The meeting of the Epigroup convened in Grenada 3rd to 5th October 2011.

The members of the Epigroup were warmly welcomed by the Dean of  the Veterinary College of St George's University and the Departement of pathobiology. Read more »

Five disease-specific working groups were created: Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases, Classical Swine Fever and Avian Influenza (first meetings in 2009), Salmonellosis (first meeting in 2010) and Rabies (no meeting organized yet). Since 2011, the last two working groups have been gathered in a new working group of veterinary public health           

Each disease-specific working group shares similar general objectives, which are to:

- Provide a regional expertise on the disease they deal with; Read more »

Epidemiology Working Group

The Epidemiology working group contributes to the development of harmonized procedures for epidemiological surveillance networks. For this, Epidemiology working group:

- Assesses and supports epidemiological surveillance networks in the region;

- Develops risk analysis for the region;

- Defines criteria for priority diseases.

The Epidemiology working group supports: Read more »