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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetLao PDR: Improving poultry health and production in Luang Prabang 2019
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No results found.The demand for poultry and poultry products is increasing in Luang Prabang and surrounding provinces. To meet this demand, the province imports poultry from neighboring countries. This poses risks to the vulnerable local poultry population with threat of introduction of transboundary animal diseases such as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Luang Prabang reported HPAI outbreaks in the past and the risk of reintroduction is always high. To reduce the risk of introduction of HPAI, the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF), Lao PDR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) implemented the project on ‘evidence-based risk management along the livestock production and market chain.’ Related activities were implemented in three high-risk villages of Luang Prabang with support from the United States Agency for International Development and the Australian Government. A community-based approach was used to improve poultry health and management by organizing farmer groups in each village. The focus is on developing a sustainable business enterprise by raising a niche breed of poultry. This is foreseen to meet the needs of local poultry farmers and market demand. This leaflet highlights one of the success stories in the implementation of the project on evidence-based risk management along the livestock production and market chain funded by the United States Agency for International Development and the Australian Government. The project selected three high-risk villages in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR under the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Farms in these villages showed improvement in poultry health and management practices using a community-based approach. -
BookletUpdated joint FAO/WHO/WOAH public health assessment of recent influenza A(H5) virus events in animals and people
Assessment based on data as of 18 November 2024
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No results found.During 2020, high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b viruses arose from previously circulating influenza A(H5Nx) viruses and spread predominantly via migratory birds to many parts of Africa, Asia and Europe. This epizootic event has led to unprecedented numbers of deaths in wild birds and caused outbreaks in poultry. In late 2021, these viruses crossed the Atlantic Ocean to North America and subsequently reached South America in October 2022. Over the past few years, there have been increased detections of A(H5N1) viruses in non-avian species globally including wild and domestic (companion and farmed) terrestrial and marine mammals, with recent cases in livestock in the United States of America. The majority of A(H5N1) viruses characterized genetically since 2020 belong to the haemagglutinin (HA) H5 clade 2.3.4.4b, with some regional exceptions. Since the last joint assessment of August 2024, at least 33 additional human cases of infection with A(H5) viruses have been reported. Of these, 30 were reported from the USA.FAO, WHO, and WOAH jointly updated their assessment of the risk of zoonotic transmission (i.e., animal to human) considering additional information made available since the previous assessment of 14 August 2024. This update is limited to the inclusion of additional information being made available globally. Due to the potential risk to human health and the far-reaching implications of the disease on the health of wild bird and other animal populations, the use of a One Health approach is essential to tackle avian influenza effectively, to monitor virus circulation, to prevent within species transmission and to prevent human infections from exposure to animals. -
DocumentFAO alert on avian influenza – risk of upsurge and regional spread through increased poultry trade prior to and during Lunar New Year festivities in Asia 2024
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