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[FAO-EMPRES Animal Health News]
[cid:image013.jpg@01D24CB9.A5E143B0]Supporting Myanmar on the control of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is considered to be the swine disease with the largest economic impact for the pork industry at the global level, generating large losses to the commercial sector and also threatening backyard farmers’ livelihoods. To support Myanmar on its PRRS control strategy, FAO ECTAD RAP and FAO ECTAD Myanmar organized two expert missions with laboratory expert Dr Ken Inui (FAO ECTAD Viet Nam) and with Dr Robert Morrison (Professor at the University of Minnesota)...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_021216.html>]
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[cid:image014.jpg@01D24CB9.A5E143B0]Southern Africa: Strengthening capacity of livestock interventions in crises
FAO and emergencies
The livestock industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the agricultural economy, contributing approximately 40 percent of the global value of agricultural production. Most of this growth is in response to global changes, such as a growing and increasingly urbanized human population, accompanied by an increase in meat consumption.. This trend is also reflected in Southern Africa where livestock production contributes up to 40 percent of agriculture GDP in some countries...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/emergencies/fao-in-action/stories/stories-detail/en/c/455783/>]
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[cid:image015.jpg@01D24CB9.A5E143B0]Viet Nam: Together and Stronger against antimicrobial resistance
FAO Viet Nam representation
The second National Antibiotics Awareness Week in Viet Nam highlights the continued high level commitment of the government against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Running under the theme: Together and Stronger against AMR, the campaign brings together various sectors: health, agriculture, industry and trade, environment and natural resources, academia, local governments, communities and the public. Across the country pledges are made to use antibiotics responsibly and protect one of the most precious innovations in modern medicine...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/vietnam/news/detail-events/en/c/455728/>]
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[cid:image016.jpg@01D24CB9.A5E143B0]Laos joins race against the clock to overcome antimicrobial resistance
FAO Laos PDR representation
Laos and other countries around the world have pledged to take immediate action to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Globally and in the region, the pledge to combat AMR was made with the support and collaboration of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a tripartite partnership...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/laos/news/detail-events/en/c/454716/>]
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Latest publications/newsletters
· FAO China ECTAD Highlights
October 2016 ::: Vol. 93
[Read full newsletter<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6514e.pdf>]
· FAO Viet Nam newsletter
March-September 2016
[Read full newsletter<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6379e.pdf>]
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Upcoming events
· Feedback Workshop on Strengthening Preparedness and Response Capacities for Avian Influenza Control
5 December 2016 (Luangnamtha Province, Lao PDR)
· Animal Health Emergency Preparedness Workshop and Field simulation of Anthrax Outbreak
5-7 December 2016 (Lao PDR)
· Peste des petits Ruminants (PPR) Regional Roadmap Meeting - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, China, Mongolia and Timor Leste
5-9 December 2016 (Qingdao, China)
[Visit PPR page<http://www.fao.org/ppr/en/>]
· 3rd SAARC Roadmap meeting – FMD Progressive Control Pathway
8 December 2016 (Webinar @10.00 am Central European Time CET)
[Virtual meeting room<http://fao.adobeconnect.com/saarcfmdrdmap/>]
· Peste des Petits Ruminants Global Eradication Programme (PPR-GEP)
9 December 2016 (Rome, Italy FAO-HQ)
[Visit event page<http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/council/cl155/cl155-side-events/peste-petits-ruminants/en/>]
· Feedback Workshop on Strengthening Preparedness and Response Capacities for Avian Influenza Control
9 December (Oudomxay Province, Lao PDR )
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