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10/07/09
One hundred and thirty-seven outbreaks of H5N1 HPAI in poultry were reported officially worldwide in April 2009 from five countries: Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia and Viet Nam. One case of H5N1 infection was confirmed in a wild bird in Hong Kong SAR, China, during the same period. The number of reported outbreaks/cases by country and their location are illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, respectively.   

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09/07/09
HPAI Situation Update 09/07/2009 - Issue No. 388


Please find the 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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27/05/09

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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27/05/09

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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27/04/09

FAO brief on swine influenza (swine flu)–27 April 2009

The influenza virus is in a class of viruses known as Orthomyoxoviruses, with myxo referring to the fact that they infect mucus membranes. The currently circulating Influenza viruses that cause human disease are divided into two groups: A and B. Influenza A has 2 subtypes which are important for humans: A(H3N2) and A(H1N1), of which the former is currently associated with most deaths (http://respiratory-lung.health-cares.net/influenza-virus.php). Type A Influenza’s are named according to the H antigens (16 possibilities) and N antigens (9 possibilities). All H’s and N’s have been isolated from various species of birds. Swine, equids, dogs, and other mammalian species (including humans) have not this wide occurrence of HxNx exposure. Infection with an Influenza virus may not necessarily develop into illness or disease.

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31/12/08

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01/09/08

The 15th FAVA Congress of the Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations.
FAVA-OIE Joint Symposium on Emerging Diseases. 27 - 30 October 2008
,
Sofitel Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

For more details, please visit: http://www.fava2008.com

EMPRES Transboundary Animal Diseases Bulletin
02/07/09


HPAI Situation Update 02/07/2009 - Issue No. 387


Please find the 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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25/06/09


HPAI Situation Update 28/05/2009 - Issue No. 386


Please find the 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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05/06/09

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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28/05/09

HPAI Situation Update 28/05/2009 - Issue No. 383

Please find the 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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27/05/09

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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22/05/09

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:

Click here to view previous issues from the EMPRES website

02/03/09

Please find herewith attached the latest FAO AIDE News No. 57(Avian Influenza Disease Emergency News)

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08/08/08

The EMPRES team is pleased to announce that the EMPRES Transboundary animal Disease Bulletin No.31 is now available in English.

Download the PDF version of the bulletin (738 Kb, 48 pp)
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here to view previous issues from the EMPRES website.

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06/08/08

The EMPRES team is pleased to announce that the EMPRES Transboundary Animal Disease Bulletin No.30 is now available in English, French and Spanish.

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Animal Breeding Management Newsletter:
06/06/08
Please find the May 2008 issue of the Animal Breeding Management Newsletter (programme under the University of Sydney) for your information. Please note that this programme is now opened for applications for Semester 2, 2008 and have a limited number of scholarships available. Click here to download Newsletter.
New Publications:
 

Smallholder dairy development: Lessons learned in Asia.This publication is part of a regional initiative undertaken by the FAO Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-APHCA) in collaboration with the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) to provide guidance to stakeholders in the Region and mobilize resources into a sector that holds vibrant opportunities for poverty alleviation, nutrition enhancement and broader economic development in rural areas.

Smallholder dairy development: Lessons learned in Asia
Click here to download the publication

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01/09/08
16/06/08


Goat - Undervalued Asset in Asia - a joint proceedings of the APHCA-ILRI Regional Workshop on Goat Production Systems and Markets, which was organized between 24 and 25 October 2006, in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, is now available in hard and soft copies Click here to download the publication.

This compact proceedings (63 pages) was an outcome of the workshop with an aim to enable the 13 participating countries namely: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka and Thailand to share their successes and failures and to increase awareness of the considerable value of goats in their countries. It was also aimed that both the workshop and its published proceedings should draw attention to the range of expertise available in this region for goat research and development and, in particular, the relationship between goat production and poverty alleviation.

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23/04/08


Meat Processing Technology

Manual on Meat Processing Technology for Small- to Medium-scale Producers – this over 440-page publication is a joint activity between the Animal Products Group of the Animal Production Service (AGAP) of FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy and the Livestock Section of the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) in Bangkok, Thailand. The manual was co-authored by Gunter Heinz and Peter Hautzinger,based on training materials used in FAO-organized regional training in meat processing technology for Asian countries. This manual covers the whole range of detailed meat products processing from raw meat to the various finishing products available in markets. It also includes relevant chapters on handling and maintenance of tools and core meat products processing equipment, simple test methods for meat products, meat processing hygiene, cleaning and sanitation in meat plants, etc. Click here to download the publication.

Abattoir Development

Abattoir Development – Options and Designs for Hygienic Basis to Medium-sized Abattoirs – a joint publication of the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) and the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA). This handy(86-page) publication was authored by Gunter Heinz, based on FAO-initiated technical missions to five countries to gather updated information and develop strategies to upgrade the abattoir sector, with a focus on small- to medium-sized slaughter facilities. This publication highlights the findings of these research missions and provides recommendations on technical improvements for simple and better quality slaughter facilities. In addition, it presents examples of practical solutions such as advanced line-slaughter systems, designs for booth slaughter, methods of abattoir effluent treatment and the like, etc. Relevant drawings and illustrations are included.
Click here to download the publication.

The 15th Congress of the Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations
02/04/08
(15th FAVA Congress) and OIE Symposium under the theme: - Food Safety; The Veterinary Roles for the World Kitchen will be organized in Bangkok, Thailand, between 27 and 29 October 2008.

For more details, please visit: http://www.fava2008.com

Emergency Workshop on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
17/09/07
Based on urgent requests by member countries, an Emergency Workshop on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) will be organized by the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-APHCA) at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, between 24 and 25 September 2007.
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New bird flu outbreaks require strong vigilance
12/02/07
FAO- Rome - Cats can become infected with the highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus, but at present there is no scientific evidence to suggest that there has been sustained transmission of the virus in cats or from cats to humans, FAO said in a statement today.
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New bird flu outbreaks require strong vigilance
31/01/07
Bangkok/Rome - FAO today expressed concern about new flare-ups of avian influenza in China, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea, Thailand and Viet Nam but stressed that the number of outbreaks in the first weeks of 2007 has been significantly lower than the epidemic waves of last year.
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