Appendix 1 Research group of the Standing Technical Committee of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Closed Session, 11 October 2004 Provisional Agenda Original Paper ref. 1 2
Opening of the Session and Adoption of the Agenda Papers for adoption - post-Gerzensee working groups 2.1 Biosecurity working group
Haas/SanchezViscaino
2a
Paper for adoption: Minimum requirements for FMD serology laboratories 2.2 Diagnostic reagent bank ii. For adoption: EUFMD Position paper
Bernd Haas
2b
2.3 Sample transport 2.3.1 For adoption: Guidelines paper
Vilmos Palfi
2c
i.
3
Progress reports- post-Gerzensee working groups 3.1 Assisted delivery of samples from third countries 3.2 Vaccine selection for the European banks 3.2.1 3.2.2
Related issues - the OIE ad hoc group on vaccine and antigen banks Global FMD mapping/modelling surveillance for circulating strains
3.3 Comparative evaluation of candidate DIVA tests 3.3.1 Findings and recommendations of the Improcon/EUFMD/EC Brescia workshop 3.4 Post-vaccination surveillance 3.4.1 Gerzensee issues: within herd prevalence estimates, NSP test performance 3.4.2
Secrt.
Kris de Clercq
Matthias Greiner
Paton/De Clercq/Dekker David Paton
3h
3.6 Proficiency panel for virus detection; progress report (pilot study) 3.7 Pen-side tests –evaluation/guidelines on use
David Paton
3i
3.9 Virus inactivation kinetics 3.10 Laboratory sero-diagnostic capacity 3.11 Bio-security working group Short report of EUFMD/EC supported studies relating to validation of DIVA tests 4.1 Prevalence in vaccinated herds exposed to infection – Israel 4.2 Collection of sera/specimens for DIVA test validation – SAT viruses 5
David Paton
New EC Directive: is compliance with PVS requirements technically feasible? 3.5 FAO Phase XVIII progress and plan
3.8 Laboratory contingency planning
4
Secrt.
Items arising from the Executive Committee 69th and 70th Sessions 5.1 Performance of new oil adjuvanted vaccine and conventional vaccines produced by the SAP Institute in 2004 5.2 Guidelines for monitoring performance of vaccines and vaccination in the field
3f
Sammin, Unal, Bulut Secret. Alexandersen
3l
Hagai Yadin
4n
Donal Sammin
Nilay Unal
Hagai Yadin
5q
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