Livestock sector stakeholders from the Horn of Africa and the Middle East will discuss risk-based approaches for control of transboundary animal diseases. (Photo credit: ILRI/Mann. Cattle being watered at the Ghibe River in southwestern Ethiopia.)
The purpose of the workshop is to:
- Review the Rift Valley fever situation in the East Africa and Middle East sub-regions;
- Discuss and test the use of a‘decision support tool’ for prevention and control of Rift Valley fever;
- Consult on a regional mechanism for coordination for prevention and control of Rift Valley fever using the decision support tool; and
- Discuss an approach to regional harmonization for control of other transboundary animal diseases that impact livestock trade.
The workshop is convened by the African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
ILRI’s Market Opportunities theme will be represented by veterinary epidemiologist Dr Bernard Bett, who will facilitate a session on communication among livestock trading partners.
ILRI is also represented by Dr Jeffrey Mariner, a veterinary epidemiologist with the Biotechnology theme who will facilitate several sessions on the Rift Valley fever decision support tool, a risk-based framework that guides responses to outbreaks of the disease.
More information and updates will be posted on the workshop blog, http://rvfworkshop2011.wordpress.com.
The provisional agenda is available here.
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