The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is renewing its support of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s efforts to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and other emerging infectious diseases. USAID’s commitment totals US$26.3 million for the period running from October 2011 to September 2012.
The funds will support continuing FAO technical assistance to strengthen HPAI surveillance and outbreak response capacities in priority countries and regions where the disease still persists and continues to kill people, impact poultry production, and undermine food security. Priority countries include Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia and Vietnam.
The funding will also be used to strengthen animal health laboratory capacities as well as animal surveillance and response capacities in “hot-spot” regions in order to combat other emerging disease threats in addition to HPAI.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
FAST program reviewed at AVMA
The Association of Veterinarians in Egg Production Group convening at the American Veterinary Medical Association Conference in Seattle reviewed aspects of the Federal and State Transport Plan (FAST). This program comprises both proactive and reactive activities in the event of an outbreak of a catastrophic disease such as HPAI or Exotic Newcastle Disease.
Dr. Will Heuston, executive director of Global Initiative for Food Systems leadership affiliated to the University of Minnesota emphasized that business continuity is an important part of any disease control program.
The FAST program would lay down rules and procedures which would allow egg production operations in areas affected by a catastrophic disease to move product to the market subject to high standards of biosecurity and ongoing disease surveillance. It has been determined that both raw and pasteurized liquid egg and washed and sanitized shell eggs from approved farms and plants complying with the FAST requirements represent a negligible risk of disseminating infection provided that biosecurity precautions are followed during transport.
Movement of liquid and sanitized shell eggs will be permitted in terms of the Egg Movement Control Model Plan and Risk Assessment designed to prevent the spread of HPAI. The EMCMP was developed through collaboration among industry groups including the UEP and the USDA Animal Health Plant Inspection Service Veterinary Services. The plan incorporates provisions of FAST which mandate advanced rapid molecular biological diagnostic techniques and risk assessment.
Dr. Will Heuston, executive director of Global Initiative for Food Systems leadership affiliated to the University of Minnesota emphasized that business continuity is an important part of any disease control program.
The FAST program would lay down rules and procedures which would allow egg production operations in areas affected by a catastrophic disease to move product to the market subject to high standards of biosecurity and ongoing disease surveillance. It has been determined that both raw and pasteurized liquid egg and washed and sanitized shell eggs from approved farms and plants complying with the FAST requirements represent a negligible risk of disseminating infection provided that biosecurity precautions are followed during transport.
Movement of liquid and sanitized shell eggs will be permitted in terms of the Egg Movement Control Model Plan and Risk Assessment designed to prevent the spread of HPAI. The EMCMP was developed through collaboration among industry groups including the UEP and the USDA Animal Health Plant Inspection Service Veterinary Services. The plan incorporates provisions of FAST which mandate advanced rapid molecular biological diagnostic techniques and risk assessment.
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