February 8-10, 2000, Paris, France
The poorly understood aspects of the life-cycles and survival parameters of fish and shellfish pathogens make the application of risk assessment to even the most studied models difficult. In fact there are certain critical areas, such as diagnostic techniques and the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals, in which research is lacking and risk assessment can be a useful approach in highlighting research priorities for these topics. Consequently, since risk analysis is a tool to help decision makers, there is a current need for a supportive forum in order to help solve the problems reported to have been encountered in carrying out existing risk analysis methods.
Information :
Dr. K. Sugiura
OIE Secretariat
12 Rue de Prony
75017 Paris
France
Tel : +33 1 44 151888
Fax : 33 1 42 670987
E-mail : k.sugiura@oie.int