Open Session of the Research Group of the European Commission for the
Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EUFMD)
Erice, Sicily
14-17 October 2008
The Global Control of FMD – Tools, Ideas and Ideals
Call for Presentations!
We welcome proposals for presentations in all disciplines relating to FMD control: reviews and primary research
in the field or laboratory, and from any region of the globe. .
You are welcome to propose a poster or oral presentation, to participate in a debate, or give a Keynote address.
Oral presentations, debates, and keynote address slots will be limited and selected for the relevance and
importance to the theme of the Session. Poster spaces are not (currently) limited.
If you wish to make a presentation to the Open Session, please indicate your intention (and those of others
in your group/lab) by July 15th, to do one or more of:
1. present a poster or oral presentation
2. Participate in a debate
3. Give a keynote address (limited opportunities: reply QUICK)
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INTENTION TO PRESENT
NAME:
CONTACT E-MAIL AND PHONE:
IS THIS ON BEHALF OF A GROUP ? Yes/No
Poster or Oral presentation 1
Preference: Oral
Poster


Working Title:
Presenter/lead author:
Subject category: indicate one of the items mentioned in the Preliminary scientific Programme
Poster or Oral presentation 2
Preference: Oral
Poster


Working Title:
Presenter/lead author:
Subject category:
indicate one of the items mentioned in the Preliminary scientific Programme
Debate:
Tell us what subject/issue you would like to debate! (and with whom!).
These Sessions will be late night or early AM – and like a shot of expresso – aim to stimulate a response.
Debaters will given up to 3 minute slot to present their argument – verbally, followed by Q&A and opposing or
additional viewpoints.
Keynote address (25 minutes)
Proposed title or subject area:
Very few keynote address slots are available; but we welcome proposals and as soon as possible , in order to
learn from global experience and find those of potentially most impact/importance to the meeting.
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Please send this form duly completed by 15 JULY, by e-mail to both:
EUFMD-Erice2008@fao.org. and Aldo Dekker, Chairman of the Research Group: e-mail: Aldo.Dekker@wur.nl
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Please note NEW Deadlines for submissions:
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Abstracts:
Intention to present:
Full papers:
Ppt presentations:
15th August
15th July
15th September
30th September
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Draft Scientific program –and papers invited
Summary
Day 1
Session 1: Global FMD control: opportunities and constraints
Session 2: Vaccination: overcoming the constraints to achieving effective
immunity rates
Session 3: Biosecurity and buy-in: stakeholder support and critical control
points in the livestock marketing chain
Session 4: Measuring progress and keeping ahead of the (epidemic) wave
The Frenkel lecture : FMD vaccine development - past and future
Day 2
Session 5: Recent advances: offered papers
Session 6: Poster Session
Session 7: Diagnostics: a new era in access to high performance diagnostics?
Excursion and dinner
Evening: The Fred Brown debate: Current strategies for FMD control: unsuited for
endemic settings?
Day 3
Session 8: Components and Capacity for effective control
Session 9: Other control measures: recent advances
Session 10: Poster Session 2
Session 11: Strategy for regional and global control; organised debate on the
principles and key recommendations
Scientific program –opportunities for presentations
Tuesday
Opening
Session 1: Global FMD control: opportunities and constraints
D1
Papers on scale of problem, impact of FMD, virus ecosystems based approaches,
options for regional control, long term projections.
Session 2: Vaccination: overcoming constraints
Issues here: increasing efficiency of conventional vaccines to break transmission/reduce
loss
- overcoming antigenic variation
- selection of adjuvants, achieving long term immunity
-stability for field use
-coverage – rethinking population immunity and coverage
Session 3: Biosecurity and buy-in: stakeholder support and critical control
points in the livestock marketing chain
Issues here:
- how can stakeholder commitment to biosecurity, vaccination , reporting, etc be
achieved?
- working with market forces to address critical control points
- increasing access of owners to quality FMD vaccines
- lessons learnt from control programs targeting high risk practises
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Session 4: Measuring progress and keeping ahead of the (epidemic) wave
- how should we monitor the performance of FMD control – national, regional, global?
- emerging FMDV threats: experience and opportunities for detecting FMDV threats
- informatics for action: who needs to know?
- auditing preparedness
- risk based approach in monitoring
Frenkel lecture : FMD vaccine development - past and future
Wednesday
D2
Recent advances: epidemiology, informatics and reporting, control options
evaluations, potential impact of new tools in FMD control, surveillance
Session 5: offered papers
Session 6: Poster Session
Session 7: Diagnostics: a new era in access to high performance diagnostics?
Issues:
- FMDV confirmation and typing: a new era in access to quality lab tests for FMDV?
- time to replace shipment of live viruses for FMDV confirmation/typing?
- the role of the national and regional Reference lab in the new arena for FMDV
diagnostics
- test-and-move? : issues in measuring immunity and protection in control programs
- measuring vaccination performance and stability in the field
Excursion and dinner
Thursday
D3
Session 8: Components and Capacity for effective control
 best practises and options for assessing the capacity of countries for FMD
control
 how can we measure preparedness?
 how can we measure capacity to mount emergency responses?
 vaccine banks - rolling banks, virtual banks, regional banks
 global support capacity for designing national programs
 hot-spots: need for extra resources and capacity?
 access to effective vaccines: achieving access for all?
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9: Utilising the new options
relevance of alternatives
antivirals
passive immunisation
increased biosecurity
10: Poster Session 2
Session 11: Strategy for regional and global control; organized debate on the
principles and key recommendations
 presentation of draft FAO/OIE Strategy
 feedback
Evening: Closing event
Hospitality/entertainment
Friday - Day 4
AM: Closed Events - Session of the RG, GFRA
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