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CENTAUR NETWORK Background Supplement 2003 CENTAUR NETWORK The population of the world  1980  2002  2015 4,4 billion around 6,4 billion around 7,1 billion  the food deficit will grow in less developed countries  application of biotechnology  effective control of animal and plant diseases CENTAUR NETWORK Human population is dependent on  livestock breeding and livestock products Veterinary services  prevention and control of infectious, parasitic and other diseases New biotechnologies  diagnostics and vaccines  modern epidemiology CENTAUR NETWORK FAO priority programmes  early warning management  early rapid reaction management  enabling research and co-ordination  biotechnology application  cell culture and DNA technology in 70‘  DNA fragments  reverse transcriptase  directed mutagenesis  synthesis of oligonucleotides  protein and DNA sequencing CENTAUR NETWORK Biotechnology application in general  DNA fragmentation  cell culture and DNA technology  reverse transcriptase  directed mutagenesis  synthesis of oligonucleotides  protein and DNA sequencing  polymerase chain reaction  immunochemistry based on antibodies (conventional and monoclonal) CENTAUR NETWORK Biotechnology in animal health care  better diagnosis  better and safer vaccines  recombinant vaccines  deleted TK genes mutants  synthetic and DNA vaccines  immunostimulation  genetic manipulation  germ lines of economical important livestock  improvement of specific disease resistance CENTAUR NETWORK Modern veterinary epidemiology  environmental epidemiology (interactions between populations of host and parasites)  application of information technology  data acquisition in data-sparse areas  holistic approach (socio-economic and environmental background) CENTAUR NETWORK Food safety and consumer protection  control of food-borne diseases  control of contamination of feeds and foods  care for animal welfare from birth to slaughtering  control the environmental pollution  improvement the technology for production and distribution  harmonization of legislation CENTAUR NETWORK FAO networks  Emergency prevention system for transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases – livestock component (EMPRES)  Regional animal disease surveillance and control network for North Africa, The Middle East and the Arab Peninsula (RADISCON)  European commission for the control of foot and mouth disease (EUFMD) CENTAUR NETWORK Joint FAO/IAEA division of nuclear techniques in food and agriculture (Vienna)  international assistance on disease surveillance  preparation and verification of diagnostic kits based on immunoanalysis and molecular biology  training International centre of genetical engineering and biotechnology (ICGEB) (Trieste) CENTAUR NETWORK FAO Food and Nutrition Division  sustainable improvements in nutrition  awareness of the benefits of combating hunger and reducing malnutrition  promotion of food safety  prevention of food-borne diseases  consumer protection  fair practice in food trade CENTAUR NETWORK Codex alimentarius created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop  food standards  guidelines  codes of practice  protection of health of consumers  ensuring the fair trade practice  promotion of collaboration CENTAUR NETWORK Other international organizations co-operating with FAO (1) Office international des épizooties OIE, Paris     Established in 1924, 162 member countries collection and dissemination of information recommendation of standard methods and biopreparates reference laboratories nomination professional legislation sanitary safety of world trade CENTAUR NETWORK Other international organizations co-operating with FAO (2) World Health Organization, Geneve  zoonotic diseases  food safety European Commission, Brussels  food safety and consumer protection  environmental pollution  animal welfare Centres of excellence and reference laboratories CENTAUR NETWORK FAO AgroWeb Network partner of the CENTAUR Network CENTAUR NETWORK Risk of transboundary diseases in South, Central and Eastern Europe  bluetongue  foot and mouth disease  rinderpest  peste de petite ruminants  contagious bovine pleuropneumonia  sheep and goat pox (capripox)  clasical swine fever  African swine fever CENTAUR NETWORK Other ongoing infectious diseases  Poultry: Newcastle disease, Gumborro disease, Marek disease  Ruminants: Bovine spongiform encephalopathia (BSE), scrapie, bovine tuberculosis, paratuberculosis, enzootic bovine leucosis, Maedi-visna of sheep, caprine arthritis and encephalitis  Swine: porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome (PRRS), Aujeszky disease  Fish: infectious pancreatic necrosis, spring viraemia of carp CENTAUR NETWORK Zoonoses and vector-borne diseases  rabies  tularemia  toxoplasmosis  influenza  leptospirosis  borreliosis  trichinellosis  West Nile fever CENTAUR NETWORK Autoimmune diseases related to food or animals  intolerancy to food components  lactose  casein  soya proteins  gluten  Crohn‘s disease  the role of paratuberculosis is highly probable CENTAUR NETWORK Destabilization factors in the region  political transition of the former socialistic countries  desintegration of some countries  establishment of the new countries  global risk of terrorism and bioterrorism  mass movement and immigration  political, economical and organizational inexperience  lack of competitiveness in efficient production  nature catastrophes (floods, earthquakes) CENTAUR NETWORK Inevitable outcomes  professional and responsible activities based on improved knowledge  open exchange of opinions and experiences  national and international collaboration  increasing the productivity  temporary decreased requirements  management of change  remotion of language barriers  use of information technologies CENTAUR NETWORK CENTAUR NETWORK CNFI and the CENTAUR network are your tools! 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