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FAO and its partners accelerate the process of rinderpest virus destruction and sequestration in Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is one of the 15 partners of the Vmerge project on “Emerging, Viral Vector-Borne Diseases”, a research consortium funded under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Commission from 2013 to 2017. FAO is conducting a number of activities under the framework of Vmerge, all of which focus on Rift Valley fever (RVF)...[Read more] LinkTADs First Dissemination Event in Europe
Recent publications/newsletters
No. 16 July-September 2015 The Quarterly Early Warning Bulletin integrates information on threats to the food chain and food security for the three months ahead. It is the result of a collaboration between the Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) for transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases and food safety threats, the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) and the Food Chain Crisis Management Framework (FCC). Data is provided by GIEWS and EMPRES...[Download full PDF]
FAO Animal Production and Health Manual No. 11 A disease emergency is one of the most challenging situations a veterinary service can confront. Veterinary services must be well prepared to deal with such an emergency in order to achieve rapid and cost-efficient control. To do this, the veterinary services must be prepared. They must have a well developed plan and the capacity to implement the plan. This manual sets out in a systematic way the elements required to achieve an appropriate level of preparedness for any disease emergency in animals. In particular, this manual focuses on the control of transboundary animal diseases. Some of the principles presented may also be helpful in preparing for food safety, zoonotic and even non-infectious disease emergencies... · Read Russian version (NEW!!) Upcoming events · Workshop on Prevention and Control of Rabies in SAARC Countries · Ateliers PPR et deuxième réunion technique de coordination des réseaux RESEPI/RESOLAB-AC et des Directeurs des Services Vétérinaires d’Afrique centrale Interesting links · Income Disparities and the Global Distribution of Intensively Farmed Chicken and Pigs · Interagency Collaboration on Ebola | |
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