Task Force: Rabies Subgroup meeting

2-4 October 2017, Bucharest

AGENDA

Day 1 Venue of meeting- To be confirmed Speakers

2 October
2017

10:00-10:15 Welcome by the host Country RO/COM

Short introduction -

10:15-11:00 Information/update by Moldova and Ukraine on their rabies situation UA/MD

and the surveillance and eradication activities

11:00-11:15 Coffee break

11:15-11:30 Legal background of the control of rabies in Romania RO

11:30-12:00 History and epidemiological evolution of rabies in Romania, present RO

situation

12:00-12:30 Organisation and implementation of oral vaccination campaigns in RO

Romania

12:30-14:00 Lunch break

14:00-14:45 Surveillance and monitoring of ORV in Romania, organisation, RO

implementation and results

14:45-15:15 Quality controls on the delivery and handling of vaccines and on the RO
implementation of oral vaccine distribution.

15:15-15:45 Rabies eradication in the EU: future steps COM

15:45-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-16:30 Rabies eradication in RO: future steps RO

16:30-18:00 Observations concerning presentations of day 1, general discussion, Task force

preliminary recommendations and conclusions members

18:00 End of day 1

Day 2 Venue of meeting- To be confirmed Speakers

3 October
2017

Field visit

Day 3 Venue of meeting- Speakers

4 October
2017

10:00-11:00 Discussion topics suggested by RO/UA/MD (if any). Participating

countries and
members of
the task force

11:00-11:15 Coffee break

11:15-13:00 Conclusions and recommendations of TF group on the Romanian rabies Task force
programme. Discussion. members and
RO

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-14:20 Information on EU funding of buffer zones in neighbouring third COM

countries. State of play.

14:20-15:00 Tour de table: coordination activities with neighbouring countries as RO/UA/MD

regards rabies eradication programmes: lessons learnt, weak points and
further needs

15:00 End of meeting