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Rapid Missions Update – Animal Health Emergencies

October 2012 to September 2014

Year of publication 2014

Pages 16 p.

Author Emergency Rehabilitation Division

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Crisis Management Centre – Animal Health deploys rapid response missions to assist countries experiencing animal health emergencies. Affected countries require support in containing disease outbreaks, as well as preparing for future emergencies. If not dealt with swiftly, diseases affecting animal populations can have a devastating impact on the livelihoods of many populations, in animal productivity, trade and food security. The CMC-AH, based in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), works with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to provide support for governments experiencing animal disease outbreaks. The Centre deploys mission teams of experts to affected governments, assisting them in assessing epidemiological situations, diagnostics and prevention and control strategies. From October 2012 – September 2014, the CMC-AH deployed 12 rapid response missions to investigate and assist with new epidemiological situations and outbreaks including, peste des petits ruminants (PPR), contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), Rift Valley fever (RVF), rabies, Newcastle disease (ND), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and foot and mouth disease (FMD).

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