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FAO joins with AU-IBAR and ILRI on regional strategy for the control of African swine fever in Africa
[cid:image011.jpg@01CFD9B2.F6CDEB10]Occurrence of African swine fever (ASF) was reported in almost half of the countries that make up the African continent in 2012. This transboundary animal disease (TAD) can have a powerful negative impact on a nation's economy and social structures. It causes major economic losses from its effects on pig production and economically hinders people who depend on pig farming and who risk, as a result of ASF, to lose their livelihoods. It also reduces poor communities' access to high-quality and cheap animal proteins...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_260914.html>]
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[cid:image012.jpg@01CFD9B2.F6CDEB10]Improving the Sustainability of Eastern Africa Regional Animal Health Networks
Since 2008, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) established two regional networks to coordinate animal health work in the Eastern Africa region. One is the Eastern Africa Regional Epidemiology Network (EAREN), which concerns surveillance for early detection and reporting of animal diseases in order to enable planning, regional coordination and harmonization. The second regional network is the Eastern Africa Regional Laboratory Network (EARLN), which relates to early detection of diseases and disease management plans through national laboratories for diagnosis. Regional networks, supported by functional national networks, serve to share expertise...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_260914b.html>]
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[cid:image013.jpg@01CFD9B2.F6CDEB10]Increased concern over latest strain of avian influenza in Southeast Asia
A recently-emerged strain of avian influenza virus in poultry in Southeast Asia known as A(H5N6) represents a new threat to animal health and livelihoods and must be closely monitored, FAO said today. Chinese authorities first reported the influenza A(H5N6) virus in poultry in April 2014. Since then, the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam have also detected the H5N6 virus in poultry...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/243855/icode/>]
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