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Date:1/30/2008

PAI has tested Indonesias capacity to prevent and control an animal disease of major public health and economic importance. The goal of these efforts is to progressively reduce infections to poultry in order to reduce risk to people, but HPAI is currently considered endemic in 30 of the 33 provinces. The Tufts PDS/R project supports training and operations of surveillance and response teams in 165 districts across the islands Java, Bali, Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi. These teams have already diagnosed and responded to HPAI outbreaks across the country. Over the next year, the project will provide refresher training to all current PDS/R teams while also expanding to an additional 150 districts on Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi.

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Contact: Tom Keppeler tom.keppeler@tufts.edu 508-839-7910 Tufts University, Health Sciences Source:Eurekalert

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