BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.2//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Since its identification in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012 \, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) continues to po se a significant public health\, health security and economic threat to th e global community. To date\, more than 2500 cases of human infection have been reported to the World Health Organization[1] \;and cases have be en exported to all regions of the globe. MERS-CoV is one of three high imp act\, zoonotic coronaviruses that have emerged in recent years.One of the major successes of the global efforts to address MERS has been the way it has informed the early response activities of the COVID-19 pandemic. In ma ny countries\, MERS investment and hard work provided a critical foundatio n for response to COVID-19.The COVID-19 pandemic has required the world to reevaluate outbreak and pandemic preparedness\, including surveillance\, to be strengthened and in a constant state of readiness. Public health les sons learned from COVID-19 should be communicated and applied to MERS-CoV through integrated\, One Health surveillance\, prevention and control effo rts. Likewise\, efforts towards the control and prevention of MERS-CoV hav e contributed to the fight against COVID-19\, particularly in the areas of One Health and vaccine development.Over the last nine years\, FAO\, OIE\, and WHO have brought together public health and animal health experts fro m affected and at-risk countries\, academic scientists and subject matter experts of high threat respiratory pathogens including influenza\, SARS an d MERS\, to review the latest scientific evidence on MERS-CoV and improve multi-sectoral collaboration. As a follow-up to previous technical meeting s on MERS-CoV hosted by WHO\, FAO and OIE\, the 2021 Global Technical Meet ing will focus on MERS-CoV and other emerging zoonotic coronaviruses. The meeting will bring together the global community to share the latest findi ngs from accelerated efforts to implement the MERS-CoV public health resea rch agenda and R&\;D road map.The specific objectives of the meeting ar e to:Summarize the latest scientific findings and country experiences on M ERS-CoV\, focusing on recent advances since the last Global Technical Meet ing on MERS-CoV held in September 20173Facilitate coordination and communi cation between animal health\, public health and environmental sectors in 1) Outbreak preparedness and response\, 2) MERS-CoV and other zoonotic cor onavirus surveillance activities and laboratory capacity and 3) MERS-CoV\n and emerging zoonotic coronavirus preparedness\, prevention\, cont rol\, and intervention measures\, including vaccinationHighlight how MERS- CoV research\, prevention and control activities have contributed to the g lobal effort against SARS-CoV-2Apply lessons learned from COVID-19 to the control and prevention of MERS-CoV and other emerging zoonotic coronavirus es.Summarize priority actions and research for the continued advancement i n the control and prevention of MERS-CoV.Expected outcomes of the meeting are:A reinforced global commitment to maintain vigilance for prevention\, detection and response activities targeting MERS-CoV and other emerging zo onotic coronaviruses\, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic Update the public health research agenda for MERS-CoV and highlight newly prioritized research questionsParticipantsStakeholders invited to attend the Global T echnical Meeting on MERS-CoV include representatives from Ministries of He alth and Ministries of Agriculture in affected and in at-risk countries\, MERS-CoV and zoonotic CoV subject matter experts and researchers\,\n fu nding agencies\, industrial partners and representatives from FAO\, OIE an d WHO at headquarters\, regional and national levels.LanguageThe meeting w ill be held in English with French and Arabic simultaneous interpretation. Meeting VenueVirtual\, by invitation\n[1] http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/pr ogrammes/en/empres/mers/situation_update.html \; \; DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211117 DTSTAMP:20260607T101935Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211115 LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:FAO-OIE-WHO Global Technical Meeting on MERS CoV and Other Emerging Zoonotic Coronaviruses UID:RFCALITEM639164243757052907 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Since its identification in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012\, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS- CoV) continues to pose a significant public health\, health security and e conomic threat to the global community. To date\, more than 2500 cases of human infection have been reported to the World Health Organization[1] \;and cases have been exported to all regions of the globe. MERS-CoV is one of three high impact\, zoonot ic coronaviruses that have emerged in recent years.

One of the major successes of the global efforts to address MERS has been the way it has i nformed the early response activities of the COVID-19 pandemic. In many co untries\, MERS investment and hard work provided a critical foundation for response to COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has required the world to reevaluate outbreak and pandemic preparedness\, including surveillance\ , to be strengthened and in a constant state of readiness. Public health l essons learned from COVID-19 should be communicated and applied to MERS-Co V through integrated\, One Health surveillance\, prevention and control ef forts. Likewise\, efforts towards the control and prevention of MERS-CoV h ave contributed to the fight against COVID-19\, particularly in the areas of One Health and vaccine development.

Over the last nine years\, FA O\, OIE\, and WHO have brought together public health and animal health ex perts from affected and at-risk countries\, academic scientists and subjec t matter experts of high threat respiratory pathogens including influenza\ , SARS and MERS\, to review the latest scientific evidence on MERS-CoV and improve multi-sectoral collaboration. As a follow-up to previous technica l meetings on MERS-CoV hosted by WHO\, FAO and OIE\, the 2021 Global Techn ical Meeting will focus on MERS-CoV and other emerging zoonotic coronaviru ses. The meeting will bring together the global community to share the lat est findings from accelerated efforts to implement the MERS-CoV public hea lth research agenda and R&\;D road map.

The specific objectives of the meeting are to:

Expected outcomes of the meeting are:

Participants

Stak eholders invited to attend the Global Technical Meeting on MERS-CoV includ e representatives from Ministries of Health and Ministries of Agriculture in affected and in at-risk countries\, MERS-CoV and zoonotic CoV subject m atter experts and researchers\,\n funding agencies\, industrial partner s and representatives from FAO\, OIE and WHO at headquarters\, regional an d national levels.

Language

The meeting will be held in English with French and Arabic simultaneous interpretatio n.

Meeting Venue

Virtual\, by invitation\n

[1] http://www.fao.org/ ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/mers/situation_update.html

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