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La viande de brousse (bushmeat en anglais), également connue sous le nom de viande de gibier, est un terme qui décrit la viande d’animaux sauvages chassés pour la consommation humaine en Afrique. La pratique de la chasse à la viande de brousse est très répandue dans de nombreuses régions rurales d’Afrique, où les gens comptent […]
African animal trypanosomosis is a vector-borne disease transmitted by tsetse flies and other vectors in 37 African countries. Affecting livestock health and welfare, the disease imposes a heavy burden on communities that rely on domestic animals for their livelihoods. In most endemic areas, trypanosomosis control relies heavily on trypanocidal drugs, which are often the only […]
FICHE TECHNIQUE SANTÉ-SÉCURITÉ: AGENTS PATHOGÈNESSECTION I – AGENT INFECTIEUX NOM : Virus de la fièvre hémorragique de Crimée-Congo SYNONYME OU RENVOI : VFHCC, FHCC, fièvre hémorragique d’Asie centrale et fièvre du Congo (1-8). Anciennement connu sous le nom de fièvre hémorragique de Crimée à virus du Congo, de virus de fièvre hémorragique de Crimée et […]
Animal health laboratories play a crucial role in veterinary disease diagnosis and surveillance for the prevention and control of transboundary animal diseases, including those of economic impact or zoonotic threat with potential pandemic risk. Enhancing the diagnostic capacity of laboratories is an essential pillar for generating accurate data, particularly in settings where fundamental gaps and […]
Rinderpest and its eradication This book tells the story of rinderpest and its eradication. The focus is on the international coordination that came together after the Second World War in the confident belief that, with vaccines available, the eradication of rinderpest was a practical possibility. In both Africa and South Asia, beginning in the 1960s, […]
