[FAO-EMPRES Animal Health News] [cid:image003.jpg@01D29F3B.90F025F0]Reinforcing control efforts amid outbreak of avian influenza in China A resurgent outbreak of a new strain of avian influenza that can be lethal for humans underscores the need for robust and rapid detection and response systems at animal source. This would reduce the risk associated with virus spread and impacts on public health, according to Food and Agriculture Organization and...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/850060/icode/>] ________________________________ [cid:image005.jpg@01D29F3B.90F025F0]ATLASS Mission Embarks on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Preparation in Indonesia FAO Indonesia representation The FAO Assessment Tool for Laboratory and Antimicrobial Resistance (ATLASS) gets a kick start in Indonesia this week, reinforcing the country's planned implementation of the national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance system. In piloting the new tool to assess national AMR surveillance in livestock, a joint team of FAO and...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/indonesia/news/detail-events/en/c/522547/>] ________________________________ [cid:image007.jpg@01D29F3B.90F025F0]FAO and Ministry of Livestock, Animal Resources and Fisheries launch initiative to implement a Foot-and-Mouth Disease Progressive Control Pathway FAO South Sudan representation In order to prevent the spread of Foot-and-Mouth disease, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Livestock, Animal Resources and Fisheries have launched a two-year joint initiative to start building a Progressive Control Pathway (PCP...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/south-sudan/news/detail-events/en/c/848505/>] ________________________________ [cid:image009.jpg@01D29F3B.90F025F0]Mobile animal health clinic for cattle farmers in Killinochchi district supported by FAO FAO Sri Lanka representation Under the Agro-Economic Development Project funded by the Government of Canada, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with Department of Animal Production and Health (DAPH) in the Northern Province has introduced animal health...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/srilanka/news/detail-events/en/c/473054/>] ________________________________ [cid:image011.jpg@01D29F3B.90F025F0]FAO workshop prepares countries in Europe for exotic cattle disease FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Recent outbreaks in the Balkans, Turkey and the Caucasus clearly show that a cattle disease traditionally found in Africa is establishing itself in Europe. At an FAO-organized meeting starting today in Budapest, experts will focus on strategies to diagnose, control, prevent, and eventually stamp out...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/europe/news/detail-news/en/c/472896/>] ________________________________ [cid:image013.jpg@01D29F3B.90F025F0]FAO and WHO in China gather partners to discuss Influenza H7N9 situation FAO China representation FAO and WHO in China organised in Beijing the meeting of the United Nations Theme Group on Agriculture(UNTG-AG) - sub working group on Diseases at the Human-animal-environment interface to discuss influenza A(H7N9) disease situation in China. The meeting objective was to provide an update on the influenza A(H7N9) situation in China and discuss the most recent...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/china/news/detail-events/en/c/522566/>] ________________________________ Recent publications / newsletters · Lutter contre les foyers de virus Ebola Zaïre (EBOV) [Publication card<http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/4c5f116e-5ca2-442d-bd02-2498d27f9e99/> - Download PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4364f.pdf>] · South Asia Weekly Animal Disease E-Information Vol.6 (2017) ::: No 11, 16 March 2017 [Visit webpage<http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=92fa3f20bf34c232938c73ccb&id=d7b4e5ef7b&e=f6606458df>] ________________________________ Upcoming events · Application of the FAO Assessment Tool for Laboratories and AMR Surveillance Systems 20-22 March 2017 (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ) · FAO Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Global Coordination face-to-face meeting 22-24 March 2017 (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ) [Visit FAO AMR website<http://www.fao.org/antimicrobial-resistance/en/>] · OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus - Technical meeting 27-28 March 2017 (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ) [Visit OFFLU website<http://www.offlu.net/>] · FAO-ICAR Meeting to identify research priorities in veterinary sector for AMR Kochi, India [FAO India website<http://www.fao.org/india/en/>] · FAO-ICAR Meeting to identify research priorities in veterinary sector for AMR Kathmandu, Nepal [Visit RSU-SAARC website<http://www.rsu-saarc.org/>] ________________________________ Interesting links · FAO helps strengthen dairy sector in Ukraine 17 March 2017 ::: FAO-projects [Read full news<http://www.fao.org/in-action/fao-helps-strengthen-dairy-sector-in-ukraine/en/>] · FAO and EBRD host first Caucasus Dairy Congress in Georgia 14 March 2017 ::: FAO Georgia representation [Read full news<http://www.fao.org/georgia/news/detail-events/en/c/846708/>] · Drought-hit counties in Kenya receive livestock feed 09 Match 2017 ::: FAO Regional Office for Africa [Read full news<http://www.fao.org/africa/news/detail-news/en/c/848453/%20>] EMPRES website ::: http://www.fao.org/AG/empres.html For comments or suggestions ::: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [http://www.fao.org/uploads/RTEmagicC_b471b08fe9.gif.gif]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/empres-animal_health/sets/> [Latest videos on animal health] <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB58F4D829B7883FD> [Follow us on Twitter!] <https://twitter.com/FAOAnimalHealth> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EMPRES-Livestock-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(EMPRES-Livestock-L,SIGNOFF);