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Capacity building for surveillance and control of zoonotic diseases

FAO/WHO/OIE Expert and Technical Consultation Rome, 14 –16 June 2005

Year of publication 2006

Pages 123

Author Animal Production and Health Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 9251053537

Series title FAO Animal Production and Health Proceedings

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The objectives of the consultation were to consider and make specific recommendations regarding the implementation of surveillance methodologies for zoonotic diseases, with special emphasis on developing countries in the fol-lowing major areas: • training programmes in surveillance methodologies at veterinary and paraveterinary levels; • implementation of a surveillance programme in taeniasis/ cysticercosis; • training programmes for the surveillance, prevention and control of BSE; • capacity building for surveillance and control of zoonotic disease under emergency conditions; • surveillance and control programmes in brucellosis, tuberculosis, anthrax, salmonellosis and other foodborne pathogens; • surveillance, early warning and early reaction to zoonoses outbreaks; and • surveillance approaches in antimicrobial resistance. Background papers were presented on each of the above topics by invited participants. Each expert was asked to have a minim um of two coauthors or peer-reviewers of their paper. All papers were circulated electronically to consultants prior to the meeting. A one-page summary of each paper is included in the following section and the full papers in the appendices. Following a summary presentation of each paper by the primary author, discussions were held with both other experts and FAO invited participants and staff. Finally, the experts deliberated and presented their conclusions and recommendations to a plenary session.

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