The Daily Star
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Molecular epidemiological laboratory can be helpful, experts tell Ctg conference
Our Correspondent, Chittagong
Experts at a conference here yesterday emphasised on adequate veterinary service with appropriate technology and human resources in the South Asian countries to reduce the threat of H5N1 (Avian Influenza) infection in poultry and humans and secure national, regional and global trade in poultry and poultry products.
They also stressed on clear understanding the risk factors of bird flu, finding out the sources of outbreak, proper assessment of vaccination and collecting, analysing and disseminating information at regional and global levels to check spread of the disease.
They were addressing different sessions on the second day at the 6th Annual Scientific Conference jointly organised by Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) and One World, One Health -- Bangladesh Initiative, a non-government organisation.
Joe Brownlie of Royal Veterinary College of United Kingdom (UK) presented the keynote paper on 'Identification, Detection and Monitoring of Infectious Disease Agents' at the first session.
Dr Dewan Sribartie, Chief Technical Adviser of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) presented a paper on 'Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Asia: Trend and Response'.
Former Director General of Livestock Services Dr Nazir Ahmed and Professor Dr Muzahed Uddin Ahmed of Bangladesh Agricultural University were the chairman and co-chairman at the first session.
“H5N1 virus was first found in a farmed goose at Guangdong in China in 1996 while Korea declared the virus in poultry on December 19 in 2003, considered as first pan Asian H5N1 strain and in the next years it was detected in different countries like Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, Hongkong, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, Laos and Malaysia,” Dr Dewan Sribartie said while presenting his slide show.
Dr Sribartie said during 2003 and 2004 the outbreak was limited to 10 countries of Asia and Far East, it appeared in 10 new countries in South Asia and Middle East in 2006 while it emerged in three new countries in 2007.
They urged focusing on different risk factors in global and national spread of bird flu including weak veterinary service, high density of poultry, internal movement of poultry through live bird markets and commercial farms and illegal movement across districts and international borders.
They also stressed on establishing a molecular epidemiological laboratory in Chittagong region to ensure proper and easy detection of the virus.
Prof Paritosh Kumar Biswas of CVASU, Jens Peterson Christian of University of Copenhagen, Md Alimul Islam and Dr Shahidur Rahman of Department of Microbiology and Hygiene of Bangladesh Agriculture University and Mahmudur Rahman of the Institute of Epidemiological Disease Control and Research, presented papers on different aspects and impacts of Avian Influenza.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Molecular epidemiological laboratory can be helpful, experts tell Ctg conference
Our Correspondent, Chittagong
Experts at a conference here yesterday emphasised on adequate veterinary service with appropriate technology and human resources in the South Asian countries to reduce the threat of H5N1 (Avian Influenza) infection in poultry and humans and secure national, regional and global trade in poultry and poultry products.
They also stressed on clear understanding the risk factors of bird flu, finding out the sources of outbreak, proper assessment of vaccination and collecting, analysing and disseminating information at regional and global levels to check spread of the disease.
They were addressing different sessions on the second day at the 6th Annual Scientific Conference jointly organised by Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) and One World, One Health -- Bangladesh Initiative, a non-government organisation.
Joe Brownlie of Royal Veterinary College of United Kingdom (UK) presented the keynote paper on 'Identification, Detection and Monitoring of Infectious Disease Agents' at the first session.
Dr Dewan Sribartie, Chief Technical Adviser of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) presented a paper on 'Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Asia: Trend and Response'.
Former Director General of Livestock Services Dr Nazir Ahmed and Professor Dr Muzahed Uddin Ahmed of Bangladesh Agricultural University were the chairman and co-chairman at the first session.
“H5N1 virus was first found in a farmed goose at Guangdong in China in 1996 while Korea declared the virus in poultry on December 19 in 2003, considered as first pan Asian H5N1 strain and in the next years it was detected in different countries like Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, Hongkong, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, Laos and Malaysia,” Dr Dewan Sribartie said while presenting his slide show.
Dr Sribartie said during 2003 and 2004 the outbreak was limited to 10 countries of Asia and Far East, it appeared in 10 new countries in South Asia and Middle East in 2006 while it emerged in three new countries in 2007.
They urged focusing on different risk factors in global and national spread of bird flu including weak veterinary service, high density of poultry, internal movement of poultry through live bird markets and commercial farms and illegal movement across districts and international borders.
They also stressed on establishing a molecular epidemiological laboratory in Chittagong region to ensure proper and easy detection of the virus.
Prof Paritosh Kumar Biswas of CVASU, Jens Peterson Christian of University of Copenhagen, Md Alimul Islam and Dr Shahidur Rahman of Department of Microbiology and Hygiene of Bangladesh Agriculture University and Mahmudur Rahman of the Institute of Epidemiological Disease Control and Research, presented papers on different aspects and impacts of Avian Influenza.
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