FAO Reference Centres: The fight against animal diseases
20/09/2024
Animal diseases threaten both food security and human health worldwide. FAO’s global network of Reference Centres plays a crucial role in combating these diseases by providing technical expertise, supporting early detection, and enhancing disease control measures...
International visions in advancing animal health
20/09/2024
With the world's population continuing to grow, the demand for animal products like meat, milk and eggs is expected to increase by 20 percent by 2050. But how can we meet this demand sustainably? Animal health is the crucial factor...
The power of vaccines in animal health
20/09/2024
Vaccines are game changers in animal health, essential for ensuring global food security. Infectious animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) still pose significant threats to farms, carrying devastating economic and public health risks....
Clinical examination of live domestic pigs for African swine fever
05/08/2024
This is one of four videos showing how to conduct a series of routine field activities related to African swine fever (ASF) surveillance. Addressed to field veterinarians, the video shows how to perform a systematic clinical examination of a live pig...
Sampling of live domestic pigs to rule out African swine fever
05/08/2024
This is one of four videos showing how to conduct a series of routine field activities related to African swine fever (ASF) surveillance. Addressed to field veterinarians, the video shows how to take a blood sample...
Packaging of suspected African swine fever virus samples
05/08/2024
This is one of four videos showing how to conduct a series of routine field activities related to African swine fever (ASF) surveillance. Addressed to field veterinarians, the video shows how to package and label a sample taken from an animal suspected...
Impact of the ISAVET training: Disease detection and response skills to save lives and livelihoods
03/06/2024
The Frontline In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) programme was launched across 14 countries of West, Central and Eastern Africa in 2018. In an effort to address endemic, emerging infectious and transboundary animal diseases, it targets veterinarians and para-veterinary professionals at the local level.
COVID Response in Bangladesh – A One Health Approach
10/01/2023
In response to COVID-19 in Bangladesh, the United Nations initiated an intervention, under the leadership of the Directorate General of Health Services, to improve community-level case detection and risk mitigation.
Practice biosecurity to save your pigs; including clean and disinfection procedures
10/01/2023
ASF is a highly fatal infectious disease in domestic and wild pigs of all breeds and ages. Although the virus does not infect humans, it has significant implications for food security and farmer livelihoods.
What you need to know about foot and mouth disease in an endemic country
27/10/2022
This video was produced by the European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth disease (EuFMD) to raise awareness amongst farmers living in areas which are FMD endemic.
Global disease intelligence and tracking through FAO EMPRES-i+
10/01/2022
EMPRES-i+ is FAO’s new global animal disease information system that aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor disease spread and risk of new outbreaks
Early Warning, Early Action through FAO EMPRES-i+
10/01/2022
EMPRES-i+ is FAO’s new global animal disease information system that aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor disease spread and risk of new outbreaks.
Livestock and enteric methane
10/01/2022
Burping livestock are a big problem for our planet. When cows and other ruminants eat, their food ferments in their gut and produces methane, which contributes to global warming.
What you need to know about Foot-and-Mouth Disease
10/01/2022
This video was produced by the European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth disease (EuFMD) to raise awareness amongst farmers living in areas which are currently free from the disease.
(MERS-CoV): Managing disease in animals to prevent health crisis in humans
10/01/2022
FAO Egypt through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) has been supporting Egypt to generate knowledge and enhance understanding about the epidemiology of MERS-CoV...
Real time reporting and intelligence in countries through EMPRES-i+
10/01/2022
EMPRES-i+ is FAO’s new global animal disease information system that aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor disease spread and risk of new outbreaks.
FAO's EMPRES Global Animal Disease Information System (EMPRES-i+)
10/01/2022
EMPRES-i+ is FAO’s new global animal disease information system that aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor disease spread and risk of new outbreaks.
Partnering for One Health
30/12/2021
From all the lessons that COVID-19 has taught us, one appears clearer than ever: we are stronger together.
Antimicrobial Resistance Video - Africa Region (AU, FAO, OIE, WHO, UNEP)
10/01/2021
For the 2nd Africa Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, international and regional organizations aim to raise awareness on the risks of AMR, including the drivers of AMR...
Rehabilitation work progress on Animal Health Laboratory in Aleppo, Syria
10/01/2021
A fully restored animal health diagnostic laboratory in Aleppo city, Syria, is set to play a major part in strengthening Syria’s animal production and disease control/prevention capacity.