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The risk of introduction and spread of African swine fever (ASF) into countries free from the disease is elevated due to intensified travel around the Lunar New Year (29 January 2025).In light of the elevated risk, FAO is calling on all Chief Veterinary Officers to increase ASF prevention and preparedness activities to reduce the likelihood […]
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 […]
The African Union’s Agriculture and Food Security Division (AFSD), in collaboration with the Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC), convened the Consultative Meeting on the Development and Promotion of Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) and Information-Sharing Platforms on Food Safety, Plant, and Animal Health. Held from November 25 […]
Africa has developed a preferred list to guide efforts in improving access to diagnostics for epidemic-prone diseases on the continent. Mpox, dengue, cholera, bacterial meningitis, and measles are the first set of priority diseases for which priority diagnostics have been shortlisted based on the set criteria outlined in the Target Product Profiles (TPPs). “Specific tests for these diseases will undergo evaluation as part […]
Du 9 au 12 décembre 2024, une équipe d’experts techniques, issus d’universités, d’institutions de recherche, de ministères et du secteur privé, s’est réunie à Naivasha, au Kenya, pour créer un hub d’apprentissage numérique en One Health. Ce projet vise à renforcer les compétences des acteurs africains dans le domaine du One Health numérique. Ce hub […]
