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The Regional Program for the Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases in Africa (TADS Program) represents a coordinated, multi-partner initiative to safeguard animal health, protect livelihoods, and support safe trade in live animals and animal products across African and Arab regions. Jointly implemented by AU-IBAR, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), and the Arab Bank […]
Grand-Bassam, 27 juin 2025 – La Côte d’Ivoire se mobilise pour contrer une menace majeure à la sécurité alimentaire : la peste porcine africaine (PPA). Virus redoutable, la PPA décime les élevages porcins à une vitesse fulgurante, avec un taux de mortalité pouvant atteindre 100 % des animaux infectés. Si elle ne représente aucun danger […]
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) poses a major threat to food security and livelihoods in around 70 countries. Up to 90 percent of herds are infected, and mortality rates can reach 70 percent. Effective and affordable vaccines that provide lifelong immunity make eradication achievable through targeted vaccination and improved surveillance.The Global Eradication Programme for PPR […]
The genetic analysis of the H5N1 avian flu virus in specimens from the nation’s first severely ill hospitalized patient in Louisiana reveals mutations that may enable upper-airway infection and greater transmission, concludes a technical summary from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But the authors of the report, released late yesterday afternoon, say the risk of an […]
Event Date: July 23-25, 2024 Location: Lusaka, Zambia AU-IBAR, under the auspices of the African Union Commission, is gearing up to attend the Second Meeting of the Standing Group of Experts (SGE) on Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) of the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) for Africa. This event will […]
