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[FAO-EMPRES Animal Health News]




[cid:image006.jpg@01D220B4.235809A0]FAO calls for more robust anthrax prevention measures
FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia



FAO is calling for strengthened prevention measures against anthrax, following reports of outbreaks among reindeer, cattle and horses in northern Europe over the past summer. The new issue of EMPRES Watch provides analysis of the status of anthrax worldwide, and recommends measures to prevent outbreaks among animals as well as transmission of the deadly disease to humans...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/europe/news/detail-news/en/c/445403/>]

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[cid:image012.jpg@01D220B4.235809A0]LinkTADs presented its major achievements at the 10th EPIZONE meeting in Madrid



Launched in October 2013, the LinkTADs research consortium is a 3-year initiative funded under the European Commission (EC) Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), which aims to coordinate research on transboundary animal diseases and zoonoses (both epidemiology and laboratory aspects) between the European Union and China. After almost three years, the project will soon come to its end. A series of final dissemination events are being organized in Europe and China...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_071016.html>]

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[cid:image013.jpg@01D220B4.235809A0]Assessment of national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in Kenya



Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a worldwide health threat at the human-animal-environment interface. Overuse and misuse of antimicrobials in different sectors can result in ineffectiveness of previously successful human and animal treatments of diseases. Food and feed producing agriculture that use antimicrobials therapeutically and non-therapeutically include the following sub-sectors: livestock, aquatic animals and crops for...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_071016b.html>]

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[cid:image016.jpg@01D220B4.235809A0]Zimbabwe: Raising media awareness on the threats of antimicrobial resistance
FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa



Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become an urgent global health threat requiring immediate international and national attention. It is estimated that 700,000 people currently die from AMR related deaths and that by 2050, if not tackled, resistance to antimicrobials could cause more than 10 million deaths annually. Most of these deaths are expected to be in developing countries in Africa and Asia. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/africa/news/detail-news/en/c/445157/>]

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[cid:image018.jpg@01D220B4.235809A0]New Resources available online for FMD and other TADS
FAO Animal Production and Health



The European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) is increasingly focused on training and knowledge-sharing. The resources made available in the e-learning and online training area of the EuFMD are constantly being updated and developed. Recently, the focus has been on the material provided for the Balkans...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/home/en/news_archive/2016_EuFMD_Balkans-Trace_region.html>]

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Upcoming events



·         SAARC Special Session on Antimicrobial Resistance
10-11 October 2016 (Bangkok, Thailand)
[Visit event page<http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/events/detail-events/en/c/1370/>]

·         Vmerge final meeting
10-12 October 2016 (Dakar, Senegal)
[Visit Vmerge page<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/Vmerge.html>]

·         Regional consultation meeting for filovirus surveillance under the FAO Pandemic Threats-2 (EPT-2) Programme in West and Central Africa
10-14 October 2016 (Dakar, Senegal)

·         Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Regional Roadmap Meeting Southern African Development Community (SADC)
12-13 October 2016 (Harare, Zimbabwe)

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Useful links



·         Contributing to Sahel food security through sustainable water bird management
FAO News ::: 06 October 2016
[Read full news<http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/445405/icode/>]

·         VIDEO ::: Campagne de sensibilisation Fièvre Aphteuse
Published in FAO Tunis ::: only in French
[Watch full video<https://youtu.be/Iz_SDY0zbP0?list=PLB58F4D829B7883FD>]

·         VIDEO ::: Reversing the spread of AMR in Zimbabwe
[Watch full video<https://youtu.be/m4SFzL3Hgtw>]



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