[cid:image001.gif@01CEB61E.78D23800] FAO launches emergency projects to fight H7N9 avian flu Initiatives to help Asian countries improve virus detection, control and response FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific [cid:image004.jpg@01CEB628.B1D5A9C0]Bangkok, Thailand, September 2013 - Two emergency regional projects aimed at containing avian influenza were launched by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at a three-day workshop. The meeting was attended by veterinary experts from countries in the sub-regions of Southeast and South Asia and from a number of international organizations and development partners...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/rap/home/news/detail/en/?news_uid=197054>] ________________________________ Upcoming events * ANTIGONE One Health Course 2nd Edition 2013<http://www.wildtechproject.com/wildlistattachments/OHC_Advertisement_2013_v3.pdf> 19 September-4 October 2013 (Ciudad Real, Spain) * Hands on training on TADinfo (TCP/CVI/3303 project on control of ASF in Cape Verde)<http://www.fao.org/AG/AGAInfo/programmes/en/empres/documents/agenda_TADinfo_2013.pdf> 23-27 September 2013 (Praia - Cape Verde) * APHCA-OIE Regional workshop: Zoonoses, Food-borne diseases and antimicrobial resistance 24-25 September 2013 (Thimphu, Bhutan) * One Health Country Case Studies 26 September 2013 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) ________________________________ Suggested links * Health Map 5.0<http://healthmap.org/en/> 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);