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Surveillance of viruses that spread from animals to human beings also known as zoonotic illnesses is
a crucial aspect addressing emerging pandemic threats. Kenya is one of the countries implementing the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) component of the Emerging Pandemic Threats program (EPT-2). Funded by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), the program aims to build and strengthen basic...[Read
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Bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites are all becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics and other
antimicrobial drugs. This means that medicines used to treat common infections are less and less effective, or even useless. The phenomenon of antimicrobial resistance – now considered one...[Read
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Dans la gestion des crises en santé animale, la communication joue un rôle crucial et stratégique
dans le renforcement des actions de prévention et de contrôle de la maladie. La maitrise de la communication par les Services vétérinaires et l’implication du public dans les actions de communication de risque sur l’IAHP deviennent ainsi une...[Read
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Two course on “Real-Time” foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) training were completed in Kathmandu on Friday
12 May 2017. 34 veterinarians and animal industry stakeholders from Nepal, Australia and New Zealand participated this year in the training. The international team visited active outbreaks of disease, conducted thorough outbreak investigations and interviewed
local farmers...[Read more]
Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) provide front line animal health services such as vaccination
and treatment for livestock belonging to smallholder farming households throughout the country, yet their work has suffered from a number of weaknesses, including poor quality service from a lack of technical training...[Read
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Getting control over, not to speak about eradication of, a transboundary disease takes a lot of effort
and continuous collaboration. Animal diseases are not an exception. Thus, a wide group of animal health and production specialists from the Balkans, Caucasus and Eastern Europe sit together for a 2-day FAO workshop in Tirana from today, to carry on the discussion
on lumpy skin disease (LSD)...[Read more]
Swiftly locating and identifying viruses at the source is the first step for a quick and smart response
towards a disease outbreak. With the number of animal and human cases of influenza A (H7N9) outbreak in China drastically increasing, it is critical for Viet Nam to quickly monitor and detect any unusual virus emergence to prevent the intrusion of this virus
and minimize its impacts...[Read more]
Recent publications / newsletters
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Africa Sustainable Livestock 2050: Technical Meeting and Regional Launch, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
21–23 February 2017 ·
Strengthening sector policies for better food security and nutrition results: Livestock ·
Desert Locust Control Committee: a global coordinating body for locust early warning and preventive
control
Upcoming events
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85th General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE ·
Evidence-based Risk Management along the Livestock Production and Market Chain - Launching Workshop |
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