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Prevention against avian influenza (highly pathogenic avian influenza)



[cid:image013.jpg@01D117E9.14A60B20]From 3 to 13 November 2015, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will be conducting a training mission in Cotonou (Benin). The training which aims to strengthen the capacity of the national laboratory staff as well as the private and public veterinary services will be delivered by two FAO experts from the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (FAO ECTAD) for West and Central Africa based in Bamako/Mali and the EMPRES/lab Unit in Rome...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_051115.html>]

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MARD and FAO take the first step towards safer use of antibiotics and antimicrobials in livestock in Viet Nam - FAO Viet Nam Representation



[cid:image014.jpg@01D117E9.14A60B20]Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a multi-dimensional threat to human survival, public health, trade and economy and the over-all sustainable development of the country. Antimicrobial resistance is a growing human and economic threat in Viet Nam with the increasing and uncontrolled use of antibiotics in the health system and in veterinary medicine, and for growth promotion and disease prevention in agriculture, horticulture, livestock, aquaculture...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/vietnam/news/detail-events/en/c/340648/>]

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L'Afrique centrale trace sa feuille de route vers l'éradication de la peste des petits ruminants - FAO Cameroun Representation (only in French)



[cid:image015.jpg@01D117E9.14A60B20]La capitale camerounaise accueille, depuis le 24 septembre 2015, deux rencontres qui réunissent environ 40 participants dont des Chefs des Services Vétérinaires, les Directeurs des laboratoires et les responsables des services d'épidémiosurveillance en provenance du Cameroun, du Congo, du Gabon, de la Guinée Equatoriale, de la République centrafricaine, de la République Démocratique du Congo, de Sao Tome et Principe et du Tchad...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/cameroun/actualites/detail-events/fr/c/338771/>]

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FAO y Asociación Panamericana de Ciencias Veterinarias establecen marco de colaboración -  FAO Chile Representation (only in Spanish)



[cid:image016.jpg@01D117E9.14A60B20]La Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe y la Asociación Panamericana de Ciencias Veterinarias (PANVET), establecieron el pasado 06 de octubre un memorando de entendimiento para promover la formulación de políticas y estrategias de intervención regional en salud pública, producción animal e inocuidad de los alimentos. El acuerdo reforzará los objetivos estratégicos de la FAO de hacer que la agricultura, la actividad forestal y la pesca sean más productivas y sostenibles, junto con propiciar sistemas agrícolas y alimentarios inclusivos y eficientes...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/chile/noticias/detail-events/en/c/340000/>]

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Recent publications


·         FAO China ECTAD Highlights<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5100e.pdf>
Issue no. 80 ::: September 2015
·         Strengthening Regional Veterinary Laboratory Networks in Africa and Asia FCC-EMPRES<http://www.fao.org/3/a-bb010e.pdf>
Information Sheets ::: no. 10

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Upcoming events


·         14th EPI-LAB meeting
5-6 November 2015 (Dak Lak, Viet Nam)
·         Consultation on regional strategy and program for the control of African swine fever
10-12 November 2015 (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
·         Lumpy Skin Disease prevention and control: a new challenge for European countries
11-12 November 2015 (Tibilisi, Georgia)
[Visit event details<http://www.fao.org/europe/events/detail-events/en/c/340350/>]
·         European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Diseases Epidemiology (ESCAIDE)
11-13 November 2015 (Stockholm, Sweden)
[Visit conference website<http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/escaide/Pages/ESCAIDE.aspx>]
·         Regional Veterinary Epidemiology Advocacy Meeting
11-13 November 2015 (Bangkok, Thailand)



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