Animal Health Task Force
About the Animal Health Task Force
The goal of the Animal Health Task Force is to improve communication among the three countries concerning animal diseases and to work to harmonize diagnostics as much as possible. An annual regional seminar organized by this Task Force and supported by IICA has proven to be successful at sharing technology, knowledge and expertise on several important animal diseases including avian and swine influenza, bovine tuberculosis and bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Members of the Animal Health Task Force
Dr. CYRIL GAY DVM, TASK FORCE LEADER
Senior National Program Leader
Animal Production and Protection, Agricultural Research Service
USDA-ARS
Address: 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5148
cyril.gay@ars.usda.gov
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Dr. INDERVESH DAHIYA, BVSc. & AH, MVSc., PhD
Veterinary Program Specialist– Animal Health Directorate
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
1400 Merivale Rd.
Ottawa ON K1A 0Y9, (613) 773-7317,
indervesh.dahiya@canada.ca
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Dr. SUSANA FLORES VILLALVA
Research Scientist, Animal Health
CENID-SAI
INIFAP
Address: Carretera México-Toluca Km. 15.5, Colonia Palo Alto. Cuajimalpa. CDMX. CP. 05110, Ciudad de México
flores.susana@inifap.gob.mx
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Dr. ERIC ETTER (DVM, PhD)
Veterinarian Epidemiologist
CaribVET Secretariat
CIRAD-ASTRE
Domaine Duclos – Prise d’eau, 97170 Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe / French West Indies
eric.etter@cirad.fr
Activities
Workshop Emerging Swine Pathogens that Pose a Threat to North America
Emerging infectious diseases can be defined as those which incidence is increasing following its first introduction into a new host population or in an existing one as a result of long-term changes in its underlying epidemiology. This concept can also include those diseases linked to pathogens expanding
into an area in which it was not previously reported, or due to infectious agents that changed significantly
its clinico-pathological presentation. Emerging swine pathogens that pose a threat to North America, idenbtification, prevention and control meassures, were discussed by the Animal Health Task Force at INIPAF in Mexico.
Gallery
Workshop Reports
2019 Annual Workshop
Emerging Swine Pathogens that Pose a Threat to North America
The animal health task force carried out the workshop “Emerging Swine Pathogens that Pose a Threat to North America”. This technical event gathered scientists and regulators from Canada, the United States and Mexico who shared their advances in several areas of animal disease including epidemiology, diagnostics, countermeasures and vaccines. This year the workshop had a particular focus on African swine fever, a transboundary disease that can be spread by live or dead pigs, domestic or wild, and pork products, as well as by other means.
Abstract compilation Animal Health TF Workshop
Date: September 9 – 10, 2019
Research Project FINAL REPORT
Use of IFN-expressing vectors in control of Nipah and Ebola virus diseases in swine. by Hana Weingart and Teresa de Los Santos.
Date: April 10, 2018
Task Force Annual Report