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Threat of African Swine Fever spread in Eastern Europe: Urgent need for international collaboration by the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
[cid:image003.jpg@01CDDD14.D6694500]African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most severe viral diseases affecting swine production. Some genotypes, such as genotype II, which was introduced into Georgia in 2007 and spread throughout the Caucasus and into the Russian Federation can cause high morbidities and mortalities. Unfortunately the ASF control, detection and prevention strategies in many countries in Europe is not fully effective...[Read full news<http://www.fao.org/europe/meetings-and-events-2012/asf/en/>]
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Enhancing coordination on laboratory activities in West and Central Africa
[cid:image005.jpg@01CDDD14.D6694500]The 6th annual RESOLAB coordination meeting has taken place from 3 to 7 December 2012 in Dakar, Senegal. RESOLAB is the West and Central Africa Veterinary Laboratory Network for Avian Influenza and other transboundary animal diseases and includes 23 members, which are national animal health laboratories from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo...[Read full news<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_181212.html>]
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Upcoming events
· Joint FAO/IAEA training course on molecular methods (PCR and sequencing) applied to the diagnosis, epidemiology and surveillance of transboundary animal diseases
10-21 December 2012 (Vienna, Austria)
[Download agenda<http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload/306958/ap390e.pdf> - Download prospectus<http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload/306958/ap390e.pdf>]
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Recent publications
· EMPRES Watch ::: Rift Valley Fever: vigilance needed in the coming months ::: Dec. 2012 ::: Vol. 27<http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/ap392e/ap392e.pdf>
· FAO China Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Highlights ::: November 2012 ::: Vol. 46<http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/ap388e/ap388e.pdf>
· FAO Sudan Monthly Newsletter ::: November 2012 ::: Issue no. 10<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/tc/tce/pdf/Brochures/FAO_Newsletter_November_2012.pdf>
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