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 […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and USDA’s Office of the General Counsel, has entered into a Consent Decision and Order with a breeder in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The terms of the USDA Consent Decision and Order include permanent […]
