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International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance 2009
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SESSION 2 (Plenary Lecture)
Avian Influenza
Friday, February 13, 2009
Room: Park Congress/Ground Level
16:30?17:15
Avian Influenza?A Unique Opportunity for Public Health
I. Capua. OIE/FAO Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Padova, Italy
The ongoing animal and human health crisis caused by influenza viruses of the H5N1 subtype has polarised attention of international organisations and donors on the need for improved veterinary infrastructure in developing countries and on the need for improved communication between the human and animal health sectors.
Significant investments in capacity building have resulted in the development of diagnostic laboratories and in the improvement of scientific know-how in the field of diagnostic virology.
It is known that the animal reservoir (including arthropods) is the source of the majority of emerging pathogens which threaten global public health and also that most emerging pathogens originate (or cross the species barrier) in developing countries.
It would therefore seem reasonable for the international community to capitalise on the investments that have been made as a result of the avian influenza emergency and expand the areas of diagnostic competence, possibly on a regional basis, to set up early warning systems and improved response capacities to manage diseases of public health relevance.
Possibly the biggest challenge we have is to find novel ways to maximise the use of the information which is generated as a result of the improved networking and diagnostic capacities.
In the era of globalization, emerging and re-emerging diseases of public health relevance are a concern to developing and developed countries and are a real threat due to the interdependence of the global economy.
Communication and analysis systems available should be tailored to meet the global health priorities, and used to develop and constantly improve novel systems for the exploitation of information to generate knowledge.
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Full list of abstracts and list of authors at:
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SESSION 2 (Plenary Lecture)
Avian Influenza
Friday, February 13, 2009
Room: Park Congress/Ground Level
16:30?17:15
Avian Influenza?A Unique Opportunity for Public Health
I. Capua. OIE/FAO Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Padova, Italy
The ongoing animal and human health crisis caused by influenza viruses of the H5N1 subtype has polarised attention of international organisations and donors on the need for improved veterinary infrastructure in developing countries and on the need for improved communication between the human and animal health sectors.
Significant investments in capacity building have resulted in the development of diagnostic laboratories and in the improvement of scientific know-how in the field of diagnostic virology.
It is known that the animal reservoir (including arthropods) is the source of the majority of emerging pathogens which threaten global public health and also that most emerging pathogens originate (or cross the species barrier) in developing countries.
It would therefore seem reasonable for the international community to capitalise on the investments that have been made as a result of the avian influenza emergency and expand the areas of diagnostic competence, possibly on a regional basis, to set up early warning systems and improved response capacities to manage diseases of public health relevance.
Possibly the biggest challenge we have is to find novel ways to maximise the use of the information which is generated as a result of the improved networking and diagnostic capacities.
In the era of globalization, emerging and re-emerging diseases of public health relevance are a concern to developing and developed countries and are a real threat due to the interdependence of the global economy.
Communication and analysis systems available should be tailored to meet the global health priorities, and used to develop and constantly improve novel systems for the exploitation of information to generate knowledge.
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Full list of abstracts and list of authors at:
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