Joint Webinar GARA-WOHA

16 December 2025
Online

We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming joint webinar organised by the Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). This session will focus on critical aspects of African swine fever (ASF) vaccine development, evaluation, and responsible use.

As the global scientific community continues to work toward safe and effective ASF vaccines, clear guidance and harmonised approaches to evaluation and monitoring will be essential. This webinar aims to provide an overview of WOAH’s ASF vaccine guidelines and to discuss the practical considerations for field evaluation and post-vaccination monitoring.

Webinar title: ASF Vaccine Guidelines, Field Evaluation, and Post-Vaccination Monitoring – A Joint GARA–WOAH Webinar
Date: Tuesday, 16th December 2025
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm CET
Registration link: https://oie.zoom.us/meeting/register/Uq0uEAPuRnGxi83RmMqEXg

This session will bring two leading experts, Professor Chris Oura and Georgina Limon, to present on:

  • Key elements of the WOAH ASF vaccine guidelines
  • Discuss essential parameters for assessing ASF vaccine safety and efficacy
  • Explore practical approaches to field evaluation
  • Outline recommendations for effective post-vaccination monitoring
  • Highlight the importance of international coordination in supporting safe vaccine deployment

We warmly encourage your participation and look forward to a productive discussion that will help strengthen global efforts to combat ASF.

Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues who may be interested.

WOAH Codes and Manuals can be found here: https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/standards/codes-and-manuals/

WOAH report of the ad hoc Group meeting on ASFV vaccines: field evaluation and post-vaccination monitoring, https://www.woah.org/app/uploads/2025/08/202507-report-ahg-guidelines-for-asf-vaccines-final.pdf

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