[FAO-EMPRES Animal Health News] [cid:image003.jpg@01D4A9BC.AFEC6D00]Editable leaflets to allow quick awareness against priority transboundary animal diseases In an effort to improve the capacity of countries to promptly react to fast-moving transboundary animal diseases, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia has developed a series of leaflets on priority diseases of the region. These leaflets have been developed in a fully editable format (PowerPoint) that allows veterinary services and other institutions to quickly adapt, translate, add logos, change pictures, etc. when faced with an animal health emergency...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_110119.html>] ________________________________ [cid:image005.jpg@01D4A9BC.AFEC6D00]Better data management for better monitoring of antimicrobial use in animal production FAO Viet Nam representation Antimicrobials play a critical role to treat animal diseases, hence their use is necessary to food security, human well-being, and animal welfare. However, overuse and misuse of antimicrobials associated with spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threaten human and animal health, food security, and sustainable development. Every year, Viet Nam Department of Animal...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/in-action/ectad-vietnam/news/detail/en/c/1176271/>] ________________________________ [cid:image007.jpg@01D4A9BC.AFEC6D00]FAO launches a Mobile Application to support animal diseases surveillance and reporting in Ghana FAO Ghana representation The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an Event Mobile Application to support surveillance and reporting mechanisms in Ghana for priority animal diseases. The mobile application initiative known as the Event Mobile Application or “EMA-i”, is an epidemiological tool aimed at enhancing early disease reporting from field level using android smartphones...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ghana/news/detail-events/en/c/1175756/>] ________________________________ [cid:image009.jpg@01D4A9BC.AFEC6D00]Mid-term review for biosecurity activities in hatcheries and poultry farms FAO Viet Nam representation Biosecurity in poultry farms contributes to a crucial role not only for the prevention or the containment of animal diseases but also the improvement of flock health, thus bringing better productivity of farm products. In order to improve the biosecurity along the livestock production and market chain, FAO Viet Nam’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/in-action/ectad-vietnam/news/detail/en/c/1175907/>] ________________________________ Recent publications [cid:image011.jpg@01D4A9BC.AFEC6D00]Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) - Expert Knowledge Elicitation (EKE) Risk Assessment Risk Assessment ::: Issue no. 7, December 2018 The experts who participated in the expert knowledge elicitation (EKE) risk assessment concluded that Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) represents a significant risk to most parts of the world, especially to those countries where tilapia aquaculture or fisheries is important from both food security and commercial perspective. The experts considered that the main risk pathway is the translocation of live fish (for aquaculture, direct human consumption or ornamental/aquarium fish keeping purposes. The experts are of the view that the role of trade in uncooked, chilled/frozen whole fish and fish products (such as fillets) as a pathway for disease spread when compared to live fish...[Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/ca2864en/CA2864EN.pdf>] [cid:image013.jpg@01D4A9BC.AFEC6D00]Enhancing the capacities of national veterinary services through the FAO Surveillance Evaluation Tool FCC-EMPRES Information sheets ::: Issue December 2018 In recent years, outbreaks of animal diseases such as Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), African swine fever (ASF) and Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) have had a devastating impact on communities’ livelihoods and food security. A strong animal disease surveillance system that is capable of timely exchange of information with other sectors is crucial to reduce the risk posed by these pathogens. This information sheet focuses on the work that FAO does to assist its member states in strengthening the capacities of national veterinary services. It presents the methodology developed by FAO to assess the quality of...[Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/CA2747EN/ca2747en.pdf>] Recent newsletters · FAO Uganda Newsletter ::: Issue No.2 (July-December 2018) [Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/CA2749EN/ca2749en.pdf>] · FAO Viet Nam ECTAD Newsletter ::: ASF Special Edition (December 2018/January 2019) [Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/CA2926EN/ca2926en.pdf>] · FAO South Asia ECTAD Animal Disease Outbreaks and News Issue No.26 (Published on 4 January 2019) [Read full newsletter<https://mailchi.mp/965afc9d7c50/animal-disease-newsletter-vol-26-january-2019-fao-ectad-coordination-unit-for-south-asia?e=468e9ab3b2>] · FAO Ethiopia ECTAD Newsletter ::: Issue No.4 (July-September 2018) [Read full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/CA2780EN/ca2780en.pdf>] ________________________________ Upcoming meetings · Consultative workshop with key stakeholders on the FAO component of the USAID-Funded Emerging Disease Threats Next Generation (EDiT- Next Gen) Program 16-17 January 2019 ::: Bishoftu, Ethiopia [Visit FAO Ethiopia website<http://www.fao.org/ethiopia/en/>] · Meeting of the OIE ad-hoc group on MERS-CoV 22-24 January 2019 ::: Paris, France · Ad-hoc Inter Agency Coordination Group on AMR (IACG) briefing to FAO permanent representatives 05 February 2019 ::: Rome, Italy (FAO-HQ) [Visit FAO AMR website<http://www.fao.org/antimicrobial-resistance/en/>] · Tripartite (FAO, OIE, WHO) yearly executive meeting 25-26 February 2019 ::: Rome, Italy (FAO-HQ) ________________________________ Useful links * Tailored animal nutrition and feed strategies can lead to a significant reduction in antimicrobial usage Codex Alimentarius News ::: 02 January 2019 [Read full article<http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/news-and-events/news-details/en/c/1175948/>] * Review of epidemiological risk models for foot-and-mouth disease: Implications for prevention strategies with a focus on Africa Article in Scientific Journal ::: PLOS|One [Read full article<https://www.pirbright.ac.uk/publications/review-epidemiological-risk-models-foot-and-mouth-disease-implications-prevention>] 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);