Events Since 2001

Using the US CDC (United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) tool based on multicriteria decision tree analysis and building Bhutan’s capacity for conducting JRA using the Tripartite JRA Operational Tool (JRA OT) the top 10 diseases included rabies, avian influenza A (H5N1), leptospirosis, brucellosis, enterohemorrhagic E. coli, Dengue fever, Scrub typhus, bovine tuberculosis, anthrax, and salmonellosis. Forty participants attended the workshop from human health, animal health, food safety, wildlife, and environment sectors, including officials from national and sub-national levels with senior and young professionals. 22.5% were female participants.