing, and treating infectious diseases.

AptVet Laboratory Scientists:

  • Look into public health issues like antibiotic resistance, new diseases, and environmental risks.

  • Investigate the fundamental biological mechanisms that lead to human health and disease.

  • Use modern methods, like biomarkers of exposure, and cutting-edge technologies, like a resource for looking at chemicals that are important to the body.

  • Respond to emerging public health concerns, including bioterrorism, SARS, synthetic cannabis, and Legionella outbreaks.

  • Create innovative methods for detecting microbiological agents and genetic diseases.

  • Operate the most comprehensive laboratory licensure program for clinical and environmental laboratories, as well as blood and tissue banks.