Friday, 23 October 2015

U.S. backs FAO efforts to combat global animal disease threats with $87 million

"This shows how important transboundary diseases are for FAO and the UN system, and how much more important they will be in in the future if we want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Millions of people rely on livestock for survival, income and nutrition, and their livelihoods must be protected," FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva...Read more

Abdulsalami, Ogbeh, Otudeko, Adamu for Daily Trust Agric confab

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Friday, 9 October 2015

WHO and OIE, in collaboration with FAO and with support of GARC are organizing a Conference on the “Global elimination of dog-mediated human rabies

The Time is Now!”, on 10-11 December 2015 at WHO headquarters in Geneva, that will convene key participants from Ministries of Health and Veterinary Services, national rabies coordinators, veterinary and human health experts , NGOs and the private sector.Read more

Dog vaccination: the key to end dog-transmitted human rabies

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Global drive launched to monitor antimicrobials' use

By Chloe Ryan, 08-Oct-2015
A global database tracking antimicrobials' use for farm animals is being developed by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to ensure the long-term efficacy of infectious disease treatments for animals and humans. 

BSE 'Mad Cow' case in Wales, officials confirm

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