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FAO NETWORK FOR HELMINTHOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

YEAR VISITS. 2002 10 653 2003 16 500 2004 27 572 2005 > 35 600. FAO NETWORK FOR HELMINTHOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. Aims: The aims of this network are to:. Create an updated inventory of electronic addresses

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FAO NETWORK FOR HELMINTHOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

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  1. YEAR VISITS 2002 10 653 2003 16 500 2004 27 572 2005 > 35 600 FAO NETWORK FOR HELMINTHOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

  2. Aims: The aims of this network are to: • Create an updated inventory of electronic addresses • of helminthologists interested in the epidemiology • diagnosis and control of helminths • Provide relevant news to the network • Organize electronic conferences on relevant issues • (i.e.anthelmintic resistance, Integrated Parasite Control, • biological control etc) • Make activities known (i.e. Reference Laboratories, • international conferences, training, courses, publications) • Extend the research information to professionals • working in the field

  3. ARGENTINA: 567 BRAZIL: 180 URUGUAY: 38 CUBA: 22 MEXICO: 20 CHILE: 14 PERU: 14 VENEZUELA 13 COLOMBIA: 13 PARAGUAY: 2 DOMINICAN REP. 1 COSTA RICA 1 ECUADOR 1 MEMBER COUNTRIES 2005 TOTAL COUNTRIES: 13 TOTAL MEMBERS: 886

  4. ACTIVITIES 2004-2005 Routine activities • Contribution to members (literature news, protocol for diagnosis of parasite resistance, food-borne parasites) • Information on other Networks • Workshops, Congresses at Regional and International level • On line courses • Postgraduate courses • Comments of members NEW • The net “keep in touch” • htt://cnia.inta.gov.ar/Comunica/basicacom.htm • Directory of Veterinary Faculties in the world • http://cnia.inta.gov.ar/helminto/Facus/Facus.htm

  5. ACTIVITIES 2004-05 Electronic publications: • Biological control of nematodes parasites of small ruminants in Asia (2002-English). TCP/Mal/0065 (T) • Antiparasitic resistance (2005-Spanish). Animal Production and Health Division Series. N° 158 (in press). TCP/RLA/2364 • National Conference on Hidatidosis (2003-Spanish)– Santa Fé. Argentina. Faculty of veterinary Science. UNL (Abstracts x 34) • National Conference on Hidatidosis (2004-Spanish)– Faculty of Science. La Pampa.Argentina (Abstracts x 18) • Parasitic diseases transmited by food (Spanish) . • INTA Argentina - electronic publication (Paper x 1) • Updating in trichinosis (Spanish).

  6. On line videos produced by members • http://cnia.inta.gov.ar/helminto/Videos/basica.htm • Diagnosis of anthelmintic resistance in internal parasites of ruminants. 7.6 Mb • Antiparasitic resistance 7.4 Mb • Lesions produced by Ostertagia ostertagi6.8 Mb • Gasterophilus intestinalis3.9 Mb • Trichinella spiralis larvae in DMEM 4.2 Mb • Eggs of Parascaris Equorum2.05 Mb • Psoroptes ovis on sheep skin 7.5 Mb • Sheep mite 4.0 Mb

  7. ACTIVITIES 2004-05 Courses on line: • Parasitology Course, Aberystwyth University http://www.aber.ac.uk/parasitology/Edu/EduIndex.html • Human Parasitology Laboratoryhttp://www.ksu.edu/parasitology/classes/biol546.html • Online Instruction College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State Universityhttp://cvm.msu.edu/courses/mic569/docs/parasite/index.html • McGill Universityhttp://martin.parasitology.mcgill.ca/JIMSPAGE/BIOL/contents.htm • Veterinary Parasitology Lab Demonstrations (VPTH 603)http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/paralab

  8. Veterinary Journals • Amer. Jour. of Vet. Research • Aust. Veterinary Journal • Int. Journal for Parasitology • Jour. of Vet. Medical Education • Jour. of Veterinary Medicine • The Vet. Clin. of North Am. Equ. • The Veterinary Journal • The Veterinary Record • Vet. Microbiology • Vet. Pathology Parasitology Journals • Exp. Parasitology • Int. Journal for Parasit. • Parasite Immunology • Parasit. Research • Parasitology • Parasit. Today • The Jour. of Parasitology • Vet. Parasitology SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

  9. ELECTRONIC CONFERENCE: • The Role of the field Veterinarians in the • control of parasitic diseases. • Dr. Jorge R.Romero • Data base utilization in Animal Health Dr. Emilio León • Parasites of equine Dra Raquel Castaño • October 2005

  10. www.inta.gov.ar/producto/helminto THANK YOU!

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