Animal Health

$296K USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture
Country	World
Start Date	Jul 27, 2011
End Date	Aug 27, 2015
Duration	1,492 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`250851-85`

Grant Description

International Veterinary Epidemiology Course - APHIS in collaboration with the Colorado State University and the Association of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (AVEPM) has implemented the annual two-week International course to provide training to enhance the epidemiological skills of international veterinarians.

This course was designed to provide veterinarians with basic skills and concepts in epidemiology.

An emphasis on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was made in the course as well as other important transboundary diseases such as FMD, H1N1, and Bluetongue, which continue to be significant threats to animal health in regions around the world.

Participants from the following countries were represented: Armenia, Brazil, China, Gambia, Iraq, Kenya, Korea, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Austria, Turkey, Haiti, India. From 08/22/2011 to 09/02/2011.