Swakopmund, Namibia

OIE Regional training for Focal Points on aquatic animal diseases (Swakopmund, cycle I)

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80 specialists and focal points on aquatic animal diseases from 36 African countries, along with representatives from the FAO (Rome), OIE (Paris), EC (Brussels), SARNISSA (Stirling), NVI (Oslo) and AAHRI (Bangkok) met in the coastal town of Swakopmund in NamIbia from June 15 – 19th, 2010 for a regional training seminar to improve their knowledge of the OIE and it’s activities, in general terms and more specifically as regards aquatic animal diseases, i.e. diseases of amphibians, crustaceans, fish and molluscs.

The seminar was facilitated by the European Commission (DG SANCO) and the Government of Namibia and was complemented by field visits to producers and processors of aquatic products, such as (farmed) fish, shell fish and oysters in Swakopmund and neighbouring Walvisbay.

Group picture. Picture (c) P. Bastiaensen (oie) 2010.

 

The meeting covered the overall mandates (amongst others : notification through WAHIS and general trade issues) as well as the specific mandates pertaining to aquatic animal diseases, i.e. the Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission (represented by Dr. Ricardo Enriquez) and the Aquatic Code and Manual it produces annually. External speakers provided inputs on the inland and marine aquatic production sectors in the world and in Africa, the challenges of illegal, unregistered and unregulated fisheries, international and regional stakeholders working on aquatic health issues, and import, export and certification of aquatic products. Seven countries (including the host country) were given an opportunity to present the challenges they face in meeting OIE international standards, while case studies were presented by international experts on koi herpes virus, abalone virus mortality, white spot disease in shrimps, epizootic ulcerative syndrome in (fin)fish and fransicella infections in tilapia.

The meeting was attended by OIE focal points (or designated officials) from Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo (DRC), Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, São Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The meeting was also attended by all 4 (sub)Regional Representatives of the OIE in Africa, based in Bamako, Gaborone, Tunis and Nairobi.

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Report (ENG)
Report (ENG)

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Rapport (FRA)
Rapport (FRA)

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=CAMEROON

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=MAURITANIA

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=UGANDA

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ARTHUR
ARTHUR

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BASTIAENSEN_&_MYLREA
BASTIAENSEN_&_MYLREA

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BEN_JEBARA_1
BEN_JEBARA_1

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BERGH

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CABOT_1

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CURRIE

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ENRIQUEZ_2

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ENRIQUEZ_3

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ENRIQUEZ_4

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GUDDING_1
GUDDING_1

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GUDDING_2
GUDDING_2

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HINRICHSEN
HINRICHSEN

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HUCHZERMEYER_1

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HUCHZERMEYER_2
HUCHZERMEYER_2

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KECHRID
KECHRID

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LE_GROUMELLEC
LE_GROUMELLEC

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LESCHEN_1
LESCHEN_1

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LESCHEN_2
LESCHEN_2

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LESCHEN_3
LESCHEN_3

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MOHAN
MOHAN

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MOUTON
MOUTON

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MTEI
MTEI

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MUDENDA
MUDENDA

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MYLREA_1
MYLREA_1

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MYLREA_2
MYLREA_2

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MYLREA_3
MYLREA_3

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MYLREA_4
MYLREA_4

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MYLREA_5
MYLREA_5

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PETRINI_1

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PETRINI_2
PETRINI_2

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REANTASO_1
REANTASO_1

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REANTASO_2
REANTASO_2

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ROUHANI
ROUHANI

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SHILONGO
SHILONGO

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All pictures (c) P. Bastiaensen (oie) 2010.

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