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[FAO-EMPRES Animal Health News]


Alarm as lethal plague detected among rare Mongolian antelope



[cid:image003.jpg@01D278C4.40A2F430]The international pledge to eradicate a devastating livestock disease affecting mostly sheep and goats has taken on new urgency in the wake of a mass die-off of a rare Mongolian antelope. Some 900 Saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica mongolica) - almost 10 percent of the sub-species' population - have been found dead in Mongolia's western Khovd province. Samples taken from carcasses indicated the animals were positive for Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a highly fatal viral disease with plague-like impact on domestic sheep and goat herds, killing up to 90 percent of infected animals...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/463932/icode/>]

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Good practices to collect livestock data: A guidebook



[cid:image005.jpg@01D278C4.40A2F430]Many rural households in developing countries depend on livestock for their livelihoods. Sustainable livestock systems can contribute to reducing poverty, ending hunger, and improving health, and can also be key in addressing environmental degradation and climate change, and preserving biodiversity. Measuring livestock systems-and the socioeconomic benefits they generate-remains a challenge due to a lack of high-quality, nationally representative data. Livestock is often neglected in many national...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/home/en/news_archive/2017_Measuring_livestock_for_livelihoods.html>]

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[cid:image007.jpg@01D278C4.40A2F430]VIDEO ::: PPR kills endangered Mongolian antelope for the first time



FAO's chief veterinary officer, Juan Lubroth, discusses the spill over of PPR from domestic animals in Mongolia to Saiga antelope, warning that many more of the endangered animals may die. Extra efforts to vaccinate sheep and goats in areas where they may mingle with wildlife is essential...[Watch interview<http://www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-video/en/?uid=12032>]

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[cid:image009.jpg@01D278C4.40A2F430]VIDEO ::: The role of agriculture in preventing the development of antimicrobial resistance



Public health and sustainable food production are facing a serious global threat today: the increasing spread of Antimicrobial Resistance. What is Antimicrobial Resistance? Antimicrobial Resistance refers to bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that become resistant to anti-microbial drugs...[Watch video<https://youtu.be/d3YXW_gWNz4?list=PLB58F4D829B7883FD>]

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Recent publications / newsletters



·         FAO Food Chain Crisis Early Warning Bulletin
March 2017 ::: no. 22 January
[Download PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6825e.pdf>]

·         FAO China ECTAD Highlights
December 2016 ::: vol. 95
[Download PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6779e.pdf>]

·         Zoonotic tuberculosis (TB)
Joint WHO, OIE, FAO and the Union factsheet
[Download PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6789e.pdf>]

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Upcoming events



·         USAID-FAO-WHO PMAC 2017 Side Meeting on AMR
30-31 January 2017 (Bangkok, Thailand)

·         Three Ministries Coordination Meeting on Joint One Health Approach for the Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses
30-31 January 20147 (Jakarta, Indonesia)

·         Meeting of the IRC Executive Committee & STAR-IDAZ Consortium
30 January - 2 February 2017 (Nairobi, Kenya)

·         EuFMD Réseau Francophone pour le contrôle de la Fièvre Aphteuse, Lancement du réseau et de ses activités
Webinar @ 10.30 am (CET)
[Connect to the virtual room<http://fao.adobeconnect.com/eufmdreseaufrancophone/> - Visit EUFMD website<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/commissions/eufmd/commissions/eufmd-home/en/>]

·         The use of Epicollect
Webinar @ 10.30 am (CET)
[Connect to the virtual room<http://www-data.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/%0bhttp:/fao.adobeconnect.com/epicollecteufmd/> - Visit EUFMD website<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/commissions/eufmd/commissions/eufmd-home/en/>]

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Interesting links



·         Agriculture and livestock critical for ensuring food security in North Waziristan
News by the FAO Pakistan representation
[Read full news<http://www.fao.org/pakistan/news/detail-events/en/c/463940/>]

·         Animal welfare issues are subject of increased attention
News by FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
[Read more<http://www.fao.org/europe/news/detail-news/en/c/467893/>]

·         FAOSTAT
[Visit new site<http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home>]




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