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This has put some urgency on the development of new science that would enable public health labs to also bypass the need for culture, using metagenomics and then use bioinformatics to separate the pathogen of interest from everything else." Earlier outbreak detection Amy Douglas, lead epidemiologist, gastrointestinal infections, Food Safety and One Health Division at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), spoke about the use of artificial intelligence. There are a number of considerations when thinking about how to develop and implement AI for public health, such as being aware of its limitations, the outputs still need validation and approval by humans." Oman and Qatar Adel Ben Saed Al Wahibi, director, Epidemiological Surveillance Directorate, at the Ministry of Health in Oman, told attendees about Tarassud, a system used to provide information on infectious diseases. Wasan Abdulla Al Baker, director of the Food Safety Department at the Ministry of Public Health, said: "Our participation in the alliance's annual meeting represents an opportunity to strengthen international cooperation and exchange expertise and best practices in the field of food safety. It also enables us to contribute effectively to accelerating the implementation of the Global Strategy for Food Safety 2022–2030, enhance Qatar's global role in the field of food safety, broaden its vision within the international community and increase its impact in promoting global food safety standards." (To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here)"