Cell phones revolutionizing Kenya’s livestock sector Farmers and veterinarians across Africa are increasingly using cell phones to issue alerts quickly about possible animal disease outbreaks at a very early stage and to track wide-scale vaccination campaigns. Mobile phone applications are making –“early warning” a matter of seconds instead of weeks for animal disease outbreaks, and essential veterinary care can be tracked with pinpoint accuracy and speed, thanks to the Global Positioning System function now directly integrated in most cell phones...[Read more]
E-learning modules on bioinformatics in animal viral pathogens With the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the joint FAO/International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) division, the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics initiated the development of a publicly accessible e-learning bioinformatics course on animal viral pathogens. This development was made following numerous requests for bioinformatics trainings by animal health diagnostic laboratories in developing countries...[Read more]
Tripartite partnership of FAO, WHO, and OIE highlights the importance for strengthened work at the human-animal-ecosystem interface Health threats at the human-animal- ecosystem interface have increased over the past decades, as pathogens continue to evolve and adapt to new hosts and environments, imposing a burden on human and animal health systems. The increase in health threats to humans and animals is driven by multiple, inter-related global factors generally related to human behaviour and environmental changes and also reflects the complexities of the ecosystems in which humans and animals coexist. Because reducing these risks cannot be achieved by one sector alone, there is increasing convergence toward a One Health approach that incorporates a collaborative, cross-sectoral, multidisciplinary mode of addressing these threats and reducing health risks...[Read more]
Upcoming events · Regional workshop to formulate strategy/ roadmap for PPR and small ruminant diseases control in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) neighboring countries 18-20 March 2013 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 4th Westeurasia Roadmap 2-4 April 2013 (Baku, Azerbaijan) · Strengthening Brucellosis Control in Eastern Europe and Central Asia 9-11 April 2013 (Izmir, Turkey) |