Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) 

Webinars

13/03/2024

This webinar, conducted as part of the Progressive Management Pathway for Terrestrial Animal Biosecurity Community of Practice, showcased the approach taken by FAO to improve veterinary paraprofessional (VPP) services and outreach to female smallholder farmers.

15/01/2024

Developed to ease the real-time disease reporting and support veterinary services, the enhanced version of EMA-i (EMA-i+) integrates a multi-level community-based approach with more customization and user friendliness. The video is an introduction and Demo of this enhanced version of EMA-i+.

20/12/2023

This webinar was held as part of the Progressive Management Pathway for Terrestrial Animal Biosecurity (PMP-TAB) Community of Practice monthly series. It showcases a recent study conducted by FAO concerning the regional One Health information exchange networks that exist in East and West Africa.

10/03/2022

This video is the recording of a webinar held by the Surveillance Team in FAO HQ on 28 February 2022 to present the steps and outcomes of a review of FAO’s Surveillance Evaluation tool (SET), and subsequent update to version 2.0. The meeting included opening remarks, three short presentations on how the review was conducted, the changes applied and next steps, and a Q&A session.

15/02/2022

Wild birds are the natural reservoir for avian influenza viruses and constitute a driver for the long distance spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Since July 2020, H5 HPAI viruses have been introduced through wild bird migrations into Eurasia, Africa, and more recently into the Americas.

15/02/2022

Wild birds are the natural reservoir for avian influenza viruses and constitute a driver for the long distance spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Since July 2020, H5 HPAI viruses have been introduced through wild bird migrations into Eurasia, Africa, and more recently into the Americas.