Beijing, 19 – 23 Juli 2010
To further understand wildlife diseases through the communication and cooperation among multi-countries and multi-fields, on July 19 to 23, 2010, the Asia Pacific Conference on Wildlife Borne Diseases with theme “Research, prevention and control of important wildlife borne diseases in Asia-Pacific” was held in Beijing. The conference was attended by over 100 participants from 12 countries and 5 international organizations. Attending countries were Bangladesh, Canada, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, United States of America, and Vietnam. In this event, Center for Indonesian Veterinary Analytical Studies (CIVAS) was invited as a participant from Indonesia.

The conference aims to promote collaboration in the field of wildlife diseases among countries and districts in the Asia-Pacific region, share activities related to investigation, surveillance, and research on wildlife diseases, and coordinate the cooperation and communication of specialists in multiple fields and areas such as wildlife conservation and management, veterinary, ecology, and biology. Special emphasis was given to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), Rabies, West Nile Virus, Japanese Encephalitis, diseases associated with feral swine, and plague, along with other wildlife borne diseases. The conference was organized by the Bureau of Life Science and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; and Department of Wildlife Conservation and Nature Reserve Management, State Forestry Administration, China.

The first day of conference held a discussion on the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Wildlife Disease Network. As result, over 60 participants from 10 countries and 5 international organizations had joined the network. In the second and third day of the conference were scientific presentations. There were 33 presentations divided into 4 categories: Avian Influenza, Viral Diseases, Wildlife Disease Issues, and Bacteria, Fungi, and Parasites. In this session, CIVAS gave a presentation on “Wildlife Health in Indonesia” under the Wildlife Disease Issue category. In response to the scientific session of the conference, a special issue of the Integrative Zoology Journal, which is the official journal of the International Society of Zoological Sciences, will be published. (rie)

Presentation : Wildlife Health in Indonesia