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On September 14, FAO EMPRES issued a warning about an H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that
had been found in Tyva in the Southern Russian Federation. It was expected (based on earlier events over the past 11 years) that this virus would likely be found in other locations to the west and south in the following months...[Read
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FAO risk assessment calls for a concerted Rift Valley Fever rapid response campaign in West
Africa
Since early August 2016, several human cases of Rift Valley fever (RVF), including some deaths, have
been notified in Niger (figure 1). According to the field investigations an increased mortality and abortions in small ruminants, cattle and camels have been observed. The impact of this outbreak on public health and animal husbandry...[Read
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One Health Day is a day of declaration and action to bring global attention to the crucial need and benefits
of using transdisciplinary approaches to complex health challenges involving animals, people, and their shared ecosystems. Recent outbreaks of West Nile Virus, Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever, SARS, Monkeypox, Mad Cow Disease and Avian Influenza remind...[Read
more]
Since the outbreak of HPAI in Ghana in June 2015 the FAO has been supporting the Government of Ghana
in the implementation of control and prevention programmes aimed at halting the spread of the disease...[Read
more]
The transboundary Mekong River crosses over Viet Nam and Cambodia where many lives including humans,
animals and the ecosystem are dependent upon this stream of source. Despite of the dynamic economic and social...[Read
more]
Recent publications
INSIDE ::: Multi-sectoral collaboration to strengthen the influenza surveillance networks / China, Lao
PDR and Myanmar joint efforts for safer cross-border animal trade / CFETPV 3rd cohort trainees have successfully completed the 2-year training program / FAO facilitating with the organization of the UNTGH meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) / Upcoming
activities.
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Upcoming events
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Training on MERS-cov sampling and testing ·
Animal Health Risk Analysis ::: Risk Communication ·
9th GF-TADs Global Steering Committee (GSC9) ·
10th Rinderpest Joint Advisory Committee meeting (JAC) ·
One Health technical and ministerial meeting to address zoonotic diseases and related public health
threats ·
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Advisory Committee meeting
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