Regional FMD Meetings

II FAO/OIE Global conference on Foot and Mouth Disease control

27-29 June 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

Report of the I FAO/OIE Global conference on FMD control: The way towards global control. 24-26 June 2009, Paraguay

Scientific Developments and Technical Challenges in the Progressive Control of FMD in South Asia 13-15 February 2012, New Delhi, India
Report
List of Participants
Agenda
Book of abstracts
1. The global system (OIE/FAO Network): Activities, directions
2. South Asia: Action plans, future directions and needs
3. South East Asia: Action plans, future directions and needs
4. FMD: Current epidemic situation in China
5. West Eurasia: Action plans, future directions and needs
6. Imnunolgy and transmission: New findings which could change FMD control (Keynote)
7. The early pathogenesis of FMD and the implications for control measures
8. Novel FMD vaccine research in China
9. FMD vaccine R&D in India
10. Demand, supply and the gaps between the best conventional vaccines and the worst on the market: What needs to be done? (Keynote)
11. Manufacturers´expected contribution to the progressive Control of FMD in South Asia
12. Common vaccines for Eurasian A, O and Asia -1; The way to go?
13. FMD vaccines and vaccination in India: Production, use and quality
14. FMD vaccines and vaccination in China: Production, use and quality
15. Current vaccines and tehir use in the design of vaccination programmes: Theory and practice
16. FAO/OIE PCP for FMD: Principles, practice and lessons learnt in the West Eurasia FMD Roadmap Keynote
17. PCP and long term FMD control in South Asia
18. FMD control in South East Asia: Science based approach to development of roadmaps and PVS tools to support capacity building
19. Afghanistan: Country presentation
20. Bangladesh: Country presentation
21. Bhutan: Country presentation
22. India: Country presentation
23. Nepal: Country presentation
24. Pakistan: Country presentation
25. Dynamics of FMDV emergence and spread within regions; Progress and gaps to achieve rapid threat detection Keynote
26. Approaches to post vaccination monitoring
27. The role of Asian buffalo in the epidemiology of FMD
28. FMD: Carrier state and role of carrier buffalo as source of transboundary spread in South East Asia and China
29. Risk based strategies for the control of emerging strains of FMD virus in Buthan
30. Brief presentations from sponsors (available upon request)
32. Socio-economic impacts of FMD on the dairy sector of India
33. The changing concept of FMD diagnostics: from central to local services
34. FMD diagnostics: Current developments and application in the context of FMD control in endemic countries
35. Diagnostics services by subnational FMD labs: kits and quality assurance, future needs.
36. Structure and trends of India´s livestock sector and implications for FMD control
37. FMD control in the huge market/fattening complexes
38. The role of OIE in transforming science into practise and policy making
39. Putting it together: The potential role of modeling to explore the impact of FMD control options in endemic countries
40. The global Foot and Mouth Disease Research Alliance (GFRA): Current actions and future perspective