The regional network has been built up and developed since 1995 thanks to several projects: Caribbean Amblyomma Programme (CAP) (FAO, USDA) which started interactions among Caribbean countries for the eradication of the tropical bont tick, FIC project (CIRAD-IICA, funded by the French MoFA) (1998-2000) which allowed evaluating veterinary diagnosis capacities in the Caribbean and paved the way for a regional network in epidemiology; FCR on CSF, West Nile and avian influenza (CIRAD, funded by Guadeloupe), CAFP which developed regional activities especially on ticks and CSF (funded by EU); and Read more »