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Too early to draw conclusions on source of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome infections in humans

 

http://www.fao.org/typo3temp/pics/9b9a64decc.jpgAugust 2013 - Understanding the potential role of animals in the emergence and spread of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) requires further investigation, analysis and study, FAO said today. Current evidence is not sufficient to identify the specific source, whether animal or otherwise, of the coronavirus that is causing MERS in humans...[Read more]

 


 

Georgia joins the European Commission for the control of foot-and-mouth disease

 

http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/Images/news_090813B.jpgAugust 2013 - Georgia became the 37th member of the European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) on 23 July 2013. This recent addition marks a new and proactive stage for Georgia in the country’s efforts to control transboundary animal diseases. EuFMD, one of FAO’s oldest Commissions, was established in 1954 to coordinate foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) control within Europe at a time when the disease was ravaging the continent...[Read more]

 


 

FAO and African Union sign Memorandum of Understanding to control avian influenza H7N9 spread

 

http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/faoweb/images/news/medium_large_Untitled.jpgAugust 2013 - A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between FAO and the African Union Commission (AUC) signed today will help to prevent and control outbreaks of influenza A (H7N9), better known as avian influenza. The signing ceremony was held in the presence of Her Excellency Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture at the AUC and Dr. Modibo Traore, FAO Representative to the African Union and to the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Sub regional Coordinator for Eastern Africa and FAO Representative in Ethiopia...[Read more]

 


 

FAO project boosts capacity building in Southern African countries fighting small ruminant plague

 

http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/faoweb/images/news/medium_rumiants.jpgAugust 2013 - A total population of 12 million sheep and goats in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia and 50 million in Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries are at great risk of Peste des Petit Ruminants (PPR), a disease that attacks small ruminants. FAO is currently partnering with the three countries to prevent further spread of the disease through the regional Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) of the Sub-regional Office for Southern Africa, based in Harare....[Read more]

 


 

Recent publications/newsletters

 

·     FAO's support to the One Health regional approach ::: Towards integrated and effective animal health-food safety surveillance capacity development in Eastern Africa
FAO Animal Production and Health Report no. 2

·     China Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Highlights
July 2013 ::: Vol. 54

 


 

Upcoming events

 

·     2nd International Congress on Pathogens at the Human-Animal Interface (ICOPHAI): One Health for Sustainable Development
14-17 August 2013 (Porto de Galinhas, Brazil)

·     5th Meeting of the ASEAN Coordination Centre for Animal Health and Zoonosis Preparatory Committee
20-22 August 2013 (Malaysia)

 

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