OIE Sub-Regional Seminar (Southern Africa)
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“ Re-emergence of Rift Valley Fever in Southern Africa : Bloemfontein, South Africa, February 16 - 18th, 2009 final programme and presentations Monday 16 February 2009 |
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Session 0 : Opening session |
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08:30 - 09:00 Registration 09:00 - 10:30 Opening ceremony |
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Dr. Michael Botlhe Modisane (DoA ZA) |
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Dr. Bonaventure Mtei (OIE BW) |
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Ms. Rosebud Kurwijila (FAO ZA) |
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Dr. Baboucarr Jaw (IBAR BW) |
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Dr. Pascal Bonnet (SADC BW) |
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Dr. Michael Botlhe Modisane (DoA ZA) |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 Break | |||
| 10:30 - 11:00 Keynote address : Re-emergence of Rift Valley Fever in southern and eastern Africa:
how can we better predict and how can we better respond ? (5 Mb) |
Robert (Bob) Swanepoel (NICD) |
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Session 1: Recent history of the disease (worldwide) |
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| 11:00 - 11:20 RVF outbreaks and control in West Africa (7 Mb) (French) |
Dr Yaya Thiongane (LNERV SN) |
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| 11:20 - 11:40 RVF outbreaks and control in North Africa (Somalia) (part A, 3 Mb) (part B, 4 Mb) (part C, 8 Mb) (part D, 4 Mb) |
Dr. Abdirahman Queliye & Dr. Khalid Sais (DVS SO) |
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| 11:40 - 12:00 RVF outbreaks and control in East Africa (1 Mb) |
Dr Jeff Mariner (ILRI KY) |
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| 12:00 - 12:20 RVF outbreaks and control in the Middle-East (6 Mb) |
Dr Shaif Al-Shawafi (DSV/CIRAD YE) |
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| 12:20 - 12:40 Discussion | |||
| 12:40 - 13:40 Lunch | |||
Session 2 : Epidemiological data from recent outbreaks in eastern and southern Africa |
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| 13:40 - 14:00 Surveillance for RVF in eastern Africa with reference
to the outbreaks in Kenya and Tanzania (1 Mb) |
Dr Jacqueline Lichoti Kasiiti (DVS KY) |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 Risk factors for severe Rift Valley Fever
infection in Kenya, 2007 (2 Mb) |
Dr. Amwayi S.Anyangu (Ministry of Health KY) |
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| 14:20 - 14:30 Current status of Rift Valley Fever in Tanzania (4 Mb) | Dr Deusdetit Tinuga (DVS TZ) |
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| 14:30 - 14:40 Current status of Rift Valley Fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo (4 Mb) | Dr Léopold Mulumba (Laboratoire vétérinaire de Kinshasa DC) |
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| 14:40 - 15:00 An evaluation of the human : animal impact of RVF outbreaks
in the Comoros archipelago and Madagascar :
(human, 1 Mb, English) (animal, part A 6 Mb) (animal, part B 9 Mb) (animal, part C 3 Mb) (French) |
Dr. Jean-Marc Reynes (Institut Pasteur MG) Dr Samuel Peter Fenozara (DVS MG) |
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| 15:00 - 15:10 Current status of Rift Valley Fever in Mayotte (2 Mb) | Dr Fabienne Biteau (DVS YT) |
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| 15:10 - 15:20 Current status of Rift Valley Fever in the Comoros (3 Mb, French) | Dr Abdurahim Faharoudine (DVS KM) |
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| 15:20 - 15:30 Current status of Rift Valley Fever in Swaziland (500 Kb) |
Dr Roland X. Dlamini (DVS SZ) |
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| 15:30 - 15:50 An evaluation of the RVF outbreaks in Southern Africa (part A, 2 Mb) (part B, 7 Mb) |
Dr. Ms. Grietjie De Klerk (DVS ZA) |
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| 15:50 - 16:20 Break | |||
| 16:20 - 16:40 The use and application of epidemiological clusters in surveillance and control (4 Mb) | Dr Ms Véronique Chevalier (CIRAD FR) |
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| 16:40 - 17:00 The impact of wildlife in the epidemiology of RVF (4 Mb) | Dr Ms Véronique Chevalier & Alexandre (Alex) Caron (CIRAD FR) |
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17:00 - 17:30 Discussion |
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Tuesday 17 February 2009 |
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Session 2 : Epidemiological data from recent outbreaks in eastern and southern Africa : continued |
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| 08:30 - 09:00 Global warming – the impact and predictive value on RVF prevention and control (part A, 4 Mb) (part B, 3 Mb) | Dr Stéphane de la Rocque (FAO IT) |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 The application of remote sensing and early warning systems for RVF surveillance and control (part A, 5 Mb) (part B, 5 Mb) | Dr Asaph (Assaf) Amyamba (Univ. Maryland/NASA US) |
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| 09:30 - 09:50 Second generation sequencing – a powerful new tool for exploring arbovirus epidemiology.(2 Mb) |
Dr Steve Kemp (ILRI KY) |
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Session 3 : Diagnosis of Rift Valley Fever |
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09:50 - 10:10 The pathogenesis, clinical diagnosis and differential diagnosis in animals (Part A, 3 Mb) (Part B, 4 Mb) |
Dr Björn Reininghaus (PVS MP ZA) |
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| 10:10 - 10:40 Laboratory diagnosis : sampling, serology, virus-isolation and constraints (3 Mb) | Dr Ms.Catherine Cêtre - Sossah (CIRAD FR) |
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| 10:40 - 11:00 Field diagnosis : rapid tests - new developments (1 Mb) | Dr Ms.G. H. (Truuske) Gerdes (OVI ZA) |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 Break | |||
Session 4 : Vaccination for Rift Valley Fever |
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| 11:30 - 11:50 Current vaccines available for RVF (1 Mb) |
Dr Jacob Modumo (OBP ZA) |
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| 11:50 - 12:10 New vaccines and vaccine development (1 Mb) |
Dr Baptiste (Baty) Dungu (GALVmed UK) |
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| 12:10 - 12:30 New avenues for vaccine development (5 Mb) | Dr David Wallace (OVI ZA) |
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| 12:30 - 13:00 Discussion | |||
| 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch | |||
Session 5 : Control of Rift Valley Fever |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 OIE standards for RVF control, vaccines and diagnosis (700 Kb) |
Dr Ms Lea Knopf (OIE FR) |
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| 14:20 - 14:40 FAO Guidelines on emergency preparedness for RVF and alternative strategies for the development and application of national disease control programmes (part A, 4 Mb) (part B, 6 Mb) French/English. |
Dr Stéphane de la Rocque (FAO IT) |
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| 15:00 - 15:20 Regional strategies. The example in the Indian Ocean (2 Mb) | Dr Matthieu Roger (CIRAD RN) |
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| 15:20 - 15:40 Responding to potential outbreaks and risk-based decision making (700 Kb) | Dr Jeff Mariner (ILRI KY) |
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| 15:40 - 16:10 Break | |||
| 16:10 - 16:30 OIE standards with respect to RVF and trade (the Code) 600 Kb | Dr Ms Lea Knopf (OIE FR) |
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| 16:30 - 16:50 RVF related trade issues in the Middle-east (1 Mb) | Dr Ghazi Yehia (OIE LB) |
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| 16:50 - 17:20 Discussion | |||
Wednesday 18 February 2009 |
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| Session 6 : The way forward (and closing session)
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| 09:00 - 19:20 Future research needs for RVF control – vaccines, vector monitoring and diagnostics (700 Kb) |
Dr James O. Mecham (USDA US) |
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| 09:20 - 09:40 Recommendations from the Dakar (2004), Sharja (2004) and Cairo (2007) meetings (2 Mb) |
Dr Bonaventure Mtei (OIE BW) |
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| 09:40 - 10:00 Recommendations from the RVF symposium in Cairo (January 2009) (part A, 7 Mb) (part B, 6 Mb) (part C, 7 Mb) |
Dr William (Bill) Wilson (USDA US) |
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| 10:20 - 10:40 Developing a Regional strategy for RVF control in SADC : opportunities and constraints (2 Mb) | Dr Ms. Susanne Münstermann (FAO BW) |
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| 11:10 - 11:40 Break | |||
| 11:40 - 12:10 Presentation and adoption of recommendations | |||
| 12:10 - 12:30 Closing ceremony | |||
| 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch and departure of participants | |||
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Country abreviations : BW : Botswana
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