[cid:image001.gif@01D01AD2.F3BD53F0] [cid:image013.jpg@01D01AD9.B4A34A10]Reviewing increased preparedness for novel influenza A(H7N9) in Africa The influenza A(H7N9) virus emerged in China early 2013 and has since caused over 460 human cases, of which 38 percent had a fatal outcome. H7N9 is an avian influenza virus that causes no disease signs in birds and can therefore spread undetected in poultry populations, putting people at risk. In January 2014, FAO and AU-IBAR therefore launched a project to increase preparedness against this novel virus in 11 African countries assessed to be at low or moderate risk of virus incursion...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/AG/AGAInfo/programmes/en/empres/news_181214.html>] ________________________________ [cid:image014.jpg@01D01AD9.B4A34A10]Producing the right vaccine for the PPR Global Control and Eradication Programme Small ruminants like sheep and goats are one of the most important economic and social assets of poor people living in rural areas worldwide. Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is arguably the disease with the highest impact on small ruminants in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Consultations with a broad range of stakeholders through regional workshops have identified the need for a dedicated vaccination campaign...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/AG/AGAInfo/programmes/en/empres/news_181214b.html>] ________________________________ [cid:image015.jpg@01D01AD9.B4A34A10]FAO, China and EU identify ASF policy gaps to build regional preparedness FAO, China and the European Union (EU) are making progress on improving preparedness for African swine fever (ASF), a deadly disease affecting pigs. Through the EU-funded LinkTADs research consortium, 40 experts from the EU and Asia met in Beijing on 24 November for the "African swine fever Policy Event", which afforded them the opportunity to explore how lessons learned in Europe fighting ASF could be applied to Asia, to identify the main policy gaps in East and Southeast Asia...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/AG/AGAInfo/programmes/en/empres/news_181214c.html>] ________________________________ FAO Shares 8 Years of Achievement for Bird Flu Control in Viet Nam and a Future Commitment - FAO Viet Nam Office [cid:image016.jpg@01D01AD9.B4A34A10]To celebrate the closing of an eight year long project, OSRO/RAS/604/USA "Immediate Technical Assistance to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) to Viet Nam", funded by the United States Agency of International Development (USAID), the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease (ECTAD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Viet Nam co-organized a closing workshop with the Department of Animal Health (DAH) and the Department of Livestock Production(DLP) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). This event was an occasion to highlight achievements and challenges during the eight year project (2006-2014) which provided almost USD $17 million of support to Viet Nam...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/vietnam/news/detail-events/en/c/272792/>] ________________________________ Upcoming events * Closing workshop H7N9 TCPs for ASEAN and SAARC 17-18 December 2014 (Bangkok, Thailand) * One Health Colloquium 18-19 December 2014 (London, the United Kingdom) * Inception Meeting: FAO-DTRA Collaboration 18-19 December 2014 (Rome, Italy) ________________________________ Interesting links * Closing the livestock gender gap in Southern Africa<http://www.fao.org/africa/news/detail-news/en/c/271879/> News ::: FAO Regional Office for Africa * FAO The Power of Resilience<http://youtu.be/6J0t6kSNCD4> Video ::: Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa * RISKSUR Stakeholders' Newsletter<http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=710fa9fe4b0e7507803cdf74c&id=e51c892497&e=f8a47660fc> Issue 3 - December 2014 EMPRES website ::: http://www.fao.org/AG/empres.html For comments or suggestions ::: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [cid:image010.gif@01D01AD2.F3BD53F0]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/empres-animal_health/sets/> [cid:image011.gif@01D01AD2.F3BD53F0] <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB58F4D829B7883FD> [cid:image012.gif@01D01AD2.F3BD53F0] <https://twitter.com/FAOAnimalHealth> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EMPRES-Livestock-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(EMPRES-Livestock-L,SIGNOFF);