FAO and partners develop joint strategies for PPR control in East Africa FAO recently organized two workshops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to work with development partners in East Africa to map out strategies to curb the economic damage caused by the deadly peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as ‘goat plague.’ The meeting put in motion the first steps necessary to create a regional initiative in the Horn of Africa that would prevent and control the spread of PPR across borders forward...[Read full news]
Venturing into the WILD in Bangladesh The EMPRES Animal Health-Wildlife Health and Ecology Unit recently held a course entitled “Wildlife Investigation in Livestock Disease and Public Health – An Introductory Training course on One Health” (WILD Training) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with a number of field visits to villages in the region surrounding the capital. Experts in the fields of veterinary medicine, public health, biology, wildlife and the environment attended 11 days of intensive hands-on training in ‘One Health’ with a specific focus on Bangladesh - specific zoonoses – diseases that can pass from animals to humans – and environmental issues at the animal-human-ecosystems interface...[Read full news]
Upcoming events · Emerging Infectious Diseases Symposium 2012 22-23 October 2012 (Geelong, Australia) · Open Session of the Eufmd 29-31 October 2012 (Jerez de la Frontera, Spain) · Influenza risk assessment and risk modelling: Pandemic influenza threats and beyond 7-9 November 2012 (Rome, Italy) Recent publications · FAO China Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Highlights ::: September 2012 ::: Vol. 43 · EMPRES Transboundary Animal Diseases Bulletin ::: No. 40-2012 (French version) · EMPRES Transboundary Animal Diseases Bulletin ::: No. 40-2012 (Spanish version) |