Main Achievements

FAO ECTAD-Egypt has been working specifically with the General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS), the National Laboratory for Quality Control of Poultry Production (NLQP) and Central Laboratory for Evaluation of Veterinary Biologics (CLEVB). AHRI-NLQP and CLEVB are two national laboratories of excellence, which contribute significantly to the diagnosis and control of avian influenza and which could be used more effectively by linking diagnosis with rapid response and monitoring of disease control and vaccine use.

The main activities of this collaboration over the past 12 years specifically include (i) strengthening surveillance systems (passive reporting, community animal health outreach, targeted live bird market reporting, and active surveillance), (ii) improvement of laboratory capacities, (iii) genetic and antigenic characterization of currently circulating viruses, (iv) laboratory- and field-level vaccine effectiveness trials, as well as (v) disease mitigation and policy advice.