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The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) recently conducted a regional training on bioinformatics and data management for the four French-speaking countries participating in the Fortifying Institutional Resilience Against Biological Threats (FIRABioT) project: Algeria, Congo (Republic), Madagascar, and Morocco – as well as the host country Tunisia.
The training that took place from 7 – 11 October 2024 was hosted by the Institut Pasteur de Tunis (IPT) supported by experts from International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and IZS Teramo – Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise (IZSAM). IZS Teramo is WOAH’s Collaborating Centre on Epidemiology, Modelling and Surveillance.
A section of participants working on their computers during one of the practical sessions. Picture © I. Busuulwa (woah) 2024
Bioinformatics and data management tools are indispensable in bolstering defence mechanisms against biological threats. They serve critical roles in biosurveillance, aiding in the detection and characterisation of emerging pathogens, as well as in analysing evidence pertinent to agro-crime and agro-terrorism for attribution purposes—a field known as microbial forensics. Therefore, the primary objective of the training was to empower the invited animal health professionals with advanced competencies in bioinformatics and data management, thereby fortifying their diagnostic and surveillance capabilities.
Group Photo of Participants of the Regional Training on Bioinformatics and Data Management (French language) [FIRABIOT] Picture © IPT 2024
The regional bioinformatics and data management training is one of the activities under the FIRABioT project, funded by Global Affairs Canada’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program – in support of the Global Partnership Signature Initiative to Mitigate Biological Threats in Africa.
