The FAO with agreement with AVIS (Advanced Veterinary Information) headquartered in London UK and supported by the relevant FAO Reference Laboratory, have launched recently a multimedia CD ROM on CBPP and how to manage and reduce the risk of CBPP outbreak. All documents and videos so far published by FAO, OIE and the reference laboratory. The CBPP program provides a one-stop point of collection of FAO and partner institutions, all in one authoritative source.

CBPP CD ROM program was demonstrated at the special OIE/FAO meeting on CBPP for SADC countries in Paris on May 24, 2004, and was well received. It was also shown to Pace coordinator of AU/IBAR in Paris.

The completed programs under AVIS in addition to CBPP include the following list:

 Foot and Mouth Disease (6 modules)
Overview
Disease
Cause
Epidemiology
Management
Resources
 Poultry Diseases (3 modules)
Overview of Key Diseases
Poultry Hygiene
Newcastle Disease
 Rabies (4 modules)
Overview
The Disease
Prevention and Control
Resources
 Rabia (Espa?ol)
 Rinderpest (6 modules)
Overview
Recognizing Rinderpest
Diagnosing Rinderpest
Practical Guide for Field Personnel
Disease and Serological Surveillance
Picture, Print and Promote – Village Education
 African Horse Sickness
Overview
Resources
 African Swine Fever
Overview
Resources
 Avian Influenza
Overview
Resources
 Bluetongue
Overview
Resources
 Brucellosis
Overview
Resources
 Classical Swine Fever
Overview
Resources
 Peste des Petits Ruminants
Overview
Resources
 Swine Vesicular Disease
Overview
Resources
 Tuberculosis
Overview
Resources

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Malika Moussaid
AVIS Project Manager
53, Skylines
Limeharbour
London E14 9TS
UK
Tel +44 20 7 515 9009
Fax +44 20 7 515 5465
Website: http://www.aleffgroup.com/