OIE Webinar series on “African horse sickness”

Following the recent report of African horse sickness in Thailand, the OIE organises a series of webinars on this disease.

The webinar series will cover several different topics related to AHS.

Webinar #1: African horse sickness: clinical signs, epidemiology, transmission and prevention from 14:00- Bangkok time / 16:00- Tokyo Time on 10 April.

• Recorded video of the webinar
• Presentation from Dr Evan Sergeant(Australia)
• Presentation from Dr Camilla Weyer(South Africa)
• Presentation from Dr Nuttavadee Pamaranon(Thailand)

Webinar #2: African horse sickness: diagnostic tests and possible support from OIE Reference Laboratories from 14:00- Bangkok time / 16:00- Tokyo Time on 15 April.

• Recorded video of the webinar
• Presentation from Drs Ruben Villalba Martínez (Spain) & Carrie Batten (Pirbright, UK)
• Presentation from Dr Patrick Lau (Hong Kong)
• Presentation from Dr Charlene Fernandez (Singapore) – presented by Dr Alan Guthrie
• Presentation from Dr Alan Guthrie (South Africa)

Webinar #3: African horse sickness: insect vectors, their surveillance and control from 14:00- Bangkok Time / 16:00- Tokyo Time on 20 April

• Recorded video of the webinar
• Presentation from Dr Simon Carpenter (Pirbright, UK)
• Presentation from Dr Glenn Bellis (Australia)
• Presentation from Dr Claire Garros (CIRAD, France)
• Presentation from Dr Patrick Page (South Africa/Australia)
• Summary and take away messages Dr Simon Carpenter (Pirbright, UK)
• Questions & Answers
• Resources

Webinar #4: African horse sickness: eradication strategies  from 14:00- Bangkok time/ 16:00- Tokyo time on Tuesday 28 April

• Recorded video of the webinar
• Presentation from Dr Alan Guthrie (South Africa)
• Presentation from Dr Alf Füssel on European experience (European Commission)
• Presentation from Dr Alf Füssel on vaccination (European Commission)
• Presentation from Dr Mehdi El Harrak (Morocco) 
• Presentation from Dr Nuttavadee Pamaranon (Thailand)
• Questions & Answers

Webinar #5: AHS specificities for outbreak investigation  from 14:00- Bangkok time, 16:00- Tokyo time on Tuesday 5 May 

• Recorded video of the webinar
• Presentation from Drs Gary Buhrmann, Lesley Van Helden and John Grewar (South Africa) 
• Presentation from Drs Linda Evans and Natacha Lee (International Coalition for Working Equids) 

Webinar #6: Impact of African horse sickness on the OIE official status and on international movement of competition from 14:00 -Bangkok time,  16:00 – Tokyo time on Wednesday 13 May

• Recorded video of the webinar
• Presentation from Drs Neo Mapitse and Mauro Meske (OIE Status Dept)
• Presentation from Dr Beverley Parker (Chair of the OIE ad hoc Group for AHS status recognition) 
• Presentation from Dr Alf Füssel (European Commission) 
• Presentation from Dr Göran Akerström (International Horse Sport Confederation – IHSC) 

Other resources and information on AHS