Thursday, February 3, 2011

EFSA commissioned a report on emerging disease preparedness

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has commissioned a report, which gives an inventory of data sources relevant for the identification of emerging diseases in the European aquaculture population. EFSA commissioned the report, entitled Inventory of data sources relevant for the identification of emerging diseases in the European aquaculture population, which was prepared by C.J. Rodgers and A. Roque (of IRTA, Sant Carles de la Ràpita in Spain) and M. Marcos López (Marine Scotland – Marine Laboratory.)

The abstract of the report explains that EFSA is charged with establishing monitoring procedures for data sources useful for the identification of emerging risks, and the emergence of diseases is an important constraint to the expansion and sustainability of aquaculture.

The attempt to identify an emerging disease requires good quality data related to concepts such as trade movements, health status and production systems. Consequently, the purpose of the assignment was to create an inventory and undertake the quality assessment of data sources relevant for identifying potential emerging diseases posing a threat to European aquaculture populations. Read more...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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