Situation Update 63
15 December 2009

Please find herewith the latest FAO AIDE News No. 63 (Avian Influenza Disease Emergency News) which contains the following information:

1. FAO study on agro-ecological resilience shines light onto the dynamics of persistence of H5N1 HPAI
2. Satellite Tracking of Wild Birds in Mongolia
3. At a glance
4. H5N1 HPAI Global Overview - October 2009
5. Summary of confirmed HPAI outbreaks

For more information on Avian Influenza please see the following web sites:

• EMPRES
• EMPRES-i
• AGA
• OIE
• WHO

Click here to view previous issues from the EMPRES website.

EMPRES-Animal Health

Dear colleagues and ECTAD members,

Please find herewith the latest weekly situation update for HPAI including summaries of suspected, confirmed and denied HPAI outbreaks/cases in affected countries. Since the last update, the following new items have been included:

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A new version (v.1.5) of FAO EMPRES Global Animal Disease Information System (EMPRES-i) website has been released at http://empres-i.fao.org.

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EMPRES web updates - 22/05/2009

A/H1N1 website

A new section in EMPRES has been created with the latest information on the current situation of the newly A/H1N1 virus. Communiqués by our Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) Dr. Joseph Domenech, FAO press releases, documents, guidelines and more can be found here...

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Animal welfare web portal launched

One-stop shop for policy-makers, farmers, scientists and animal welfare organizations

A new internet portal has been launched today by FAO that will serve as a one-stop-shop for individuals and organizations searching for the latest information about the welfare of livestock.

The Gateway to Farm Animal Welfare is designed to provide a reliable information conduit on legislation and research findings in the sector, as well as on animal welfare standards, practices and policies. Expected users are farmers and government officials, lawmakers, researchers, the livestock and food industry and non-governmental organizations.

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Please find herewith attached the latest FAO AIDE News No. 59 (Avian Influenza Disease Emergency News) which contains the following information:

1. Influenza A/H1N1 in Humans and Swine
2. The fourth Regional Steering Committee of GF-TADs for Africa
3. H5N1 HPAI Global Overview: October 2008
4. At a glance
5. Summary of confirmed HPAI outbreaks

For more information on Avian Influenza please see the following web sites:

• EMPRES
• AGA
• OIE
• WHO

Click here to view previous issues from the EMPRES website.

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• Control of transboundary animal diseases (TADs).
• Small-scale dairy and meat production and processing.
• Food and feed safety.
• Livestock industrialization, poverty reduction and environment.
• Training on WTO's SPS, Veterinary Public Health and BSE/Prion diseases.

• Dairy Workshop
  Designing Effective Country-Level Dairy Development Strategies Workshop, 17-20 November 2008, Bangkok, Thailand. (This workshop has been taken place.)

• GIS Workshop
  International Workshop on Geographical Information System Applications in Animal Prodcution and Health
  3-7 March 2008 Philippines.
  (This workshop has been taken place.)

• Dairy Workshop
  FAO-APHCA/CFC Regional Workshop On Smallholder Dairy Development 26-29 February 2008 Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  (This workshop has been taken place.)

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