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Removal of rinderpest virus from Africa enters final stages



[cid:image017.jpg@01D1C321.15416780]The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has assisted the Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal in the destruction and sequestration of Rinderpest Virus-Containing Material (RVCM). FAO notes that these countries provide solid lessons on how the risk of rinderpest re-emergence can be effectively addressed and hopes the good practices will be replicated in other countries, leading to the final stages of removing rinderpest virus from Africa and other continents...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_100616.html>]

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[cid:image018.jpg@01D1C321.15416780]Webinar on the African Swine Fever Regional Strategy for Africa



African swine fever (ASF) is reported regularly in almost half of African countries and incursions have occurred in several previously unaffected countries during the past decade. This transboundary animal disease (TAD) can have a very negative impact on a nation's economy and social structures. In recent years, the international community, national authorities, the pig production sector and researchers have been trying to solve the problem posed by ASF in a sustainable way in order to eliminate constraints on pig production and enhance rural development...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_100616b.html>]

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[cid:image019.jpg@01D1C321.15416780]FAO equips six Regional Veterinary Laboratories in Uganda



The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations handed over laboratory equipment to six regional veterinary laboratories to strengthen surveillance, diagnosis and reporting of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks in the country. The equipment includes fridges, cool boxes for cold chain, computers and accessories...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_100616c.html>]

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[cid:image020.jpg@01D1C321.15416780]FAO against brucellosis
FAO Georgia representation



FAO and the National Food Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture with the EU support conducted trainings, working meetings, practical activities and presentations against brucellosis in five different regions of Georgia last month. Brucellosis is a chronic infectious disease affecting many species of animals as well as human beings. The disease is spread through contact with infected animals or consumption of dairy products derived from them...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/georgia/news/detail-events/en/c/418094/>]

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[cid:image021.jpg@01D1C321.15416780]FAO convenes Country Consultative Meeting on EPT-2 Programme
FAO Sierra Leone representation



The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has convened a two-day Country Consultative Meeting to finalize country level work plan for the FAO component of the USAID-Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT-2) Programme and establish necessary partnerships for immediate project implementation. The meeting brought together government representatives, UN agencies, health experts, veterinarians, academia and partners from the wildlife and forestry sector from three Anglophone countries (Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone) who are gathered in Freetown from 2nd -3rd June, 2016...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/sierra-leone/news/detail-events/en/c/417390/>]

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[cid:image022.jpg@01D1C321.15416780]FAO advocacy brings more countries and resources together to destroy and sequester rinderpest virus stocks in designated holding facilities



Stocks of rinderpest virus kept under inadequate or high risk conditions could threaten the reintroduction of the virus to the environment after the disease has been successfully eradicated in 2011. The threat can be effectively mitigated with a global intervention to destroy or safely relocate remaining samples to certified Rinderpest facilities. ...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/home/en/news_archive/2016_destroy_sequester_rinderpest_virus_stocks.html>]

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Upcoming events


·         USAID EPT-2 partners regional meetings for West Africa
13-14 June 2016 (Accra, Ghana)
·         Taller subregional II "Métodos para la Detección de Áreas de Riesgo y la Vigilancia de Fiebre Aftosa"
13-17 June 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
·         Risk-based surveillance plan - development and implementation based on Georgia experience
15 June 2016 (Online webinar)

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Interesting links


·         Rosselkhoznadzor Participated in Meeting on Establishment of Sub-Regional Approach to Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Other Highly Dangerous Diseases in Transcaucasia Countries<http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/news/17255.html?_language=en>
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