[FAO-EMPRES Animal Health News] [cid:image003.jpg@01D4E4B3.31E7C9E0]Update on FAO's H5N8 HPAI assessment for Southern Africa In August 2018 FAO published a Focus On entitled "2016-2018 Spread of H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiological and ecological observations", predicting the potential of H5N8 virus to become established and disperse further within the sub-region. Although reports from African countries decreased over the following months, in February and March 2019 Namibia reported two H5N8 HPAI outbreaks to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), marking the first...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_270319.html>] ________________________________ [cid:image005.jpg@01D4E4B3.31E7C9E0]FAO strengthens animal disease surveillance and reporting mechanism in Sierra Leone FAO Sierra Leone Representation Mr. Salamu Saidu, previous District livestock officer (DLO) since 2005 stepped into the role of District Agriculture Officer (DAO) in 2018. Part of his responsibilities are to monitor, collect data on animal health situation in his operational district and report to the headquarters of the Sierra Leone's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). However, according to Mr Saidu, efficient data collection has often been a constraint to provide timely reporting...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/sierra-leone/news/detail-events/en/c/1186848/>] ________________________________ [cid:image007.jpg@01D4E4B3.31E7C9E0]FAO and USAID strengthening One Health platform in Rwanda FAO Rwanda Representation Stakeholders of the One Health platform in Rwanda reviewed the ending Rwanda One Health strategic plan (ROHSP) 2014-2018, with an aim of taking stock of the successes recorded as well as proposing activities to be included in the upcoming strategic plan. The 5 year plan carried three main goals; 1) to promote and strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and partnerships in One Health approach; 2) Strengthen surveillance, early detection, rapid response, prevention and control of zoonosis...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/rwanda/news/detail-events/en/c/1187159/>] ________________________________ [cid:image009.jpg@01D4E4B3.31E7C9E0]FAO Viet Nam supports Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to respond to Africa Swine Fever outbreaks FAO Viet Nam Representation The Department of Animal Health (DAH), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has confirmed its first African swine fever (ASF) outbreak detected in Hung Yen and Thai Binh provinces on 19 February 2019. All the pigs on the infected farms and in the surrounding area were culled in an effort to stop further spread of the disease. Since the outbreak of ASF in China in 2018, FAO has provided technical assistance...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/vietnam/news/detail-events/en/c/1181501/>] ________________________________ [cid:image011.jpg@01D4E4B3.31E7C9E0]Transboundary animal health in Cameroon FAO Switzerland Representation Animal diseases can have a major impact on trade and food security. The Republic of Cameroon set its objective to be a major exporter of livestock products in its Growth and Employment Strategy Paper (2010-2020). This required improving the quality of meat products placed on the market and reducing the risk of transboundary animal diseases. Against that background, the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries of Cameroon requested STDF support...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/geneva/news/detail/en/c/1186490/>] ________________________________ [cid:image013.jpg@01D4E4B3.31E7C9E0]FAO & MoALR formulating future scenarios 2050 of livestock production systems FAO Egypt Representation The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MoALR) conducted a three-day technical workshop to formulate livestock development scenarios 2050 in Egypt under the Africa Sustainable Livestock 2050 (ASL 2050) project, funded by The United States Agency for International Development...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/egypt/news/detail-events/en/c/1186125/>] ________________________________ Recent publications [cid:image015.jpg@01D4E4B3.31E7C9E0]Control of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia - A policy for coordinated actions FAO Animal Production and Health Paper 180 Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an insidious disease that lingers in herds, causing significant morbidity and mortality. The policies to address the control and management of CBPP are in disarray at both the national and international levels. There has not been significant improvement in the efficacies of available vaccines or diagnostic assays for several decades. Classic strategies of mass vaccination and strict movement control that once were perceived as successful in rolling back the disease have largely fallen due to high costs, concerns of declining impact and growing public resistance. Officially, treatment with antibiotics is discouraged or prohibited...[Download full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/ca3949en/CA3949EN.pdf>] [cid:image017.jpg@01D4E4B3.31E7C9E0]Controlling tsetse and trypanosomosis to protect African livestock keepers, public health and farmers' livelihoods Food Chain Crisis | Emergency Prevention System | Information Sheets (March 2019) Tsetse-transmitted trypanosomoses are a family of parasitic diseases unique to Africa that affect both people (Human African Trypanosomosis - HAT, or "sleeping sickness") and animals (African Animal Trypanosomosis - AAT, or "nagana"). Trypanosomosis occurs in 37 sub-Saharan countries, comprising an area greater than 10 million kmē - approximately one-third of the African continent. The infection threatens over 50 million people and at least 50 million cattle. Probably more than any other disease affecting both livestock and people, Trypanosomosis constrains agricultural production and is a major...[Download full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/ca3887en/ca3887en.pdf>] [cid:image019.jpg@01D4E4B3.31E7C9E0]Uganda - Evaluation for action. Assessing animal disease surveillance capacities - March 2018 In response to a request by African member countries in Phase 1 of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), FAO developed the Surveillance Evaluation Tool (SET) to assess animal disease surveillance systems and provide country specific recommendations for improvement in the form of an action plan. After piloting the toolkit in Tanzania and Liberia, the toolkit was finalized and made available to other countries. An evaluation mission in Uganda was conducted in March 2018 and a report was drafted, which was shared with the veterinary services. The report was then adapted to fit FAO publications template to be posted online, with approval of the Chief Veterinary Officer in Uganda. Sharing this report publicly will provide...[Download full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/ca3754en/CA3754EN.pdf>] [cid:image021.jpg@01D4E4B3.31E7C9E0]EuFMDiS European Foot-and-Mouth Disease Spread model The EuFMD has promoted the development of European Foot-and-Mouth Disease Spread Model (EuFMDiS), which is a multi-country foot-and-mouth disease outbreak simulation model. This model can be used to evaluate various control options to eradicate the disease. It can also evaluate available resource and vaccine supply issues. The EuFMDiS is a powerful, robust and flexible modelling tool that allows countries to evaluate their contingency plan and the impact of control measures...[Download full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/ca3874en/ca3874en.pdf>] MORE... · Animal Disease Newsletter, Vol 34, March 2019 - FAO ECTAD Coordination Unit for South Asia<https://gallery.mailchimp.com/92fa3f20bf34c232938c73ccb/files/b0c14bf8-8915-4e0d-b96c-37083973efe9/34th_Edition_South_Asia_Animal_Disease_Outbreaks_and_News_Mar_2019.pdf> · FAO ECTAD Ethiopia Newsletter, October - December 2018, Issue# 5<http://www.fao.org/3/ca3950en/ca3950en.pdf> ________________________________ Upcoming meetings · 2nd Animal Health - Emergency Operation Centre project Technical Working Group meeting 27-28 March 2019 ::: Rome, Italy (FAO-HQ) [Visit EMC-AH website<http://www.fao.org/emergencies/how-we-work/prepare-and-respond/cmc-animal-health/en/>] · Controlling Peste des Petits Ruminants at the livestock/wildlife interface 27-29 March 2019 ::: Rome, Italy (FAO-HQ) [Visit PPR website<http://www.fao.org/ppr/en/>] · Training of Trainers on Participatory Epidemiology/Participatory Disease Search 27-29 March 2019 ::: Entebbe, Uganda [Visit FAO Uganda website<http://www.fao.org/uganda>] · World Livestock global report: Transforming the Livestock Sector through the Sustainable Development Goals 28 March 2019 ::: Geneva, Switzerland [Visit event website<http://www.fao.org/geneva/news/detail/en/c/1184225/>] · Global Burden of Animal Diseases (GBADs) meeting 31 March-03 April 2019 ::: Paris, France · 2nd North African Roadmap Meeting for Pest des petits ruminants (PPR) 02-03 April 2019 ::: Tunis, Tunisia [Visit GF-TADs PPR website<http://www.gf-tads.org/events/events-detail/en/c/1151626/>] · Programme review meeting, FAO-DTRA collaboration 02-04 April 2019 ::: Rome, Italy (FAO-HQ) ________________________________ More Interesting links · International assistance for Viet Nam's African Swine Fever response FAO Viet Nam Representation News [Read full news<http://www.fao.org/vietnam/news/detail-events/en/c/1185872/>] · Handover of surveillance drones to General Authority for Veterinary Services FAO Mongolia News [Read full news<http://www.fao.org/mongolia/news/detail-events/en/c/1185866/>] · FAO trains Poultry farmers and Live bird market Operators on Biosecurity to Contain upsurge in bird flu in Nigeria FAO Nigeria News [Read full news<http://www.fao.org/nigeria/news/detail-events/en/c/1186873/>] 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);