LHESP prevention and control of zoonosis symposium & prevention and control of ruminant diseases training was conducted in Wulong, Chongqing, Aug. 10, 2009

Promoting the “One World, One Health, One Medicine” concept, the symposium brought together the Ministries of Health and Agriculture to present information on zoonotic diseases, discuss their respective roles, and how these roles can be integrated. This led to a better "One Health" policy development for more effective control and prevention of zoonotic diseases and supporting the greater global public health goal of the OIE.

With the increasing need for ruminant products, more farmers are willing to get involved in dairy, goat and beef cattle production in Chongqing. To support improved animal husbandry and rural economic stability, the training sessions on ruminant disease prevention and control were held. This activity introduced the general concepts of infectious diseases including the pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention vaccination and treatment. Trainees are from Chongqing animal disease control centre, Pengzhou animal husbandry and veterinary bureau, Anhui animal disease control and 40 county level veterinary bureaus. Participants said, “these new skills and knowledge are valuable for us to control common diseases of ruminants”.

The activity including:

• Progress on Zoonosis, such as rabies, avian flu, tuberculosis, Streptococcus suis 2, toxoplasmosis, the epidemiology situation, diagnosis technology and prevention methods are also included

• Policy of Zoonotic diseases prevention and control

• Workshop on rabies control in Chongqing

• Introduction of Zoonotic disease control in Canada and other foreign countries

• Introduction of the concept of “One world, One Health, One medicine ”

• Prevention Emergency Planning for the Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases under Natural Disaster Relief Work

• Introduction of the main cattle and goat diseases
  

Opening ceremony	Prof. Xia Xianzhu making presentation	Dr. Barry Stemshorn presenting presentation

Prof. Jiao Xinan presenting	Prof. Wang Yulin presenting	Dr Dennis Will making a presentation