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Book (series)EMPRES-Animal health 360 2022
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No results found.The Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES), established in 1994, is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) flagship programme to prevent food chain crises, with the goal of enhancing world food security and fighting transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases. EMPRES-Animal Health is the component dealing with the effective prevention and control of transboundary animal, zoonotic and emerging diseases on a regional and global basis, through international cooperation involving early warning, rapid reaction, enabling research and coordination. The latest issue of the component’s flagship publication, EMPRES-Animal Health 360, is available now. This issue explores a range of topics related to the continued threat transboundary animal and zoonotic diseases pose to food security, livelihoods and global health. It highlights efforts being made to address high-impact diseases including avian influenza, African swine fever and lumpy skin disease. In addition to providing analyses and lessons learned from disease outbreaks and responses carried out in Cameroon, Mongolia and Viet Nam, this issue highlights how FAO initiatives and tools, such as the EMPRES Global Animal Disease Information System (EMPRES-i+) and the Virtual Learning Centers, are increasing animal health capacity at the global, regional and national level. -
BookletFirst South Asia transboundary animal diseases coordination meeting for peste des petits ruminants, foot-and-mouth disease and lumpy skin disease
Joint Meeting Report | Paro, Bhutan, 8-12 May 2023
2024Also available in:
No results found.The document is a joint meeting report on the First South Asia TADs Coordination Meeting for Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), and Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) which was held in two phases, (i) a virtual preparatory phase on the FAO Virtual Learning Center followed by (ii) an in-person gathering which took place in Paro, Bhutan in May 2023. The meeting was organized to support sharing information on disease situations, assess progress in disease control, and promote regional coordination and cooperation to address the impact of these three priority transboundary animal diseases (TADs) in South Asia. The report includes summaries of disease situations and a review of progress in their control in the region, and lists recommendations to mitigate the impact of these diseases and improve their control in South Asia. Key challenges identified during the meeting included knowledge gaps, limited vaccine quality control, and the lack of cross-border coordination. To address these challenges, participants advocated for more harmonized and holistic approaches to TADs control and management. -
Book (series)Introduction and spread of lumpy skin disease in South, East and Southeast Asia
Qualitative risk assessment and management
2020Also available in:
No results found.Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a vector-borne disease of cattle and Asian water buffalo that is included on the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) list of notifiable diseases. In July 2019 LSD was introduced to Bangladesh, China and India and then spread to Nepal and Bhutan and in 2020 to various provinces of China and India. A qualitative risk assessment was conducted to assess the likelihood of introduction and/or spread of LSD in 23 countries in South, East and Southeast Asia based on information available up to 31 October 2020. The economic impact of LSD for South, East and Southeast countries was estimated to be up to USD 1.45 billion in direct losses of livestock and production. These losses may be higher, due to the severe trade implications for infected countries. This document provides an overview of LSD control approaches, including prevention. The cost-effectiveness estimation demonstrates a strong economic justification for vaccination and advocates for a regional approach to harmonize control measures.
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