date:Apr 08, 2013
through its wide network of country and regional offices and key partners, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
The FAO and OIE reference centre, the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, is leading laboratory analysis in response to the situation. The scientific community and FAO are currently working to optimise diagnostic approaches in order to better detect this new strain of influe