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The future of livestock in Burkina Faso. Emerging Public Health Threats in Urban and Peri-urban Areas

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Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The brief summarizes a livestock scenario report published by the FAO and the government of Burkina Fao on the unexepected consequences of the anticipated long-term growth and transformation of the livestock sector in the country. The brief stresses that, in the coming decades, growth of livestock may generate major public health threats in and around growing urban areas, including through outbreaks and spread of zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance.

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