82nd General Session of the World Assembly of the Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Delegates

The Fourth International Conference on Bluetongue and related Orbiviruses will be officially announced during the 82nd General Session of the World Assembly of OIE Delegates, that will be held in Paris from 25 to 30 May 2014.

The International Conference, official event of the Italian Semester of Presidency of the European Union, will take place in Rome on 5-7 November 2014. The dedicated Conference website ( www.btconference2014.izs.it ) is now available for detailed information on the agenda, registration porcedures and abstract submission guidelines.

The Conference is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Health, under the auspices of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the European Commission, and it will be organised by Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” (IZSAM) as OIE Reference Laboratory for Bluetongue.

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