[FAO-EMPRES Animal Health News] [cid:image019.jpg@01D3E949.666E1090]FAO to pilot a new approach to protect cattle against insect-transmitted diseases in Serbia There are a number of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) already present or threatening cattle in the Balkans, notably lumpy skin disease (LSD), but also bluetongue (BT) and Rift Valley fever (RVF). These notifiable diseases have dramatic effects on rural livelihoods and trade (and public health in the case of RVF). The situation worsens with the arrival of summer’s higher temperatures, favouring insect...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_110518.html>] ________________________________ [cid:image020.jpg@01D3E949.666E1090]New field manual on Rift Valley fever surveillance FAO has published a new manual, which is part of the EMPRES series on animal health: Rift Valley fever surveillance Manual. Available in English, this surveillance manual is for countries at risk of RVF - and those where RVF is endemic. Drafted by Jeffrey Mariner, Tufts University, this is a guide to conducting effective surveillance, reducing the socio-economic consequences of outbreaks, and preventing them where possible. It is addressed to veterinarians and other animal health professionals...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_110518b.html>] ________________________________ [cid:image021.jpg@01D3E949.666E1090]FAO and Viet Nam emergency preparedness for H7N9 introduction to Viet Nam FAO Viet Nam representation The Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Viet Nam organized a mission from 16 to 25 April 2018 to enhance Viet Nam’s emergency preparedness for a possible H7N9 incursion and its capacity to rapidly detect and respond to a positive case...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/vietnam/news/detail-events/en/c/1128685/>] ________________________________ [cid:image022.jpg@01D3E949.666E1090]Equipping Cambodian Health Professionals with Avian Influenza Risk Assessment Skills FAO Cambodia representation The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training workshop from 24-27 April in Battambong province, focusing on avian influenza risk assessment, in response to the increased number of reported influenza outbreaks in poultry in late 2017 and early 2018. The training gathered...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/cambodia/news/detail-events/en/c/1127908/>] ________________________________ [cid:image023.jpg@01D3E949.666E1090]Ghana launches its AMR Policy and National Action Plan FAO Ghana representation The government of Ghana in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World organization for Animal health (OIE) has launched Ghana’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) policy and its National action plan. The President of the Republic of Ghana His Excellency...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ghana/news/detail-events/en/c/1127767/>] ________________________________ [cid:image024.jpg@01D3E949.666E1090]New hope for South Sudan’s beekeepers FAO South Sudan representation Pasqualle Abdallah’s past ten years have been marked by climbing atop trees, using traditional beehives made of hulled tree trunks fixed in treetops, to harvest honey. He says this is coming to an end soon, thanks to the new skills he has acquired from a training organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). “The traditional beehives...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/south-sudan/news/detail-events/en/c/1128332/>] ________________________________ [cid:image025.jpg@01D3E949.666E1090]La FAO aux côtés du Ministre de l’Environnement, de l’Agriculture et de l’Elevage dans la campagne de vaccination contre la Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) FAO Burundi representation [only in French] Une mission de la Représentation de la FAO Burundi, s’est rendue à Gitega le 27 avril 2018 pour participer aux activités de la campagne de vaccination contre la peste des petits ruminants (PPR) auxquelles le Ministre de l’Environnement...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/burundi/actualites/detail-events/fr/c/1128061/>] ________________________________ Recent publications / newsletters · Evaluation for action: FAO Surveillance Evaluation Tool (SET) Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/I9143EN/i9143en.pdf> · Legislating for Antimicrobial Use (AMU) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Development Law Magazine - Read full article<http://www.fao.org/legal/development-law/magazine-1-2018/en/#fourth> · FAO ECTAD Indonesia newsletter − Vol. 3 Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/I8752EN/i8752en.pdf> · FAO ECTAD Indonesia newsletter − Vol. 4 Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/I8767EN/i8767en.pdf> ________________________________ Upcoming meetings · InnovSur Conference 14-18 May 2018 ::: Montpellier, France [Visit conference website<https://www.alphavisa.com/isessah-innovsur/2018/>] · World Bee Day 20 May 2018 · 86th General Session of the World Assembly of National Delegates of the OIE 20-25 May 2018 ::: Paris, France [Visit OIE website<http://generalsessionoie.com/en/>] ________________________________ Interesting links · Environmental monitoring for supporting risk assessment and early warning Webinar recording [Listen/view the online presentation<http://fao.adobeconnect.com/plm1lpwbed1n/>] · Developing gender-sensitive value chains − Guidelines for practitioners [Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/I9212EN/i9212en.pdf>] · ASL2050: Livestock and environment spotlight – Kenya [Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/I8973EN/i8973en.pdf>] · FAMEWS: A mobile app for monitoring & early detection of Fall armyworm [Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/I9221EN/i9221en.pdf>] 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);