Item 8 - Items for the Agenda – 37th General Session April, 2007 A paper on the Agenda for the 37th Session was circulated. In addition to the statutory items for the Session such as the biennial report, budget, workplan and elections, the format of 2.5 days allowed up to three periods for Thematic Items. Possible Thematic Items were discussed, alongside Items raised during the 74th Session. The following Thematic Agenda items were agreed: i. The middle-east and Mediterranean interface: trends in animal trade and prospects for risk reduction ii. An Item on FMD control in endemic regions, to include a paper from FAO on international FMD risk reduction Technical items from the workplan of the Research group were: i. Report of the task force on laboratory containment ii. progress on post-vaccination surveillance (PVS); lessons learnt simulation exercise of PVS following emergency vaccination in cattle iii. vaccine banks - working group on the size of vaccine bank holdings iv. Technical issue: progress in predictive epidemic modelling
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Proposed Agenda and approximate time-table: 37th Session, 18-20th April Day WEDNESDAY 18th
Session 1 break 2
Lunch break 3 break 4 THURSDAY 19th
5 6 Lunch break 7
break 8 FRIDAY 20th
9 break 10
Item Opening Global situation; region by region FMD control in the European neighbourhood: events 2005-7 and lessons learnt The Protection of the Turkish borders: FMD control Iran and Caucasus FMD control Syria/Iraq
Thematic 1: The middle-east and Mediterranean interface: trends in animal trade and prospects for risk reduction Thematic 2 : Progressive, international FMD risk reduction: strategy, partnerships and plans Report of the Executive for past biennium Proposal for work programme for upcoming biennium Report of the Chairman of the Research Group Report of the task force on laboratory containment
Technical issues with vaccination to live policy: 1) progress on post-vaccination surveillance (PVS); lessons learnt from a simulation exercise of PVS following emergency vaccination in cattle 2) vaccine banks - working group on the size of vaccine bank holdings , and summary of 2007 survey Technical issue: progress in predictive epidemic modelling Financial matters Election of the Executive Ctte, and Standing Technical Committee Any other business Report
74th Session of the Executive Committee of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
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