Regional Training Course on “Rapid Diagnosis of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)”
Subject: offered
Date: 15 Sep 2008 - 26 Sep 2008
Location: Vladimir, Russian Federation
The two week course aims at enhancing knowledge on highly pathogenic avian influenza (epidemiology, differential diagnosis of the virus sub-types involved (nuclear and nuclear related serological and molecular technologies), sampling and submission procedures (including shipment of pathological samples to OFFLU and the FAO/OIE reference laboratories) and at providing practical training on current rapid techniques for disease diagnosis, in particular, the use of nuclear-based techniques for the identification and characterization of the pathogen(s) in a quality assured manner. The ultimate goal is to contribute to the early detection and early reaction capabilities in Member States.
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Audience: The course will be open to about twenty participants from the European Region (in particular CIS and Balkan countries) and countries participating in the ConFluTech project (Romania, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Greece, Bulgaria) which are considered at risk regarding avian flu outbreaks. This course is intended for participants with an academic background equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in veterinary, animal or biological science, and with experience in molecular biology techniques. Participants must be actively involved in animal disease diagnosis. Participating countries are encouraged to submit more than one application to provide scope for IAEA final selection. The training course will be conducted in English (with translation in Russian), participants should be capable of freely expressing themselves and following lectures.
Provider: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and FAO, in collaboration with others
Slots available: 20
Eligibility: The course will be open to about twenty participants from the European Region (in particular CIS and Balkan countries) and countries participating in the ConFluTech project (Romania, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Greece, Bulgaria) which are considered at risk regarding avian flu outbreaks. This course is intended for participants with an academic background equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in veterinary, animal or biological science, and with experience in molecular biology techniques. Participants must be actively involved in animal disease diagnosis. Participating countries are encouraged to submit more than one application to provide scope for IAEA final selection. The training course will be conducted in English (with translation in Russian), participants should be capable of freely expressing themselves and following lectures.
Cost:
Contact name: Gerrit Viljoen
Email: g.j.viljoen@iaea.org
Phone number: (+43 1) 2600-26053
Address: Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications.
International Atomic Energy Agency.
Wagramer Strasse 5.
P.O. Box 100 .
A-1400 Vienna, Austria.
Country: Russian Federation