The manual on the recognition of peste des petits ruminants is now available in French and can be accessed on the EMPRES Web site at www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/AGA/AGAH/EMPRES/Info/PPR/PPRarch.htm
A manual on participatory epidemiology is available in the FAO Animal Health Manual series.
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FAO ANIMAL HEALTH MANUALS
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Hennri Kaboré
We are pleased to announce the arrival of Dr Henri Kaboré, who will work in the Agricultural Departmental Group, Livestock Unit, FAO Regional Office for Africa. He will join the EMPRES group as an Associate Professional Officer (APO). Dr Kaboré is taking over from Dr David Nyakahuma who was transferred to FAO headquarters, Rome, over a year ago.
Dr Kaboré, a veterinarian, is a national of Burkina Faso, where he worked in the National Agriculture Research System on tropical animal health prior to taking up duties with FAO in December, 2000.
Dr Kaboré graduated from the Inter-state School of Science and Veterinary Medicine, Dakar, Senegal. He later proceeded to the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, where he obtained an M.Sc degree in tropical animal health.
He also holds an International Civil Servant Diploma conferred by the International School of the French-speaking Community of Bordeaux, France. His APO assignment is sponsored by the International Organisation of the Franchophonie (IOF).
His assignment in FAO will focus on the Contribution of transboundary animal diseases containment, eradication and emergency preparedness to promote EMPRES key ideas and TADinfo software in West Africa. Dr Kaboré will travel extensively in West African countries to establish and strengthen EMPRES and TADinfo activities.
William Amanfu
Dr William Amanfu, a national of Ghana, has joined the Infectious Diseases EMPRES Group of the FAO Animal Health Service on a short-term appointment (six months) as Animal Health Officer with effect from 4 March 2001.
Willie graduated in veterinary medicine in 1973 and obtained his Master's Degree in 1980 in veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine from Iowa State University in the United States. He has served as a consultant for FAO and the Joint FAO/IAEA Division in Vienna on CBPP projects in Zambia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi and Cameroon. He has also served as a consultant for the African Development Bank (Côte d'Ivoire) on livestock projects in Kenya, Mozambique and Botswana, and has a significant number of scientific publications on CBPP and other bacterial diseases of livestock to his credit. Currently, he is Director of the National Veterinary Laboratory of Botswana.
Vincent Martin
Dr Vincent Martin joined the FAO Animal Health Service EMPRES Group in April 1998, as an APO sponsored by France. He has now been appointed as Animal Health Officer, Infectious Disease Analysis. His prime responsibilities will be to analyse and disseminate information and data on the evolution of epidemic and emerging livestock diseases, and design and implement programmes and projects related to EMPRES. He will participate in the development of disease forecast models for weather-dependent epidemic diseases based on remote sensing satellite and other data and assist in the development of temporo-spatial disease risk and disease-spread models. He will also continue to be the editor of the EMPRES Transboundary Animal Diseases Bulletin.