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Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a newly emerged transboundary animal disease that has spread within just a few years 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...[Read
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In an aim to support and enhance participatory epidemiology (PE)/ participatory disease surveillance (PDS) methods in East Africa, FAO facilitated a regional workshop for 11 PE/PDS
experts in Nairobi, Kenya. The two days training happened from the 9th- 10th January 2019 with participating experts coming from Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania...[Read
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L'organisation des Nations unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) avec l’appui de l’Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international (USAID), renforce les capacités
des agents du Réseau d’épidémiosurveillance des maladies animales en Guinée (REMAGUI) sur l’utilisation...[Read
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The EUFMD and FAO work in
The European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) has just launched its newly revamped website. A modern visual structure and enriched content will help
to create a new awareness towards the Commission’s coordinated global action toward FMD control. The content of the website addresses the Commission structure, mandate, global situation, information on training, online networks and e-Learning, tools, and details
on upcoming meetings and events. The webpages are a result of fulfilling strategic...[Read more]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) stress that harmonization of animal health interventions is central
for the control and eventual eradication of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) from all parts of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa (HoA) region. This was disclosed on the Sixth National Coordination Workshop of EC-Supporting Horn of Africa Resilience (EC-SHARE),
Pursuing Pastoralist Resilience...[Read more]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on Monday, 4 February 2019 donated 55 motorbikes to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for livestock disease
surveillance and easier movement of selected poultry and fishpond farmers to market in selected districts. The event was held at the FAO premises in Wilberforce, Freetown. It was a pooled donation done by three projects in the...[Read
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The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has urged countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) to be vigilant in their inspection and monitoring of cross border trade of
animal products as transboundary animal diseases (TADs) continue to pose health risks. Representatives from China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam, as well as delegates from FAO...[Read
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Recent publications
(Janvier 2018)
Transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases, including forest pests and aquatic diseases, and food safety threats are raising public awareness due to their potential high
impact on food security, human health, livelihoods, and trade. These threats have highlighted the need to predict such threats in a comprehensive and integrated manner, oriented at the whole food chain. Predicting threats will allow timelier...[Read
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Upcoming meetings
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Africa Sustainable Livestock (ASL)2050 Scenario Planning Report validation workshop
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National Stakeholder’s Consultative Workshop Emerging Diseases Threats Next Generation (EDiT-NEXT GEN) Program
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Joint Risk Assessment (JRA) Pilot Workshop
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Future Livestock Scenarios to Foster Interdisciplinary Approaches Towards Sustainable Food Systems (FAO Panel Session and Side Event at the
4th International Conference on One Medicine One Science, iCOMOS 2019)
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1st Standing Group of Experts on Rabies in Europe (SGE RAB1)
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