Breaking
La résistance aux antimicrobiens représente aujourd’hui l’une des principales menaces pour la santé mondiale, la sécurité alimentaire et le développement. Les micro-organismes résistants aux médicaments, notamment les bactéries, les virus, les champignons et les parasites, peuvent se transmettre d’un animal à un autre, d’une personne à une autre, d’un plante à une autre ou entre […]
The Lancet Series on AMR, recently launched on the margins of the World Health Assembly, highlights that babies, older people and people with compromised immune systems are at the most significant risk of suffering from antimicrobial resistance. The Lancet says 7.7 million deaths globally are associated with bacterial infections; of these, 4.95 million are associated with […]
The need for properly trained epidemiologists to strengthen country capabilities in disease surveillance, epidemiological investigations, and outbreak response is a requirement recognized by the global public health community. Veterinary epidemiology is also recognized as a priority by FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). The presence of an applied epidemiology training programme has […]
Situation at a glance The World Health Organization (WHO) was notified about a laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with an influenza A(H5N1) virus on 1 April 2024 by the United States of America IHR National Focal Point (NFP). The patient developed symptoms on 27 March and had a history of exposure to dairy cattle (cows) […]
An orientation workshop on the WOAH International Standards took place on 14 May 2024 with the objective of enhancing African Union Member State countries in the participation in the development and refinement of crucial international standards for the livestock sector in the region. The workshop took place at the AU-IBAR premises and was facilitated by […]
