The workshop was a mixture of short presentations and practice sessions.
#Bioedit software reference manual#
Participants received a manual on free molecular epidemiology techniques (MET) software packages (MEGA® and BioEdit®) to allow them to become somewhat familiar with the platforms. The training began in earnest even before the workshop. or in their own country within the previous five years. The Members selected for this workshop (Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam) took part in CVRI-led “hands-on training” workshops either in China P.R. Understanding the epidemiology of rabies in the region lags behind, with little data known to track the source of rabies virus (RABV).
is an OIE Reference Laboratory for Rabies, which has led several hands-on laboratory training workshops in Asia and the Pacific in recent years. Changchun Veterinary Research Institute (CVRI) in China P.R.
Rabies is one of the deadliest zoonoses and is endemic throughout much of Asia. Participants from six Members in the region took part in the training, with the objective to strengthen capacity for epidemiology of rabies. OIE Regional Virtual Training Workshop on Molecular Epidemiology Techniques (MET) for RabiesĪ workshop on molecular epidemiology techniques for rabies was led by a team from the OIE Reference Laboratory for Rabies in China P.R.