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Brazzaville/Kigali – Rwandan health authorities are intensifying outbreak control efforts following the detection of Marburg virus disease, with 26 cases confirmed and six deaths reported currently. Cases of the virus have been reported in seven of the country’s 30 districts. Twenty cases are in isolation and receiving treatment, while 161 people who came into contact with […]
As we commemorate the eighteenth World Rabies Day on 28 September 2024, the Quadripartite agencies (FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH) and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC), in the Africa region, are calling on all stakeholders to reflect on the annual theme for 2024, which is, “Breaking Rabies Boundaries.” Rabies continues to take lives and […]
Early detection of diseases is crucial in innumerous ways. The same is true of early detection of animal diseases, which is fundamental to not only safeguarding animal lives but also protecting farmers’ livelihoods. PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay) are two major diagnostic techniques that have been in existence for years and […]
Le Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques, à travers le projet d’appui aux élevages en développement ( PRO-EL DÉVELOPPEMENT) a organisé un atelier de renforcement de capacités des héliciculteurs, le jeudi 12 septembre 2024 au centre antirabique de Cocody. Présidé par le Conseiller Technique en charge de la production Animale, Dr DAGNOGO Komissiri, représentant M. […]
Virtual Event, 08/10/2024 8 October 2024 | 10:00 – 12:00 CET Rabies is a major global public health issue, which is currently endemic in most countries in Africa and Asia. Although it is a preventable disease, it kills an estimated 59,000 people each year. In up to 99% of the human rabies cases, dogs are responsible for […]
