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[cid:image021.jpg@01D2A4BF.1DC22FE0]Sensitizing stakeholders in Uganda on FAO’s new workplan supporting action packages of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) through a USAID-funded project



The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Uganda has reoriented its stakeholders on the new work plan for year two of the USAID funded Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) linked to Joint External Evaluation Tool (JEE) which includes prioritisation of zoonotic diseases which were not part of the earlier work plan...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_240317.htm>]

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[cid:image022.jpg@01D2A4BF.1DC22FE0]FAO facilitates establishment of Indian Network for Fishery and Animals Antimicrobial Resistance (INFAAR)
FAO India representation



FAO in collaboration with Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) organized a meeting at Kolkatta, India on 7-8 March 2017 and facilitated establishment of a national network of veterinary laboratories for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India. Provisionally the network has been named as Indian Network for Fishery and Animals....[Read more<http://www.fao.org/india/news/detail-events/en/c/853974/>]

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[cid:image023.jpg@01D2A4BF.1DC22FE0]First SAARC EpiNet Forum Meeting



The first SAARC EpiNet Forum Meeting was successfully conducted from 27-28 February 2017 in New Delhi, India. The meeting was co-hosted by India and RSU-SAARC, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close collaboration with the SAARC Secretariat. The meeting was attended by all the Forum members who were officially designated by the respective heads of the Departments/ Chief Veterinary Officers (CVO) in 2016...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_240317b.htm>]

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[cid:image024.jpg@01D2A4BF.1DC22FE0]Georgia gets ready for possible re-emergence of cattle disease
FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia



Georgia is now better prepared to confront a new cattle disease, thanks to an emergency project from FAO that is winding up this week. Georgia saw its first two outbreaks of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in late 2016. An insect-transmitted disease characterized by nodules in the skin...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/europe/news/detail-news/en/c/853983/>]

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[cid:image025.jpg@01D2A4BF.1DC22FE0]Por una acción integrada frente a la resistencia antimicrobiana
FAO Cuba representation (only in Spanish)



El VII Taller Nacional del Codex Alimentarius, efectuado el 17 de marzo en el Complejo Morro-Cabaña de La Habana, propició un espacio de diálogo e intervención multisectorial para abordar la vigilancia integrada de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos (RAM), fenómeno global emergente que ocasiona un aumento de la mortalidad...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/cuba/noticias/detail-events/en/c/854008/>]

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[cid:image026.jpg@01D2A4BF.1DC22FE0]FAO-ICAR meeting on surveillance of AMR in human health and animal health sectors
FAO India representation



A joint meeting of microbiologists and data management experts from human health and animal health sectors was co–organized by FAO and the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) at National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Bengaluru, India from 18-19 January, 2017...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/india/news/detail-events/en/c/469429/>]

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[cid:image027.jpg@01D2A4BF.1DC22FE0]Indonesian Ministries Pledge One Health Collaboration
FAO Indonesia representation



Indonesia has confirmed its commitment to advance One Health collaboration, with five ministries issuing a joint communique recently on the implementation of One Health in the country, to respond to emerging disease threats and address global health challenges including Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/indonesia/news/detail-events/en/c/853971/>]

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[cid:image028.jpg@01D2A4BF.1DC22FE0]2nd Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on National Action Plan for reduction of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in livestock production and aquaculture
FAO Viet Nam representation



The Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) of FAO Viet Nam in collaboration with the Department of Animal Health (DAH) organized the second Stakeholder Consultation Workshop to develop...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/vietnam/news/detail-events/en/c/852994/>]

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Recent publications / newsletters



·         Regional strategy for the control of African swine fever in Africa
[Publication card<http://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/fd055718-500c-47d2-8ba3-6c1cc2a03230/> - Download PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6053e.pdf>]

·         Lutter contre les foyers de virus Ebola Zaïre (EBOV)
[Publication card<http://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/4c5f116e-5ca2-442d-bd02-2498d27f9e99/> - Download PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4364f.pdf>]

·         FAO China ECTAD Highlights
February 2017 ::: vol. 97
[Download PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6973e.pdf>]

·         South Asia Weekly Animal Disease E-Information
Vol 6 (2017) ::: No 12, 23 March 2017
[Visit webpage<http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=92fa3f20bf34c232938c73ccb&id=4ab5e8b7db&e=f6606458df>]

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Upcoming events



·         OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus - Technical meeting
27-28 March 2017 (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ)
[Visit OFFLU website<http://www.offlu.net/> - Download agenda<http://www.fao.org/3/a-br831e.pdf>]

·         FAO-ICAR Meeting to identify research priorities in veterinary sector for AMR
27-28 March 2017 (Kochi, India)
[FAO India website<http://www.fao.org/india/en/>]

·         Cross Border Consultation Meeting among the Gangetic Plain Countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal)
27-28 March (Kathmandu, Nepal)
[Visit RSU-SAARC website<http://www.rsu-saarc.org/>]

·         Rinderpest International Preparedness Plan Technical Meeting
28-29 March 2017 (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ)
[Visit Rinderpest website<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/rinderpest/home.html> - Event page<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/event_280317.html>]

·         OFFLU Avian Influenza Virus Characterization meeting
29-30 March 2017 (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ)
[Visit OFFLU website<http://www.offlu.net/> - Download agenda<http://www.fao.org/3/a-br832e.pdf>]

·         Modelling versus expert opinion
30 March 2017 (Webinar @ 15.30 pm CET)
[Connect to virtual room<http://fao.adobeconnect.com/modelling_expertopinion/> - Visit EUFMD website<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/commissions/eufmd/commissions/eufmd-home/en/>]

·         Mobile clinic for livestock under 069/CAN Agro-Economic Development Project Killinochchi
30 March 2017 (Poonagari, Sri Lanka)
[FAO Sri Lanka website<http://www.fao.org/srilanka/en/>]

·         Rinderpest Vaccine Reserve technical meeting
30-31 March (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ)
[Visit Rinderpest website]<http://www-data.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/rinderpest/home.html>

·         OFFLU Steering and Executive Committee meeting
31 March 2017 (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ)
[Visit OFFLU website - <http://www.offlu.net/> Download agenda<http://www.fao.org/3/a-br833e.pdf>]<http://www.offlu.net/>




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