Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
-
Book (series)Manual / guideRecognizing contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (Revised Edition) 2002
Also available in:
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a well known scourge of cattle in Africa and elsewhere. On entering previously uninfected cattle populations, it often causes an explosive epidemic with high mortality. In endemic situations, the disease is known for its insidious spread and debilitating effects on cattle production. The difficulties experienced in diagnosing and combating the disease pose a serious challenge to all stakeholders. The fact that CBPP is still a major problem in Africa ha s prompted FAO to revise the previous edition of this booklet with larger pictures of clinical signs and gross pathological changes of CBPP, as a means of assisting those dealing with the disease to recognize it, make a proper diagnosis and take the appropriate action to curtail its spread. -
Book (series)Manual / guidePreparation of Rift Valley fever (RVF) contingency plans (2003) 2002
Also available in:
Emergency preparedness and contingency planning are key elements for the early detection and control of disease outbreaks of a transboundary nature. While FAO Animal Health Manual No. 6 provides general principles regarding the setting up of emergency preparedness plans, this manula provides information on the nature of Rift Valley fever (RVF), and the principles of, and strategic options for, the prevention and control of RVF. It provides guidelines for individual countires that are threatened by RVF to formulate their overall national policy on control and eradication of a possible incursion of the disease. The manual identifies personnel as well as equipment and other facilities that are needed in a national RVF contingency plan. An outline of the suggested format and contents of a national RVF contingency plan is also provided as a guide and should be modified to suit the needs of, and circumstances that exist in, individual countries. -
Book (series)Technical studyControl of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia – A policy for coordinated actions 2019
Also available in:
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an insidious disease that lingers in herds, causing significant morbidity and mortality. The policies to address the control and management of CBPP are in disarray at both the national and international levels. There has not been significant improvement in the efficacies of available vaccines or diagnostic assays for several decades. Classic strategies of mass vaccination and strict movement control that once were perceived as successful in rolling back the disease have largely fallen due to high costs, concerns of declining impact and growing public resistance. Officially, treatment with antibiotics is discouraged or prohibited, yet their use is widespread. CBPP is by all means an enigmatic disease, whose control probably requires a new paradigm or out-of-the-box thinking and executing approach. The purpose of this document is to provide an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound control of CBPP by all stakeholders at all levels – global, regional and national. It describes a road map to CBPP control that is cognizant of the situation on the ground. While not being prescriptive, the document includes examples of combinations of interventions and control measures that should offer the opportunity to improve impact and hence offer better livelihoods to livestock producers.
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files
-
DocumentMagazineGRID Magazine Issue 27
IPTRID Network Magazine
2007Also available in:
IPTRID is an international multi-donor trust fund programme of FAO, co-managed with its partner institutions. The programme is implemented by the IPTRID Secretariat, hosted in the Land and Water Development Division of FAO and drawing on a worldwide network of leading centres of excellence in the field of irrigation, drainage and water resources management. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical reportFinal Meeting Report: Technical Meeting on the impact of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) on food safety management: within a One Health approach
The 9th meeting of the Global Microbial Identifier (GMI9)
2016Also available in:
No results found.The 9th meeting of Global Microbial Identifier (GMI), which was preceded by a Technical Meeting on the impact of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for food safety management: within a One Health framework, was held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy on 23- 25 May 2016. The Meeting was attended by 175 participants from 50 countries including 26 developing countries, highlighting the significant level of interest in the topic by many e xperts and government officials. WGS is a technology relevant to different sectors such as health, agriculture, food safety and medicine. Mulitsectoral collaboration, particularly in relation to sharing of data generated by this technology the technology is critical to optimizing its use. Key messages from the Technical Meeting are reported including the benefits and potential drawbacks of WGS, considerations for developing countries, issues around global data-sharing and key needs for global ac tions and potential roles of international organizations like FAO. -
Book (series)Technical reportReport of the Fourth Aquaculture Network for Africa (ANAF) Annual Meeting. Entebbe, Uganda, 4-6 December 2012. 2013
Also available in:
No results found.This document contains the report of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Aquaculture Network for Africa (ANAF), which was held in Entebbe, Uganda, from 4 to 6 December 2012. The participants addressed and made decisions on matters concerning relevant follow-up to the third ANAF meeting. The meeting was attended by the ANAF National Focal Points from nine member countries, two international consultants, two representatives from NEPAD, a representative from ACP FISH II (Eastern Africa), a consultant from the FAO Regional Office for Africa and an FAO Aquaculture Officer. The meeting discussed the steps for the establishment and management of National Aquaculture Advisory Group (NAAG) and National Aquaculture Farmer Associations (NAFA) in ANAF Member Countries. The participants adopted a strategy to turn ANAF into a functional Intergovernmental Organization and they discussed and endorsed the ANAF work plan for 2013. During the session, three task forces were established and elaborated the ir terms of references for the preparation of three distinguished reports. These reports will describe the measures that ANAF member countries shall take in order to turn the ANAF into an Intergovernmental Organization. The reports will be presented and finalized at the Fifth ANAF Annual Meeting to be held in September 2013 in Dakar, Senegal.