Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Animal and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA)

Abstract

An account of the meeting of the 15 member nations of the Commission held in Bali, Indonesia from 26–29 September 2005, the document gives an account of APHCA's work from October 2004 to September 2005, details of ongoing and future activities including classical swine fever control in Asia, food and feed safety, diagnosis and surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), training in WTO's SPS Agreement and subjects related to veterinary public health, and strategic priorities for acti on on animal genetic resources. In addition, a special session was devoted to avian influenza. Presentations on the situation in Asia, strategies for its control, surveillance and diagnosis, among others, are provided in the report.