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3rd MEEREB : Middle East & Eastern Europe Rabies Expert Bureau meeting

April 7-9, 2015 - Lyon (France)

Summary

Human rabies, number of animal bites and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) administered are notifiable in all MEEREB countries however reliable rabies data in the region still remain scarce especially regarding human rabies reporting. Thanks however to MEEREB members’ active participation, a clearer image of the rabies situation in the region is becoming more apparent.

MEEREB participants stated that human rabies transmitted by dogs can be and should be eliminated from the region and discussed requirements to conduct a successful rabies elimination program. Although in all MEEREB countries a legal framework for rabies control exists, most often rabies elimination is not considered as a public health priority. In addition, although some rabies control measures are already in place, there is still a significant disparity among the MEEREB countries as to each country’s response to its rabies situation. Furthermore, some of the conditions for successful rabies elimination programs are not met. MEEREB members agreed that reinforced intersectional collaboration and “One Health approach” are the keys for successful rabies control.

Program

Day 1 Wednesday 8 April

Day 2 Thursday 9 April

Opening

Session 1: Assessing rabies epidemiology and burden

Firoozeh FARAHTAJ and Louis NEL

  • 11:00 - 12:00

    Pre-exposure prophylaxis in humans

    Anvar RASULI

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  • 12:00 - 13:00

    What protocol in a dog vaccination campaign

    Florence CLIQUET

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  • 13:00 - 14:00

    Workshop 1: Health economic parameters in canine enzootic areas: pre- versus post- exposureprophylaxis approaches in humans

    Moderator: Alexia KIEFFER

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Session 2: Towards a "one health" approach and adoption of novel tools

Andreu RAFILA and Luis Alberto FRANCO

  • 14:00 - 15:00

    Current WHO recommendations on postexposure prophylaxis

    Bernadette ABELA-RIDDER

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  • 15:00 - 16:00

    Current OIE recommendations for rabies control in animals

    Alain DEHOVE

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  • 16:00 - 17:00

    The stepwise approach towards rabies elimination

    Katinka de BALOGH

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  • 17:00 - 18:00

    Rabies country evaluation capacity tool: efficient resource allocation to support sustainable rabies control

    Luis-Alberto FRANCO

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  • 18:00 - 19:00

    Rabies educators certificate

    Louis NEL

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  • 19:00 - 20:00

    One Health experience from member countries 1

    Nenad VRANJES (Serbia)

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  • 20:00 - 21:00

    One Health experience from member countries 2

    Ichraf ZAOUIA (Tunisia)

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  • 21:00 - 22:00

    Workshop 2: WRD-2015 preparation improving collaboration of human and animal health professionals

    Olga LYABIS

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Session 3: Overview on international and national guidelines and policies

Gyanendra GONGAL and Paata IMNADZE

  • 09:00 - 10:00

    Harmonized international guidelines and policies

    Gyanendra GONGAL

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  • 10:00 - 11:00

    Current national policy situation and conformity with international guidelines

    Aziz BARKIA (Morocco)

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  • 11:00 - 12:00

    Current national policy situation and conformity with international guidelines

    Paata IMNADZE (Georgia)

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  • 12:00 - 13:00

    Workshop 3: Roadmap to policy goals: What do we know and what should we do?

    Joanne MAKI

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  • 13:00 - 14:00

    Workshop 1: Health economic parameters in canine enzootic areas: pre- versus post- exposureprophylaxis approaches in humans

    Anna FAHRION, Valentina PICOT and Lyn MORGAN

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  • 14:00 - 15:00

    Workshop 2: WRD-2015 preparation improving collaboration of human and animal health professionals

    Anna FAHRION, Valentina PICOT and Lyn MORGAN

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  • 15:00 - 16:00

    The meeting in review and actions forward

    Noel TORDO & Valentina PICOT

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