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[cid:image004.jpg@01CFF9DF.5B9F3F20]Influenza surveillance in animals: What is our capacity to detect emerging influenza viruses with zoonotic potential?



Influenza A viruses originating from animals can adapt to infect humans following mutation or gene exchange. Identification and characterization of such viruses are therefore prerequisite for pandemic preparedness. Pandemic influenza viruses are those that are capable of causing epidemic spread in human populations over large geographic regions or worldwide. Animal influenza surveillance should be combined with a decision-making process, allowing for appropriate follow-up in case positives are found...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/AG/AGAInfo/programmes/en/empres/news_061114.html>]

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Two Films launched to bring Viet Nam "Towards Safer Hatcheries"
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific ::: Viet Nam



[cid:image006.jpg@01CFF9DF.5B9F3F20]Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The Department of Livestock Production (DLP) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Viet Nam, launched "Towards safer Hatcheries", a training film and an advocacy film for small and medium scale hatchery biosecurity in Viet Nam with the financial support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/vietnam/news/detail-events/en/c/263515/>]

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Recent publications/newsletters



[cid:image013.jpg@01CFF9DF.5B9F3F20]Avian influenza A(H5N6): the latest addition to emerging zoonotic avian influenza threats in East and Southeast Asia
EMPRES Watch ::: Vol. 30 - November 2014



INSIDE ::: 1. Context of new emerging subtypes of Avian Influenza viruses in eastern Asia; 2. Emergenge of H5N6; 3. H5N6 in Humans; 4. Genetic characteristics of H5N6 viruses; 5. Phylogenetic analysis of H5N6, H5N8 and H5N1 viruses; 6.Perspectives and recommendations...[Read full document<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4199e.pdf>]

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Upcoming events


*         75th Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA) Executive Committee Meeting and 38th Session of APHCA
3-7 November 2014 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
*         European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE)
5-7 November 2014 (Stockholm, Sweden)
Visit website<http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/escaide/Pages/ESCAIDE.aspx>
*         IV International Conference on Bluetongue and related Orbiviruses
5-7 November 2014 (Rome, Italy)
Visit website<http://www.btconference2014.izs.it/joomla/>

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Interesting links


*         Senegal: community listeners' clubs on the frontline to stop the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease<http://www.fao.org/africa/news/detail-news/en/c/264271/> ::: FAO Regional Office for Africa
*         Early Warning Bulletin by the FAO Food Chain Crisis Management Framework<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4160e.pdf>



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