Le 11 novembre 2024, lors du 17e Symposium international sur l’épidémiologie vétérinaire et l’économie (ISVEE17) à Sydney, en Australie, la FAO a présenté son nouveau Cadre stratégique pour l’alerte précoce face aux menaces sanitaires animales. Fernanda Dórea, coordinatrice du projet Alerte précoce et exploration des données à la FAO, a introduit ce cadre en soulignant […]
A longitudinal study titled ‘Prevalence and transmission of cefotaxime resistant Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) in broiler poultry farms in Wakiso, Uganda’ to investigate antimicrobial use (AMU) and exposure risks to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the peri-urban district of Wakiso, Uganda, found that many farmers do not implement adequate biosecurity measures to prevent the introduction and spread of […]
Overview This is the 35th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the latest epidemiological trends, including an update on the geographic expansion of mpox in the WHO African Region from July – August 2024. Multi-country outbreak of mpox
COVID-19 health response lasts the mile on the continent In 2021, faced with the possibility of receiving up to 900 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate 70% of Africa’s population, Dr John Nkengasong, the then Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), tasked his team with assessing and expanding […]
HARARE | 9 February 2024 (IDN) — When Peter Mangana’s crops were hit by drought over a decade ago, he felt depressed. He struggled to feed his family in Bhasikiti village in Mwenezi, southern Zimbabwe. The 49-year-old later realised that he was experiencing the effects of climate change and that he needed to be smart […]
