The 7th Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Caribbean Animal Health Network (CaribVET) was held in Georgetown (Guyana) from 7 to 8 May 2012. The Meeting was chaired by Dr. Kathian Hackshaw, chair of CaribVET. Chairs of the different sessions also included Drs. Thierry Lefrancois and Jennifer Pradel of CIRAD, Guadeloupe, Ms. Margaret Kalloo of the CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. John Shaw of the USDA-APHIS-IS and Dr. Victor Gongora, chair of the Epidemiology Working Group.

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the chief veterinary officers of the 32 member countries/territories,...

