Avian Flu/Pandemic Flu Planning: National Restaurant Association Webinar Presentations
Event
Webinar: Avian Flu/Pandemic Flu Planning
When/Where
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
12:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST
Summary: This Webinar covered the latest information on U.S. and international efforts to control avian influenza in animal populations, and what officials are doing to prepare for the possibility of a human pandemic, or rapid human-to-human transmission of the virus.
Agenda & Presentations
PART I: Animal-Health Update
Summary: Steps that international and U.S. authorities are taking to keep avian flu out of the food supply; what U.S. poultry farmers and processors are doing to monitor and detect avian flu in the commercial poultry population.
• Dr. John Clifford, chief veterinarian, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Download presentation (555 KB PDF)
PART II: Pandemic Planning
Summary: How the world, U.S., are planning to prevent and respond to an outbreak of pandemic flu.
• Dr. David Nabarro, senior coordinator for avian and human influenza, United Nations Download presentation (257 KB PDF)
• Dr. Rajeev Venkayya, special assistant to the president for biological defense policy, White House Homeland Security Council Download presentation (4 MB PDF)
PART III: Restaurant Industry Activity
Discussion of how the National Restaurant Association, state associations and industry operators and suppliers are preparing for avian and pandemic flu.
Sponsor
For more information, please e-mail Donna Garren or call (800) 424-5156.
