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[cid:image006.jpg@01D51C7E.15B2BCF0]Regional training in Eastern Africa on participatory epidemiology and participatory disease search



The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) conducted a training for 15 public veterinarians from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to become trainers in participatory epidemiology and participatory disease search (PE/ PDS). The training was based on the outcomes of a regional meeting conducted in January 2019 in Kenya. This meeting identified...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_060619.html>]

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[cid:image008.jpg@01D51C7E.15B2BCF0]In-service regional training for animal health officers in Eastern Africa on rapid risk assessment (RRA)



In the context of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Project (GCP/GLO/892/USA) funded by the US Defence Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) entitled "Strengthening Global Veterinary Epidemiology Capabilities and Rapid Regional Disease Surveillance Information and Sharing", a 5-day training workshop was organized...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_060619b.html>]

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[cid:image010.jpg@01D51C7E.15B2BCF0]FAO produces awareness videos against lumpy skin disease and bluetongue in seven languages



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 awareness materials in different languages on priority diseases of the region. After leaflets and posters, now videos have been produced...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_060619c.html>]

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[cid:image012.jpg@01D51C7E.15B2BCF0]Desktop simulation exercises in Eastern Europe on 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 the Russian Federation. 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 countries...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_060619d.html>]

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[cid:image014.jpg@01D51C7E.15B2BCF0]17th EPI-LABNET Meeting: Continuous Improvement Through Collaboration
FAO Viet Nam Representation



A close and effective collaboration between the two disciplines of epidemiology and laboratory is an important foundation for disease surveillance, disease prevention and capacity development. Annual meetings of the Network of Epidemiology and Laboratory (Epi-Labnet) working group play an important role in making sure such collaboration is firmly built and maintained to support disease surveillance in animals...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/in-action/ectad-vietnam/news/detail/en/c/1196244/>]

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[cid:image016.jpg@01D51C7E.15B2BCF0]The Project Review Meeting on Evidence-Based Risk Management along the Livestock Production and Market Chain
FAO Laos Representation



The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lao PDR in collaboration with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is organising a three-day review meeting of the regional project on 'Evidence-Based Risk Management along the Livestock Production and Market Chain', which is being held...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/laos/news/detail-events/en/c/1195945/>]

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[cid:image018.jpg@01D51C7E.15B2BCF0]Africa ramping up One Health efforts
FAO Regional Office for Africa



In light of FAO's aim for Zero Hunger by 2030 for an estimated 8.5 billion people, a One Health or multi-sectoral, multidisciplinary approach is necessary. Currently, 1/3 people is malnourished, a large share of food produced is wasted and green-house gas emissions are exacerbating climate change jeopardizing crop, livestock aquaculture and fish farming. Furthermore, there is increasing competition for natural resources and outbreaks of transboundary pests and diseases...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/africa/news/detail-news/en/c/1195785/>]

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[cid:image020.jpg@01D51C7E.15B2BCF0]Balkan countries take aim at African swine fever in wild boar
FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia



A pig disease originating from Southeast Africa, never before seen in Europe and Central Asia, hit the news in 2007 when it was first detected in Georgia. Since then, African swine fever has spread throughout Eastern Europe, entering the European Union in 2014. Despite huge efforts and investments...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/europe/news/detail-news/en/c/1195041/>]

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Upcoming meetings


·         Foot-and-Mouth Disease Investigation Training Course in Russian
06 June 2019 ::: Online webinar
[Visit EuFMD website<http://www.fao.org/eufmd>]
·         Meeting to further develop the Technical guidelines for conducting a rapid risk assessment (RRA)
06 June 2019 ::: Teramo, Italy
·         Cross-border simulation exercise (SIMEX) on Rift Valley Fever (RVF)
10-15 June 2019 ::: Namanga, Kenya & Namanga, Tanzania
[Visit FAO Kenya website<http://www.fao.org/kenya>- FAO Tanzania website<http://www.fao.org/tanzania/en/>]
·         Consultative stakeholder workshop to review and finalize the technical and policy documents on prevention and control of the three priority zoonotic diseases (PZDs)
12-19 June 2019 ::: Kigali, Rwanda
[Visit FAO Rwanda website<http://www.fao.org/rwanda>]
·         Atelier de réflexion sur la stratégie de lutte efficace contre l'Influenza Aviaire (IA), provoquée par les virus de sous-type «A» H9N2 et H5N1 en Côte d'Ivoire
17-20 June 2019 ::: Grand-Bassam, Cote d' Ivoire
[Visit FAO Cote d' Ivoire website<http://www.fao.org/cote-divoire/fr/>]
·         EuFMD Standing Technical Committee
18 June 2019 ::: Web-conference
[Visit EuFMD website<http://www.gf-tads.org/events/events-detail/en/c/1151626/>]
·         Groupe thématique sur : "la contribution de l'élevage à la lutte contre la résistance aux anitibiotiques"
19 June 2019 ::: Libreville, Gabon
[Visit FAO Gabon website<http://www.fao.org/gabon/fr/>]
·         Ministerial Conference on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
19-20 June 2019 ::: the Netherlands
[Visit FAO AMR website<http://www.fao.org/antimicrobial-resistance/en/>]
·         25th Annual meeting of the national reference laboratories for avian influenza and newcastle disease of European Union member states 2019
19-21 June 2019 ::: Padova, Italy
·         2nd Foot-and-Mouth Disease Roadmap meeting for West Africa
25-27 June 2019 ::: Dakar, Senegal
[Visit FAO Senegal website<http://www.fao.org/senegal/fr/>]

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Interesting links


·         Boletín Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos
Junio 2019 ::: Edición #18
[Read full newsletter<http://newsletters.fao.org/q/1mBFEwhlooiZnmlwFjCx/wv>] in Spanish only
·         The impact of livestock on biodiversity
[Download factsheet<http://www.fao.org/3/ca4960en/ca4960en.pdf>]
·         Nutrient flows and associated environmental impacts in livestock supply chains
[Download factsheet<http://www.fao.org/3/ca4959en/ca4959en.pdf>]
·         Michael Sanderson, Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology at @KState about the economic barriers to sustained supply of quality vaccine in the US
EuFMD podcast
[Click to listen<https://soundcloud.com/eufmd/podcast-michael-sanderson-socio-economic-barriers-to-vaccine-supply>]


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