Jointly with the Institute of Veterinary Drug Control (IVDC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease of economic importance that is endemic in most of the lower and middle-income countries in the world including the Asia Pacific (AP) region. Important species affecting food animals include Brucella abortus in cattle, B. melitensis in small ruminants, and B. suis in pigs. Besides being an occupational hazard for people working with animals such as livestock farmers, veterinarians, abattoir workers, laboratory workers through direct contact, the disease can be transmitted indirectly to humans via consumption of non-pasteurised milk, and milk products. Brucellosis can result in economic losses in terms of reduced production due to infertility, abortions, decreased milk production, and costs for prevention, control, and elimination. Besides domestic animals, the disease has been reported in wild animals such as camels, Asian badgers, Himalayan marmots, and blue sheep although the role of wildlife in the disease epidemiology is still not clearly understood. A few countries have also reported changes in the dominance of Brucella species such as B. melitensis dominating over B. abortus. At the recently organised WOAH Workshop on Zoonotic Tuberculosis and Brucellosis Control in the Asia Pacific Region held in Qingdao, China P.R. in September 2024, countries voiced the need to enhance their laboratory diagnostic capacity for diagnosis of brucellosis to enhance surveillance and understand the true burden of animal brucellosis.
Therefore, the World Organisation for Animal Health, Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific (WOAH RRAP) in collaboration with the Institute of Veterinary Drug Control (IVDC) which is the WOAH Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis at Beijing in China P.R. will organise the WOAH Regional Training Workshop on Brucellosis Diagnosis to be held at Beijing, China P.R. on 26-29 May 2025. This hands-on laboratory training will provide the latest knowledge and skills in the use of diagnostic tests recommended by WOAH for the routine diagnosis and surveillance of animal brucellosis. A one-day International Academic Conference on Brucellosis, to be held on 26th May, will precede the hands-on training.
Objectives:
The training workshop will be held with the following objectives:
This training aims to empower participants with the knowledge, skills, and networks necessary to advance brucellosis diagnosis, surveillance, and control efforts across the Asia Pacific Region.
Trainees
Laboratory technicians/veterinarians working on animal brucellosis diagnosis at the national/sub-national laboratories of brucellosis-endemic and high-risk countries will be the target participants for the training course. Attendance to this training workshop will be based on invitation.
Language
The seminar and the training will be conducted in English.
This training workshop is being funded through the generous support of the People’s Republic of China.
