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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Recent publications / newsletters
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Lutter contre les foyers de virus Ebola Zaïre (EBOV) ·
South Asia Weekly Animal Disease E-Information
Upcoming events
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Application of the FAO Assessment Tool for Laboratories and AMR Surveillance Systems ·
FAO Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Global Coordination face-to-face meeting ·
OFFLU Swine Influenza Virus - Technical meeting ·
FAO-ICAR Meeting to identify research priorities in veterinary sector for AMR ·
FAO-ICAR Meeting to identify research priorities in veterinary sector for AMR
Interesting links
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FAO helps strengthen dairy sector in Ukraine ·
FAO and EBRD host first Caucasus Dairy Congress in Georgia ·
Drought-hit counties in Kenya receive livestock feed |
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