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SECRETARY OF THE GLOBAL RINDERPEST ERADICATION
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The Director-General has appointed Peter Roeder as Animal Health Officer (Virology), a post which carries with it the responsibility of being the GREP Secretary, with effect from 1 January 2000.
RINDERPEST SURVEILLANCE IN WEST ASIA The Fifth Coordination Meeting of the IAEA Regional Model Project RAW/5/004 - Support for Rinderpest Surveillance in West Asia was held in Damascus from 9 to 15 October 1999. Livestock production is of great importance for the well-being of the inhabitants of this region and livestock trading contributes very significantly to national economies. Hence rinderpest eradication is a major concern for the countries participating at this meeting. The 1999 meeting provided the opportunity for veterinary scientists engaged in rinderpest diagnosis, surveillance and control to review progress in rinderpest eradication and consider strategy options BLUETONGUE IN TUNISIA In December 1999, an outbreak of bluetongue was reported in Tunisia for the first time after detection of antibodies and the observation of clinical signs in sheep. The outbreaks were located in seven districts (Ouardanine, Jemmel, Bembla, Zeramdine, El Djem, Sousse and Sfax south) in the governorates of Monastir, Mahdia and Sfax, and involved 8 924 small ruminants. A total of 829 cases were seen, of which 325 animals died
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