FAO-EMPRES Animal Health News

 

New project launched to assist at-risk Eastern European countries in their preparedness against lumpy skin disease (LSD)

 

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a newly emerged transboundary animal disease spreading throughout the Middle East, Turkey, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Eastern Europe. Introduction of LSD virus into naïve population causes considerable economic losses due to death of cattle, decrease of their productivity, the cost of vaccination campaigns, and its effects on trade. The risk of an imminent incursion...[Read more]

 


 

Cascade training to prepare field veterinarians in Eastern Europe against lumpy skin disease (LSD)

 

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a newly emerged transboundary animal disease spreading throughout the Middle East, Turkey, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Eastern Europe. Introduction of LSD virus into naïve population causes considerable economic losses due to death of cattle, decrease of their productivity, the cost of vaccination campaigns, and its effects on trade. The risk of an imminent incursion into neighboring still unaffected...[Read more]

 


 

Livestock departments to work with FAO to help control Foot and Mouth Disease in Pakistan
FAO Pakistan representation

 

The government of Pakistan has approved a project to improve food security and increase the resilience of livelihood of the livestock farmers to animal disease threats. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Ministry of National Food Security and Research signed the USD 6.6 million project agreement in Islamabad titled “Risk based control of...[Read more]

 


 

Viet Nam – China technical exchange to strengthen H7N9 surveillance
FAO Viet Nam representation

 

The China Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre (CAHEC) sent their technical officials to Viet Nam from 9 – 10 April to gain experience on the Pen-side PCR application for avian influenza H7N9 virus surveillance programme and share experience on avian influenza (AI) surveillance and control activities with Viet Nam...[Read more]

 


 

FAO, partners review national antimicrobial-related legislations
FAO Ethiopia representation

 

he Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) assisted the Government of Ethiopia in reviewing legislations relevant to Antimicrobial Use (AMU) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The review process was conducted by a national legal consultant from February to April 2018. Almost all the available regulations in the country that could contribute to reduce unnecessary AMU and AMR were reviewed...[Read more]

 


 

WHO and FAO step up towards the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis to ensure health and Food Security in Africa
FAO Regional Office for Africa

 

With the intent of aiding efforts towards the elimination of the human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, FAO and WHO jointly held a training course for Eastern and Southern African countries. The training was aimed at country level health experts, and focused on the utilization of the Atlas...[Read more]

 


 

Upcoming meetings

 

·         One Health Congress 
22-25 June 2018 ::: Saskatoon, Canada
[Visit the conference website]

·         Project inception meeting “Strengthening One Health approaches for countries in the Asia Pacific Region
25 June 2018
Bakhondole, Lalitpur, Nepal
[Visit FAO Nepal website]

·         MediLabSecure project conference
25-27 June 2018
Paris, France
[Visit conference website]

·         3rd East African Roadmap Meeting on the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Progressive Control Pathway (FMD-PCP)
3-5 July 2018
Entebbe, Uganda
[Visit GF-TADs website]

 


 

Recent publications / newsletters

 

·         FAO ECTAD Ethiopia newsletter 
Issue no. 2 ::: January-March 2018
[Read full PDF]

·         FAO ECTAD Senegal newsletter
Issue no. 1 ::: January 2018
[Read full PDF]

 


 

Useful links

 

·         21st Session of African Forestry and Wildlife Commission opens in Dakar
19 June ::: FAO Regional Office for Africa news
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