Venue: National Animal Disease Center (USDA) at Ames, Iowa

Date: October 13th and 14th, 2010

Participants: Scientists and animal health authorities from Canada, Mexico and the USA will discuss the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus.

Agenda: The topics for discussion include:  H1N1 trends in each country, current H1N1 research priorities and capabilities in country, discussion-priorities to be addressed: Research, diagnostic harmonization, communication strategies, intervention strategies and development of strategy for addressing high, medium and low priority items.

Organizers: The Animal Production and Protection Program (ARS/USDA) and the National Animal Disease Center, with support from PROCINORTE and IICA.