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R‑FETPV Network

Trainees, alumni and mentors of the Program — veterinary field epidemiologists working across animal, human and environmental health in Asia and the Pacific.

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Cohorts

Trainee and alumni

R-FETPV trainees are serving veterinarians nominated by their national veterinary services. The Program has trained veterinarians from across Asia and the Pacific since its first cohort in 2009.

Trainees 224Countries 14Cohorts 16
R-FETPV trainees by country and intake year
224 veterinarians from 14 countries in Asia and the Pacific, 2009 to 2026
Trainees per year none 1 2 3–4 5–7 8+
Number of R-FETPV trainees by country and intake year, 2009 to 2026, with totals
Country202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009Total
Thailand 6   5 7 5 9   5 7 9 7 6 4 5 10 11 9 10 115
Indonesia 1   1 2   2   1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17
Cambodia     1     1   1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 16
Philippines     2   1     1 2 1 1       2 1 2 1 14
Viet Nam 1     1       1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13
Lao PDR     1   1 1   1       1 1   1 1 1 1 10
Nepal 2   2 1 1 1   1 1   1               10
Myanmar                 1 1 1 1 1 1   1 1 1 9
China           1   1 1   1     1 1 1 1 1 9
Malaysia 1               1         1     1 1 5
Mongolia                                 1 1 2
Bhutan                     1       1       2
Bangladesh                         1           1
Sri Lanka 1                                   1
Total 12 – 12 11 8 15 – 12 16 15 15 11 10 12 18 19 19 19 224 trainees in total
Countries 6 – 6 4 4 6 – 8 9 6 9 6 7 7 8 8 10 10 14 countries in all

No intake was held in two of the years shown:
2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic
2025, when no funding was available

Counts are trainees by the year of their intake. Source: R-FETPV Coordination Unit, Department of Livestock Development, Thailand. Data updated September 2026.

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Mentors

Who guides the work

R-FETPV mentors are experienced field epidemiologists who guide trainees through their fieldwork. They come from Thailand’s veterinary and medical faculties, from national veterinary services and public health agencies, and from FAO.

Each trainee is assigned mentors for the duration of a module. The mentor:

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Advises on the design of the surveillance data analysis or field investigation

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Joins the online consultations held during each outbreak investigation

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Reviews the written report

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Gives feedback when the trainee presents findings at the in-person review sessions

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Output

Program Output

What R-FETPV trainees work on: the animal diseases and animal groups covered by their outbreak investigations, surveillance analyses and other outputs.

Most frequently reported animal diseases
Number of studies in R-FETPV trainee outputs, 2013–2024
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Zoonotic and non-zoonotic outputs by animal category
R-FETPV trainee outputs, 2013–2024. Excludes 14 outputs that focused only on human health; each output is counted in one animal category.

Source: R-FETPV trainee outputs, 2013–2024.

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