SESSION Key elements in the prevention and control of FMD and in implementing the strategy

Acknowledgements

To the Steering Committee for their kind collaboration: Peter DeLeeuw, FAO, co-chair Joseph Domenech, OIE, co-chair Ronello Abila, OIE Bangkok Samia Metwally, FAO Kazuaki Miyaghishima, OIE Daniel Chaisemartin, OIE Keith Sumption, FAO/ EuFMD Alf-Eckbert Fuessel, DG-SANCO, European Commission Julio Pinto, FAO

To the Scienti c Committee for their kind collaboration:

Giancarlo Ferrari, FAO Joseph Domenech, OIE Kris De Clercq, CODA-CERVA, (Bruxelles, Belgium) David Paton, IAH (Pirbright, United Kingdom) Wilna Vosloo CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory (Geelong, Australia) Gideon Brückner, OIE Alex Donaldson, FAO/OIE consultant Wilai Linchongsubongkoch, FMD Reference Laboratory (Pakchong, Thailand) Ottorino Cosivi, Panaftosa (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Rahana Dwarka, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (Onderstepoort, South Africa) Marvin Grubman, Plum Island Animal Disease Center (USA) Dorothy Geale, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (Ontario, Canada)

To the Organising Committee for their kind collaboration: Nirundorn Aungtragoolsuk, Department of Livestock Development (DLD, Thailand) Prasit Chaitaweesub, Department of Livestock Development (DLD, Thailand) Nadia Rumich, FAO Gardner Murray, OIE Daniel Chaisemartin, OIE Ingrid Arias, OIE Maria Zampaglione, OIE Subhash Morzaria, FAO Bangkok Carolyn Benigno, FAO Bangkok Bryce Fieldhouse, FAO Bangkok Kachen Wongsathapornchai, FAO Bangkok Chananut Auisui, FAO Bangkok Wantanee Kalpravidh, FAO Bangkok Ronello Abila, OIE Bangkok Alexandre Bouchot, OIE Bangkok Tran Thi Xuan Quyen, OIE Bangkok Patitta Angvanitchakul, OIE Bangkok Mary Joy Gondoncillo, OIE Bangkok Karan Kukreja, OIE Bangkok

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) acknowledges with thanks and appreciation the contribution of the following sponsors and partners towards providing nancial support to this conference the European Union, Australia, Germany, CP Group, Merial, MSD Animal Health and SCG.