Zoonoses affecting equines: Japanese encephalitis & West Nile fever

Vector–borne Zoonoses affecting equines: Japanese encephalitis (JE) and West Nile fever (WNF)

The Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific office organised a webinar on vector-borne zoonoses affecting equines, specifically Japanese encephalitis and West Nile fever, in the larger context of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) regional project on international horse movement in Asia and the Pacific.

Speakers included experts from WOAH, the Veterinary Services of Australia, the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), and WOAH Reference Laboratories in South Korea, France and Italy.

Agenda

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Event Recording

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Event Details

Date: 29th March 2023

Time: 16:00 – 18:30 (Japan standard time)

Venue: Online (Zoom)

Relevant documents

• Introduction to the WOAH project on international horse movement in Asia and the Pacific region (Dr S. Münstermann, WOAH)
• WOAH standards on JE, Equine Encephalitis and WNF. Plan to update JE, EEE, WEE, and VEE Chapters (Dr M. Meske, WOAH)
• Epidemiology, geographical distribution, surveillance and control and the role of the EU Reference Laboratory  (Dr C. Migne, ANSES, France, ）
• Country report: JE outbreak in Australia in 2022 (Vet. Services , Australia)
• The role of the WOAH Reference Lab and the diagnostic tests for JE (Dr D.K. Yang, WOAH Ref Lab, Korea)
• Modeling the risk of JE virus circulation (Dr H. Ladreyt, CIRAD, France)
• Epidemiology, geographical distribution and control of WNF (Dr G. Gonzalez, ANSES, France）
• West Nile Fever Surveillance system in the EU: vector, human, animal (Dr F. Monaco, WOAH Ref Lab, IZS Italy）