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Almost 5 million pigs in Asia have now died or been culled because of the spread of African swine fever (ASF), a contagious viral disease that affects domestic and wild pigs and
that was first detected in Asia one year ago this month. While not dangerous to humans, the disease causes up to 100% fatality in pigs, leading to severe economic losses to the pig sector...[Read
more]
Evidence-based risk mitigation system is required to address the potential threat of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a respiratory illness caused by MERS-Coronavirus. Similarity
of camel-associated and human-associated MERS-CoV sequences had proven that camels are...[Read more]
Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease (ECTAD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-Egypt) has conducted practical training course for
staff from General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS)...[Read more]
African swine fever (ASF) has become an enormous concern in Asia with current outbreaks reaching almost 4,480 to date (see the latest reports here and here). The devastating impact
after ASF emergence in the...[Read more]
With national efforts to support One Health programming to combat zoonotic diseases and other negative impacts at the human-animal-ecosystem interface, the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia, represented by...[Read more]
Zoonotic diseases are transmitted between animals and humans and account for more than three-quarters of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. These infectious diseases
often pose a threat to public health and challenge...[Read more]
Infectious diseases outbreaks can negatively impact the areas of public health, economy, and tourism. In order to effectively respond and manage these outbreaks, Africa faces some
capacity gaps to strengthen disease management. One of the urgent and important aspects to deal with disease outbreaks are to better handle and ship infectious substances. Rwanda ships samples of infectious substances by air...[Read
more]
Upcoming meetings
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National Joint Risk Assessment for Kenya
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2nd Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) roadmap for West Africa
Recent publications
Valley fever in Africa
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne disease that severely impacts livelihoods, national and international markets, and human health. RVF is currently limited to Africa and
parts of the Near East but has the recognized potential to expand globally. The disease in livestock is spread primarily by mosquitoes and the movement of animals. Clinical disease has been observed in sheep, goats, cattle, buffaloes, camels and humans. RVF
is zoonotic. It can result in widespread febrile illness in humans, associated with severe and sometimes fatal sequelae...[Download full
document]
The livestock sub-sector is a major feature in Ghana’s agriculture and contributes largely towards meeting food needs, providing dietary protein and increasing nutrient adequacy,
providing employment opportunities, offering considerable prospects for wealth generation, income enhancement and improvement in rural livelihoods. Enhancing local capacities of animal disease surveillance and reporting systems are crucial to protect livestock,
people’s income and food security. In light of this, FAO has launched an Event Mobile Application to support surveillance and reporting...[Download
full document]
Interesting links
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Antimicrobial Resistance, Agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals
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Evidence-based risk management along the livestock production and market chain: Myanmar
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Evidence-based risk management along the livestock production and market chain: Viet Nam |
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