4th OIE Regional Expert Group Meeting for Implementation of the Programme on Surveillance of Wild Birds and Domestic Animals along Migratory Flyways Under the OIE/JTF Project for Strengthening HPAI Control in Asia in collaboration with The Japanese Government, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (MAFF) and Ministry of Environment (MOE) (21-22 June 2011)
The 4th OIE Regional Expert Group Meeting for the implementation of the Programme on Surveillance of Wild Birds and Domestic Birds along Migratory Flyways was successfully organized by the OIE in collaboration with the Japanese Government, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of the Environment in Tokyo, Japan on 21 and 22 June 2011.
This two day meeting was attended by more than 60 people including 24 participants from 20 OIE member countries/territories; namely, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, RO Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
The meeting was also attended by experts and researchers from various institutes and organizations including the OIE Reference Laboratory for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Japan (Hokkaido University), Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, Tottori University, National Institute of Animal Health of Japan, FAO, OIE-Headquarters in Paris, Wetlands International, Bird Life International, East Asian-Australian Flyway Partnership and Bombay National History Society.
The meeting was organized to exhort OIE Members in Asia to pay more attention to a possible involvement of wild birds in the recent HPAI outbreaks in the region. There were a number of interesting presentations in relation to HPAI from international experts/researchers and OIE Members.
In the meeting, OIE Asia-Pacific along with Hokkaido University and Yamashina Institute for Ornithology gave the feedback to the OIE Members in Asia by summarizing outcomes of the OIE’s surveillance Programme carried out in Hong Kong SAR, Laos, Mongolia and Vietnam over the last three years. The outcomes and results of the Progrmme were well shared by the participants. This OIE’s surveillance programme is expected to continue until March 2013.
The meeting provided the good opportunity for the Members in a timely manner to actively discuss how they could be well prepared for any possible introduction/re-introduction of HPAI H5N1 virus in their own countries.
The meeting also provided them with the opportunity to create and enforce a linkage/network/partnership among animal health sector and wild bird sector at national as well as regional levels to strengthen HPAI control and prevention measures of the disease.
The presentation files as well as Conclusions and Recommendations file are available on this web site.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Presentations
I. Presentations on the OIE/JTF Project for Strengthening HPAI control in Asia: AI sureveillancein wild birds and domestic birds from 2008-2010 |
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| (1) | Overview and results of AI surveillance in wild birds and domestic birds during
2008 - 2010 Dr Kenji Sakurai (OIE Asia-Pacific) |
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| (2) | Results and observations of AI virus studies conducted by the OIE Reference
Laboratory for HPAI, Japan under the AI Surveillance Programme Associate Prof. Yoshihiro Sakoda (Hokkaido Univ.) |
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| (3) | Results and observations of wild bird survey conducted under the AI
Surveillance Programme Mr Yoshimitsu Shigeta (Yamashina Institute for Ornithology) |
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II. Presentations on current situations on HPAI and related activities from international experts/partners |
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| (1) | Global Assessment of Avian Influenza Control Strategies: Interrelations
between Surveillance, Outbreak Reporting and Vaccination Dr David Swayne (OIE HQ) |
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| (2) | Current knowledge on wild birds and HPAI in Asia - Possible roles of wild
birds in spread of HPAI in Asia and preventive and control measures Dr Nichola Hill (FAO) |
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| (3) | Wild birds and HPAI in Asia - Current HPAI situation in Asia and possible
roles of wild birds in spreading of the disease, and preventive and control measures Prof. Hiroshi Kida (OIE Reference Laboratory for HPAI) |
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| (4) | Wild birds and HPAI in Japan - Possible roles of wild birds in spread of HPAI Prof. Toshihiro Ito (Tottori University) |
(5) | Wetlands International Report Dr Taej Mundkur |
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III. Country reports from OIE Members |
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| (1) | Japan-1 (MAFF, Japan) Dr Shiro Yoshimura |
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| (2) | Japan-2（MOE, Japan) Dr Yasuko Neagari |
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| (3) | R.O. Korea-1(MIFFAF) Dr Kwanyong JEON |
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| (4) | R.O. Korea-2 (NVRQS, MIFFAF) Dr Hye-Ryoung KIM |
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| (5) | Hong Kong SAR Dr Howard Wong |
(6) | Vietnam Dr Tung Nguyen |
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(7) | Nepal Dr Nar Bahadur Rajwar |
(8) | Mongolia Dr Batchuluun Damdinjav |
(9) | Bangladesh Dr Md. Ashraf Ali |
IV. Implementation Plan for the AI sureveillance project in wild birds and domestic birdsin Japanese Fiscal 2011 & 2012 |
(1) | Implementation Plan for JFY 2011 & 2012
Dr Kenji Sakurai (OIE Asia-Pacific) |
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