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GOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: EMPRES CODE FOR DISEASE EMERGENCIESDealing 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 PAKISTANThree 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 YEMENIn 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. |
