UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL

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UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREANIMAL
PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

• USDA-APHIS

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www.aphis.usda.gov
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USDA International Coordinating Group

• Leads Federal Governments participation in
  international collaborations
• APHIS Veterinary Services
• USGS regulatory authority for animal health
  issues.
• Successful control/eradication activities

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Three HPAI Findings in U.S.

• 1924 Fowl Plague affected live bird markets
  in the Northeastern U.S.
• 1983 destruction of 17 million birds in PA
• 2004 quickly contained and eradicated in TX

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USDA AI Web Sitewww.usda.gov/birdflu

• Information about Biosecurity for the Birds
  program
• Links to other Federal entities working on AI
• Fact Sheets and other information resources
• QA on AI
• News Releases
• Technical Briefings

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APHIS-IS Assistant Regional Director Dakar,
Senegal French, Coly, Seye Tel [phone] Fax
221 820 82 12
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CAPACITY BUILDING

• Laboratory diagnostics training
• Transboundary Animal Disease Training (FADD
  training)
• Basic Epidemiology Training
• HPAI Epidemiology Training
• GPS/GIS Spatial Epidemiology Training

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CAPACITY BUILDING

• Support of train the trainer projects (i.e.,Univ
  of California bird flu school)
• Activities to support Private and Regulatory
  sector coordination and cooperation
• NPIP
• USAHA

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DIRECT SUPPORT

• Expert consultants
• Laboratory
• epidemiology
• Diagnostic Reagents
• Sample shipping boxes
• Samples to reference laboratories
• PPEs

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DIRECT SUPPORT

• Assistance with GIS mapping activities
• Laboratory diagnostic equipment (real time
  rt-PCR)
• Senegal
• Cote dIvoire
• Egypt
• Kenya

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Regional Support

• OIE/FAO/AU-IBAR Regional Center for Animal Health
• Support for field activities (Senegal simulation
  exercise)
• Live Bird Market Training
• GPS/GIS Spatial Epidemiology Training

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International Support

• OIE
• Vaccine usage (DVD)
• IICAB
• FAO
• CMC

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USDA-APHISInternational Services - Africa

• Dr. Cheryl French, Senegal
• Dr. Raphael Coly, Senegal
• Dr. Linda Logan, Egypt
• Dr. Mamoud Orabi, Egypt
• Mr. Kenneth Nagata, South Africa
• Dr. Mervyn Mansell, South Africa