[cid:image001.gif@01CE3D1F.422B0840] FAO gathers international experts for urgent risk assessment on H7N9 [cid:image010.jpg@01CE3D20.38341BF0]The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized an urgent meeting on 17 and 18 April with more than 30 experts to implement an emergency risk assessment on the evolving situation of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus. Leading animal health specialists from multiple disciplines including epidemiology, virology, disease modelling, risk management, biosecurity and food safety worked with FAO experts over the course of two intensive days. Public health specialists from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States of America also contributed outside of attending parallel influenza meetings at FAO...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_190413.html>] ________________________________ Workshop on Implementing Guidelines of the Viet Nam Prime Minister on A influenza (H7N9) Control and Prevention FAO Viet Nam Representation [cid:image011.jpg@01CE3D20.38341BF0]The Emergency Centre of Transboundary Disease Control (ECTAD) FAO was asked to contribute to the Ministerial level workshop "Implementing Guidelines of the Viet Nam Prime Minister on A influenza (H7N9) Control and Prevention" which was co-chaired by Minister of Health Ministry (MOH) and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry (MARD) in Ha Noi. Dr. Scott Newman, Senior Technical Coordinator at FAO Viet Nam was asked to provide information about H7N9 and emphasized the challenge before the government to prepare for, detect and respond to a novel virus H7N9 that poses risks to people, livelihoods, food security, economies, and biodiversity...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_190413b.html>] ________________________________ [cid:image012.jpg@01CE3D20.38341BF0]FAO ECTAD encourages everyone to pay close attention to the events of H7N9 - FAO Viet Nam Representation As the total number of human cases from avian influenza A (H7N9) virus passes 60, and the human death toll reaches 13 people, the government of Viet Nam is being challenged to prepare for, detect and respond to a novel virus that poses risks to people, livelihoods, food security, economies, and biodiversity. In response, the government of Viet Nam organized the ...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/vietnam/home/news-room/detail/en/?news_uid=174589>] ________________________________ En 2012 la región andina tuvo su primer año sin focos de fiebre aftosa en medio siglo FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean [cid:image013.jpg@01CE3D20.38341BF0]Desde su llegada al territorio andino hace más de 50 años, se había reportado año a año focos de fiebre aftosa en la ganadería de dichos países, tendencia que se rompió en 2012, el primer año sin brotes de la enfermedad, señaló hoy la FAO. "Se trata de un gran hito para el proceso de erradicación y una gran noticia para la seguridad alimentaria de dichos países", explicó el Oficial Principal de Desarrollo Pecuario de la FAO, Tito Díaz, agregando que desde el 2011 el número de focos en la región andina ha caído considerablemente: sólo hubo 5 focos en Ecuador y 2 en Venezuela en ese año...[Read more<http://www.rlc.fao.org/es/prensa/noticias/en-2012-la-region-andina-tuvo-su-primer-ano-sin-focos-de-fiebre-aftosa-en-medio-siglo/> - Spanish only] ________________________________ Upcoming events · International Veterinary Congress<http://www.worldvet.org/node/10512> 17-22 April 2013 (Moscow, Russia) · 40th General Session of the European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth disease (EuFMD)<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/commissions/eufmd/commissions/eufmd-home/upcoming-events/en/> 22-24 April 2013 (Rome, Italy) ________________________________ Recent publications/journals · Supporting livelihoods and building resilience through peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and small ruminant diseases control<http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/aq236e/aq236e.pdf> FAO Animal production and Health Position Paper · EMPRES Bulletin des maladies animales transfrontières <http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/i2910f/i2910f.pdf> No. 41-2012 EMPRES website ::: http://www.fao.org/AG/empres.html For comments or suggestions ::: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Follow us on Twitter ::: @FAOAnimalHealth<https://twitter.com/#!/FAOAnimalHealth> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EMPRES-Livestock-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(EMPRES-Livestock-L,SIGNOFF);