US-GOV-2-252719 Department of Agriculture The Regional Training Course (RTC) imparted basic skills and competencies on pest risk analysis and management for economic impact assessment, as well as at facilitating networking and knowledge sharing on fruit fly quarantine and exotic invasions among participating Member States. The expected outputs of the training course were to: Increase knowledge about role of quarantine for fruit flies; Increase knowledge about role of and rationale for conducting pest risk analysis; Increase knowledge about the legal and regulatory frameworks that support and guide the application of pest risk analysis for fruit flies, both at the national and international levels; Improve capacity of participants to cooperate towards enhanced national and regional surveillance programmes for Mediterranean fruit fly. The training course included both theoretical lectures; practical sessions and exercises on different aspects of quarantine and pest risk analysis, with emphasis on Mediterranean fruit fly. 20 participants from the Balkan countries participated. FAO/IAEA funded this project.. Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 80000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses 80000 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses US-GOV-2-FAS--252694 Department of Agriculture Former Soviet Union Scientific Review - The objective of the program is to inform countries of the FSU of the current scientific research that is being conducted in their regions. The CBEP Science Review is hosted annually by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The theme for the 2012 CBEP Science Review is "One Health A Multidisciplinary Approach to Develop Regional Partnerships and Enhance Global Bio-surveillance". This year's Review and workshop sessions will be organized around six topic areas: Preventative Strategies and Countermeasures, Pathogen Characterization, Microbial Ecology in Public Health Context, Assay Adaptation and Optimization, Detection Assay/Platform Development Support, Bio-surveillance Department of Defense Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 22935 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Livestock/veterinary services Department of Defense, Cooperative Threat Reduction Account 22935 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Livestock/veterinary services Department of Defense, Cooperative Threat Reduction Account US-GOV-2-B098002I Department of Agriculture Supports the National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats by meeting the following objectives: 1) Expand international partnerships and bioengagement; 2) Strengthen partners capacities to comply with World Organization for Animal Health guidelines for surveillance, detection, diagnosis and reporting of notifiable diseases; 3) Promote development of international guidelines for safety and security of high risk pathogens/toxins; and, 4) Support partner efforts to apply safety and security practices in a risk-based and sustainable manner Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Daniel Herche and Tyson Whitney; Ryan Boles 202-401-7211 daniel.herche@cfo.usda.gov; Tyson.Whitney@cfo.usda.gov; bolesrj@state.gov 1280 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250 549297 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural education/training Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses 592428 U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agricultural education/training Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses