Dominican Republic - South-South Cooperation in Action : Responding to Avian Influenza
The Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) H5N2 virus was detected in the Dominican Republic (DR) late last year, causing a serious disruption in sub-regional trade, poultry production, and food security. In collaboration with the World Bank, the DR...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9669435/dominican-republic-south-south-cooperation-action-responding-avian-influenza http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10281 |
| Summary: | The Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza
(LPAI) H5N2 virus was detected in the Dominican Republic
(DR) late last year, causing a serious disruption in
sub-regional trade, poultry production, and food security.
In collaboration with the World Bank, the DR Secretariat of
state for agriculture organized a workshop to share regional
knowledge on preparedness for emergency actions to deal with
avian flu. This note captures interesting themes from the workshop. |
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