79(th) General Session of the OIE - scientific and practical aspects in animal and human health protection

摘要

The 79(th) General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) was held in Paris from May 22 to 26, 2011 under the chairmanship of Dr. Carlos A. Correa Messuti (Uruguay), president of the OIE and Dr. Bernard Vallat, Director General of the OIE, who participated in sessions in a consultative capacity. Delegations from 153 member countries, observers from two non-member countries and representatives of 25 international or regional institutions and federations participated in this meeting. Dr. Dominique Martinez (INRA) and Dr. Joseph Domenech (OIE) participated in the General Session as reporters plenary lectures. The title of the first lecture was: The Contribution of Veterinary Activities to Global Food Security for Food derived from Terrestrial and Aquatic Animals, and of the second lecture: Implementation of a Global Strategy for FMD Control. Among the participants were presidents of the OIE specialist Commissions and representatives of the Working Groups and some ad hoc Groups. They presented data concerning annual activity. Dr. Romano Marabelli and Dr. Barry O'Neil, Honorary Presidents of the OIE, participated in the General Session. Governments of Member Countries were represented by one Head of State and 16 Members of Governments. The presidents of the following international organizations attended the General Session: World Health Organization, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Trade Organization, The World Bank, World Veterinary Association, International Committee of Military Medicine. They also presented reports. The Annual Report of the Director General of the activities of the OIE in 20110 included, among others, presentation of the draft text, related to the Fifth Strategic Programme for 2011-2013, to the OIE Delegates for approval. In the report the extension of the premises of the OIE Headquarters was mentioned. At the beginning of 2011 the 178(th) country acceded to the OIE. The OIE continued its efforts to modernize the tools for the collection, transmission and communication of animal health information. More than 100 countries had undergone an evaluation of their activity's compliance with OIE quality standards concerning Veterinary Services. The Report on Animal Disease status Worldwide in 20110 and Early 2011 contained the most significant epidemiological events. They will be discussed in a separate future publication. However it has to be underlined, also here, that rinderpest has been, according to the official statement during the 79(th) General Session, eradicated in the global scale and African Swine Fever, occurring in Russia, creates a serious risk for Europe.