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Webinar: Beyond test and slaughter – control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in livestock

bovine tuberculosis beyond test and control
4:00pm - 5:30pm (GMT+1:00)
Online

Join us for an insightful webinar that explores holistic approaches to controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in livestock, extending beyond test and slaughter methods. Registrations close on 1 December 2024. 

In this session, we will introduce WOAH’s newly launched guidelines which provide recommendations on crucial aspects of controlling MTBC species infections and bTB in livestock. These guidelines aim to address the unique challenges encountered by countries with varying epidemiological, economic, and socio-cultural landscapes.

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Agenda

Start End Duration in minutes Agenda Item Presenter 
16:00 16:05 5 Introduction Dr. Montserrat Arroyo, Deputy Director General, International Standards and Science, WOAH 
16:05 16:15 10 TB control challenges. The experience of Eswatini Dr. Sihle Mdluli, Senior Epidemiologist, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, ESWATINI  
Dr. Roland Dlamini, WOAH Member of the Council – Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, ESWATINI 
16:15 16:25 10 Case study – Ethiopia experience  in controlling TB Dr. Getnet Mekonnen, Deputy Director General, Ethiopian Animal Health Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, ETHIOPIA 
16:25 16:33 8 Drafting of the Guidelines Dr. Monal Daptardar, Scientific Coordinator, WOAH 
16:33 16:53 20 Contents of the Guidelines  Dr. Francisco Olea Popelka, Associate Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, CANADA 
16:53 17:03 10 How to use the scenarios from the guidelines  Dr. Vivek Kapur, Associate Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, USA 
16:53 16:58 5 Poll Open for all 
17:03 17:23 20 Q&A Session Open Discussion 
16:58 17:00 2 Next steps and closing Dr. Gregorio Torres, Head Science Department, WOAH