Animal disease outbreaks and news (volume 240)
13/09/2023
This edition includes reports of Nipah virus in India, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Iraq and Pakistan, Rabies in India, African swine fever (ASF) in Rep of Korea, Newcastle disease in Russian Federation, and Leptospirosis in the Philippines.
News roundup 23 October to 3 November 2023
03/11/2023
Highlights in this edition includes One Health workshop conducted to commemorate One Health Day 2023 in Nepal, FAO's participation in the policy roundtable and workshop on transboundary wildlife diseases, and training organized on an FAO-developed and validated protocol for antimicrobial usage at...
News roundup 8 to 19 May 2023
19/05/2023
Highlights from this edition include the Regional Quadripartite webinar on zoonotic influenza and knowledge sharing on gender mainstreaming.
News roundup 17 to 28 July 2023
28/07/2023
Highlights from this edition are the visit of USAID Assistant Administrator to Indonesia, measuring quality of antimicrobial prescription through mystery shopper surveys in Viet Nam, and rabies outbreak response in Indonesia.
News roundup 13 to 17 February 2023
17/02/2023
Highlights from the latest activities from regional and country teams
News roundup 14 to 25 August 2023
25/08/2023
Highlights from this edition are the meeting between ECTAD RAP and various stakeholders in Fiji to explore the expansion of ECTAD footprint in the region, Regional Simulation Exercise on ASF outbreak investigation conducted in Indonesia, and the National Bridging Workshops organized in Viet Nam ...
FAO and Chulalongkorn University co-organize the first research conference on antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in food animals in Asia and the Pacific
08/02/2023
FAO and Chulalongkorn University co-organized the first-ever research conference on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) in food animals in Asia and the Pacific
Oral rabies vaccination shows promising results in Bali, Indonesia
06/10/2023
Recent studies conducted by FAO ECTAD, together with the Australia-Indonesia Health Security Partnership, Ceva Sante Animale – a global animal health company, and the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture, have revealed the effectiveness of implementing oral rabies vaccination in Indonesia.
Animal disease outbreaks and news (volume 234)
03/08/2023
This edition includes reports of lumpy skin disease spreading in Nepal, increasing Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Afghanistan, reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H9N2) in Republic of Korea and Russian Federation, Nipah virus in India, African swine fever (ASF) in Russian Fe...
Animal disease outbreaks and news (volume 226)
06/06/2023
This edition includes reports of rabies in Indonesia and Malaysia, lumpy skin disease in Pakistan and India, leptospirosis in India, highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in Viet Nam, and African swine fever (ASF)
News roundup 25 September to 6 October 2023
06/10/2023
Highlights in this edition includes success story from FAO ECTAD Viet Nam on enhancing sustainable biosecurity in poultry production, report of oral rabies vaccination showing promising results in Indonesia, and dog vaccination campaign conducted in Bangladesh.
Animal disease outbreaks and news (volume 230)
04/07/2023
This edition includes reports of lumpy skin disease in Nepal, Glanders in India, cases of avian influenza in Philippines and Indonesia, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Afghanistan, and African swine fever in Indonesia and India.
Viet Nam launches a national strategy to develop veterinary service system
23/06/2023
Viet Nam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) collaborated with FAO and organized a consultation workshop to launch the National Strategy Strengthening of the specialised veterinary management system at all levels for the period of 2021–2030.
FAO supports Lao farmers to boost cattle trade to China
09/02/2023
Two-week training on animal quarantine management in Sing District - a border area between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and China aimed to accelerate safer trade and improve export
News roundup 5 to 23 June 2023
23/06/2023
Highlights from this edition include the commemoration of World Food Safety Day and the introduction of the Tripartite’s Joint Risk Assessment Operational Tool to the Republic of Korea.
Animal disease outbreaks and news (volume 229)
27/06/2023
This edition includes reports of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in India, African swine fever (ASF) in Philippines and Russian Federation, cases of rabies in India and Philippines and deaths of cats from avian influenza in Poland.
News roundup 17 to 21 April 2023
21/04/2023
Highlights from this edition include knowledge sharing on vet roles towards FAO’s four betters at the Chulalongkorn University Veterinary Conference 2023 and the participation in the coordination call for AMR awareness and engagement.
Animal disease outbreaks and news (volume 241)
20/09/2023
This edition includes reports of Nipah virus in India, PPR in Pakistan, CCHF in Afghanistan, Leptospirosis in the Philippines and Japan, and ASF in Russian Federation
News roundup 31 July to 11 August 2023
11/08/2023
Highlights from this edition are the launch of FAO ECTAD in Peru, documenting baseline biosecurity practices in wildlife facilities in Viet Nam, and evaluation of animal disease surveillance system in Cambodia.
Animal disease outbreaks and news (volume 218)
11/04/2023
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