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INSIDE
RINDERPEST
Rinderpest detected again in Pakistan

Declarations to OIE
FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE
FMD outbreak in South Africa and Swaziland
RIFT VALLEY FEVER
Update on RVF outbreaks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen
RVF surveillance in West Africa
CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA
Second Meeting of the Consultative Group on CBPP
TADINFO
Implementation in Viet Nam
NEWS
GEMP: EMPRES code for disease emergencies
Animal health Web-based application
Publications
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FAO REFERENCE LABORATORIES AND COLLABORATING CENTRES
Reports from FAO/OIE World Reference Laboratory for FMD, Rinderpest and PPR, Pirbright, UK
New@RADISCON
Flash news
RADISCON workshop in Baghdad
TADinfo training
Workshop on FMD control in Algeria

GOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: EMPRES CODE FOR DISEASE EMERGENCIES

Dealing with animal disease emergencies requires careful planning and meticulous execution. EMPRES has developed Good Emergency Management Practices (GEMP) as a multimedia program, available on CD-ROM and on the FAO/EMPRES Web site, to promote the concept of a code of practice in dealing with animal disease emergencies).

RINDERPEST IN PAKISTAN

Three years after rinderpest was last reported, the disease reappeared in September 2000 in Manzoor Colony, South Karachi district of Sindh Province. The origin of the outbreak has not been discovered although there are indications as to its source. However, in order to eradicate rinderpest from Pakistan, it is essential that the endemic area where the disease is contained is identified).

 

UPDATE ON RIFT VALLEY FEVER OUTBREAKS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND YEMEN

In September 2000, Rift Valley fever (RVF) was detected in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, causing human deaths and major losses in the livestock population. It was considered the first documented RVF outbreak outside the African continent, although the virus could possibly have been endemic in the wadi zones for many years in cryptic foci.


Editor's note: The numbers 1 to 4 alongside the Issue No. refer to the quarters of the year. Bulletin 15 is in fact a double issue covering the third and fourth quarters of the year 2000, i.e. July to December.