Technical Meetings
OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus group meeting, 2024 Apr 3-4, WOAH HQ, Paris
2022 Jun: OFFLU Swine influenza virus technical activity meeting, Zoom teleconference
2020 Dec: OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus group meeting, Zoom video conference
Presentations
- USA research update (Marie Culhane)
- Australia (Frank Wong)
- Japan (Takehiko Saito)
- South Korea (Young Ki Choi)
- China (Huanliang Yang)
- Europe (Gaelle Simon)
- Belgium and Netherlands (Kristien Van Reeth)
- USDA update (Rachel Tell/Amy Vincent/Tavis Anderson)
- St. Jude (USA) research update (Richard Webby)
- Canada (Yohannes Berhane)
- Brazil (Janice Ciacci Zanella)
- Latin America (Ariel Pereda)
- CDC update (Todd Davis)
- Africa (Clement Meseko)
2019 Feb: OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus group meeting, OIE HQ, Paris
OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus group meeting, 27 – 28 February 2019, OIE Headquarters, Paris
2018 Oct: OFFLU regional Swine Influenza Virus group meeting, Brazil
2018 Apr: OFFLU technical meeting, Brighton, UK
Presentations
- An overview of OFFLU’s strategic direction (Peter Daniels and David Swayne)
- Update of OFFLU proficiency testing 2017 (Caryll Waugh)
- Avian influenza group update (Ian Brown)
- Swine influenza group update (Marie Culhane and Taki Saito)
- Equine influenza group update (Ann Cullinane)
- Wildlife group update (Erica Spackman)
- Diagnostic guidance: HPAI dairy cattle
One to three year Work Plans for each Group Activities:
- Avian influenza work plan
- Swine influenza work plan (Power point)
- Swine influenza work plan
- Equine influenza work plan
- Applied epidemiology work plan
2017 Mar: OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus group meeting, FAO HQ, Rome
Presentations
- Australia (Frank Wong)
- Japan/Thailand/Vietnam (Takehiko Saito)
- Vietnam (Nguyen Tung)
- South Korea (Young Ki Choi)
- France (Gaelle Simon)
- SIV research update (Kristien Van Reeth)
- USA surveillance (Sabrina Swenson)
- USA herd based research (Marie Culhane)
- USA research (Amy Vincent)
- Canada (John Pasick)
- Brazil (Janice Ciacci Zanella)
- South and Central America (Ariel Pereda)
- Nigeria (Clement Meseko)
- CDC update (Todd Davis)
- SIV data for WHO VCM (Richard Webby)
- OFFLU update (Peter Daniels)
2017 Mar: OFFLU Avian Influenza Virus Characterisation meeting, FAO HQ, Rome
Presentations
- Proficiency testing exercise – an overview (Frank Wong)
- Vietnam experience with HPAI virus evolution and vaccination (Tung Nguyen)
- Nigeria experience with HPAI virus evolution and vaccination (Clement Meseko)
- Egypt experience with HPAI virus evolution and vaccination (Abdelsatar Arafa)
- Current and future HPAI vaccine technologies – US experience (David Suarez)
- Challenges related to vaccines/diagnosis (Timm Harder)
- Overview of HPAI activity and evolution (Ian Brown)
- China experience with HPAI virus evolution and vaccination (Jiming Chen)
- Indonesia experience with HPAI virus evolution and vaccination (Ernes Andestha and Hendra Wibawa)
- WHO Vaccine Composition Meeting Process (Mia Torchetti and Lidewij Wiersma)
- Options for a poultry vaccine selection process (David Swayne)
- Challenges, options and way forward (Les Sims)
- Focus on H9N2 (David Suarez)
- Enhanced H5 antigenic characterisation (Nicola Lewis)
2015 Dec: OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus group meeting, OIE HQ, Paris
Presentations
- Cluster nomenclature (Amy, Nicola, Ian, Richard, Todd)
- Global antigenic cartography (Nicola Lewis)
- Africa (Clement Meseko)
- Australia and Oceana (Joane Taylor)
- Vietnam (Tung Nguyen)
- Europe research (Kristien Van Reeth)
- France (Gaelle Simon)
- Thailand (Bandit Nuansrichay)
- UK (Ian Brown)
- Brazil (Janice Reis Ciacci Zanella)
- CDC – Public health (Todd Davis)
- North America update (Bryan Kaplan)
- USDA research Update (Amy Vincent)
- Influenza update for U.S. Swine (Marie Culhane)
- USDA surveillance (Sabrina Swenson)
- Canada (Yohannes Berhane)
2014 Mar: OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus group meeting, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Presentations
- Canada (Yohannes Berhane)
- USA surveillance (Sabrina Swenson)
- Influenza surveillance for U.S. Swine (Marie Culhane)
- Regional lists of viruses and diagnostic tests (Marie Culhane)
- USA research (Amy Vincent)
- USA NIH CEIRS update (Richard Webby)
- Brazil (Janice Reis Ciacci Zanella)
- South and Central America (Ariel Pereda)
- Reference panel of sera (Ian Brown)
- ESNIP 3 project (Ian Brown)
- Thailand (Bandit Nuansrichy)
- Japan/South east Asia (Takehiko Saito)
- Thailand (Bandit Nuansrichy)
- ESNIP 3 project (Ian Brown)
- Reference panel of sera (Ian Brown)
- Japan/South east Asia (Takehiko Saito)
- South Korea (Young Ki Choi)
- EMPRES i genetic module (Gwenaelle Dauphin, FAO Rome)
- Global antigenic cartography (Nicola Lewis)
- EPT + project update (Blesilda C. Verin, FAO Thailand)
2014 Apr: OFFLU STAR-IDAZ consultation on a global research agenda, OIE HQ, Paris
Summary of pre-existing research agendas
- USDA/STAR IDAZ
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- UK Flu Research Gaps
- OFFLU research agenda and OFFLU STAR-IDAZ survey
- Global trends and patterns in research
2013 Dec: Vaccination as a control tool against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – Developing guidance on vaccines and vaccination against HPAI from lessons learned, Beijing, China
Presentations
- Current status and knowledge on the use and impact of vaccination as a control and preventive tool (Gwenaelle Dauphin)
- Vaccines of today and products needed for the short, intermediate and long term (Wei-Cheng Xu)
- Standards for AI vaccines and vaccination (Joseph Domenech)
- Process for selection and evaluation of vaccine seed strains, and the practice to update seed strains (David Swayne)
- Planning large scale or targeted vaccination (Les Sims)
- Experience in Egypt on public-private collaborations on vaccination pilot trial (Guillaume Belot)
- Review on cost and financial implications of HPAI vaccination in countries applying HPAI vaccination (Jan Hinrichs)
- Farmer’s perception of H5 vaccination in Indonesia (Eric Brum)
- Vaccination handbook (Astrid Tripodi)
- Questionnaire results for farmer’s perception about HPAI vaccination (Gwenaelle Dauphin and Guillaume Belot)
2013 Apr: OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus group meeting, FAO HQ, Rome
Presentations
- CDC – Public health (Ruben Donis)
- Opening remarks (Steve Edwards)
- Canada (John Pasick)
- USA surveillance (Sabrina Swenson)
- Influenza update for U.S. Swine (Marie Culhane)
- USA NIH CEIRS update (Richard Webby)
- USA research (Amy Vincent)
- Brazil (Janice Reis Ciacci Zanella)
- Argentina / South America (Ariel Pereda)
- Europe research (Kristien Van Reeth)
- European Swine Influenza Network (Ian Brown)
- China (Chuanling Qiao/Hualan Chen)
- Hong Kong (Malik Peiris)
- Japan/South east Asia (Takehiko Saito)
- Thailand (Bandit Nuansrichy)
- Vietnam (Tung Nguyen)
- Africa (Clement Meseko)
- Global antigenic cartography (Nicola Lewis)
- WHO update (Liz Mumford)
- FAO update (Gwenaelle Dauphin)
2012 Mar: OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus group meeting, OIE HQ, Paris
Presentations
- Europe (Ian Brown)
- USDA SIV surveillance (Sabrina Swenson)
- U.S. update on SIV surveillance and research (Amy Vincent)
- Brazil (Janice Reis Ciacci Zanella)
- Update on zoonotic infections with influenza A viruses in the USA (Ruben Donis)
- Canada (John Pasick)
- China (Hualan Chen)
- Hong Kong (Malik Peiris)
- Thailand (Sujira Parchariyanon)
- Australia and Asia-pacific (Frank Wong)
- Japan, Thailand and Vietnam (Takehiko Saito)
- Vietnam (Nguyen Tung)
- Publication of lists of viruses and diagnostic tests by region
- Harmonization of lab protocols for influenza in pigs (Ian Brown)
- FAO update (Filip Claes)
- WHO update (Liz Mumford)
2012 Apr: OFFLU annual technical meeting, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Vaccines and diagnostics
- Vaccination handbook (Marisa Peyre)
- Code of conduct including PIP framework (Peter Daniels)
- Standard H5 antisera (Ian Brown)
- RNA standard (Timm Harder)
Influenza in pigs, horses and other mammals
- Update on swine influenza virus group activities (Richard Webby)
- Update from equine surveillance panel (Ann Cullinane)
- Influenza across mammalian species and links with avian influenza (John Pasick)
- Influenza in mink (Lars Erik Larsen)
Human-Animal interface and risk assessment tools
- OFFLU contribution to the WHO VCM (Giovanni Cattoli)
- OFFLU contribution to WHO research agenda (Les Sims)
- EFSA risk assessment tool development and results (Ilaria Capua)
Capacity building / research
2009 Sep: OFFLU technical meeting for head of avian influenza reference institutions and swine influenza experts
Update on OFFLU Technical Activities
- Vaccine recommendations for Egypt and Indonesia
- Diagnostic kits for avian influenza
- Applied epidemiology
- HPAI Vaccination
- Guidelines for Proficiency Testing
- OIE H5 Reference Antisera
- Human Animal Interface
Other presentations
- Italy-Russia OIE Laboratory Twinning Project
- Italy (IZSVe) One flu
- OFFLU Scientist – Sequence Databases
Laboratory presentations on current animal health related pandemic H1N1 and swine influenza research
- Australia (AAHL)
- Germany (FLI)
- Japan (Hokkaido University)
- Italy (IZSVe)
- Mexico (SAGARPA)
- UK (VLA)
- USA (USDA-ARS)
- USA (SEPRL)
- USA (USDA-ARS) – vaccines
- USA (USDA-NVSL)- diagnostic tests
2008 Sep: OFFLU Applied Epidemiology Technical Activities meeting