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Events
Conference
On March 20-22 the conference "Vaccination: a tool for controlling Avian Influenza" was held in Verona. This conference was organized by the OIE/FAO/IZSV.
Please visit the link http://www.oie.int/verone/index.htm to have access to the speakers’ presentations and recommendations of the conference.
13 September 2006 - Webseminar Avian Influenza
On Tuesday, 13 September, the webseminar "Expert Advice on Controlling Avian Influenza" organised by Watt Poultry was held. The event was sponsored by Intervet.
The speakers where Dr Ilaria Capua and Dr Les Sims. 810 people registered for this seminar.
To watch the webseminar Click here (slides and sound)
Slides in pdf format
Latest News
News about avian influenza worldwide. Links to relevant documents. Also see the Links page for more information.
For details and other avian influenza news also see:
- BBC website
- See OIE website for Daily update on avian influenza in birds
A useful update (including map) of the European avian influenza situation is available at the European Commission's Disasters website.
FAO AIDE news - Situation Update 51, 16 March 2008 (373Kb)Contents:
- Ducks and rice play key role in avian influenza outbreaks
- Reassortant H5N1 virus spreading in Nigerian poultry
- Most recent HPAI outbreaks 2006-2008
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Press release - OIE February 2007 (75Kb)OIE provides African countries with 18,000,000 doses of AI vaccines for poultry protection against H5N1
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Press Release - August 2006 (73Kb)Intervet's avian influenza vaccine, Nobilis Influenza H5N2, is licensed for use in the European Union.
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June 2006 - vaccination against avian influenza in zoos (Dubai) (476Kb)Preliminary results of a field trial using the H5N2 avian influenza vaccine in zoological collections in Dubai (English version)
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June 2006 - vaccination against avian influenza in zoos (Dubai) (386Kb)Preliminary results of a field trial using the H5N2 avian influenza vaccine in zoological collections in Dubai (Arabic version)
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Control of Avian Influenza in Poultry (169Kb)Ilaria Capua and Stefano Marangon
On the basis of data generated in recent outbreaks and in light of new OIE regulations and maintenance of animal welfare, the available control methods for avian influenza infections in poultry, from stamping out to prevention
through emergency and prophylactic vaccination are reviewed.
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