Emergency consultation on avian influenza H7N9 (2013)
10/01/2013
In April 2013, some of the world's top scientists gathered at FAO for an emergency consultation on the new avian influenza threat called H7N9. Animal and public health specialists teamed up with virologists...
Fighting Avian Flu in Thailand
10/01/2013
Emergency consultation on avian influenza H7N9
10/01/2013
In April 2013, some of the world's top scientists gathered at FAO for an emergency consultation on the new avian influenza threat called H7N9.
Preparation of the samples for RNA extraction
10/01/2012
This video belongs to the section entitled "Molecular tests" that is part of the DVD "Avian Influenza sampling procedures and laboratory testing" funded by FAO and the Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie (IZSVe).
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
10/01/2012
This video belongs to the section entitled "Avian Influenza diagnostic sample" that is part of the DVD "Avian Influenza sampling procedures and laboratory testing" funded by FAO and the Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie (IZSVe).
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) - clinical signs and symptoms
10/01/2012
Description of Rift valley fever, clinical signs, symptoms.
Avian Influenza sampling procedures and laboratory testing (short)
10/01/2012
Welcoming address by Ilaria Capua, Director of the OIE/FAO Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle disease.
FAOcast | A. Thiermann, OIE, speaks about the intricate relation of animal health & animal welfare
10/01/2012
How are animal welfare and animal health linked? Alejandro Thiermann defines animal welfare within the framework of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Avian Influenza sampling procedures and laboratory testing
10/01/2012
Welcoming address by Juan Lubroth, Chief Veterinary Officer of the Animal Production and Health Division at the FAO of the United Nations.
FAOcast | Why is dog population management important for animal and human health and welfare?
10/01/2012
Why is dog population management important for animal and human health and welfare? FAO/WSPA/ICT held an expert meeting in Banna, Italy, with a multidisciplinary group of experts...
Prevention saves lives, saves livelihoods, saves money
10/01/2012
The importance of prevention cannot be overestimated. In this environment of climate change and global marketing of agricultural products, we would expect that transboundary diseases and pests and threats to the food chain would increase.
Sample collection in live birds: blood, tracheal and cloacal swat
10/01/2012
This video belongs to the section entitled "Avian Influenza diagnostic sample" that is part of the DVD "Avian Influenza sampling procedures and laboratory testing" funded by FAO and the Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie (IZSVe).
Requirements for shipment of avian influenza suspected samples
10/01/2012
This video belongs to the section entitled "Avian Influenza diagnostic sample" that is part of the DVD "Avian Influenza sampling procedures and laboratory testing" funded by FAO and the Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie (IZSVe).
Result visualization by Agarose Gel electrophoresis
10/01/2012
This video belongs to the section entitled "Molecular tests" that is part of the DVD "Avian Influenza sampling procedures and laboratory testing" funded by FAO and the Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie (IZSVe).
World Rabies Day 2010 in Sierra Leone (long version)
10/01/2011
"Come protect yourself, right now, against this rabies, a killer disease, a killer disease". The chorus from a popular song in Sierra Leone booms from loudspeakers, as crowds gather to mark World Rabies Day 2010.
FAO Representative in India Dr Gavin Wall speaks to Dr Keith Sumption, FAO FMD Expert
10/01/2011
Keith Sumption , FAO FMD Expert and Secretary, European Commission for Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease speaks to Gavin Wall, FAO, India Representative about the long-term challenges in eradicating Foot-and-Mouth disease.
World Rabies Day 2010 in Sierra Leone (short version)
10/01/2011
"Come protect yourself, right now, against this rabies, a killer disease, a killer disease". The chorus from a popular song in Sierra Leone booms from loudspeakers, as crowds gather to mark World Rabies Day 2010.
Animal Health Clubs in Sierra Leone
10/01/2011
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.
Kenya's Maasai remember rinderpest
10/01/2011
Maasai elders in Kenya are among those who have seen, first-hand, the devastation caused by rinderpest, or cattle plague. For millennia, the virus was a threat to animal health and human livelihoods...
The Story of Avian Influenza in a Village
10/01/2011
FAO has launched a Media Fellowship Project to document the evolution and impact of Avian Influenza in Viet Nam.