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Policy briefPolicy briefFAO and IGAD urge eastern African countries to strengthen Rift Valley fever preparedness 2024
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No results found.Current and forecasted rains in eastern Africa are creating favorable conditions for the Rift Valley fever (RVF) vector amplification, leading to persistent hotspots suitable for RVF occurrence, particularly in southern Sudan, eastern South Sudan, parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, western Kenya, much of Tanzania, and southern Somalia. For these reasons, FAO and IGAD are advising countries to raise awareness and improve preparedness at national, subnational, and community levels to protect livestock, livelihoods, and public health, especially for vulnerable communities such as farmers and pastoralists. They also recommend better coordination with public health and environmental services. -
Policy briefPolicy briefFAO urges Western African countries to strengthen Rift Valley fever preparedness 2024
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No results found.Previous and ongoing rains in Western Africa are creating favorable habitat conditions for the Rift Valley fever (RVF) vector amplification, resulting in persistent suitable hotspots for the RVF occurrence in the Sahel belt across Niger, Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, Chad, Burkina Faso, Gambia, and northern Nigeria. For these reasons, FAO is advising countries to raise awareness and improve preparedness at national, subnational, and community levels to protect livestock, livelihoods, and public health, especially for vulnerable communities such as farmers and pastoralists. They also recommend better coordination with public health and environmental services. -
BookletEmergency responseFAO calls for action to strengthen Rift Valley fever preparedness across Africa 2025
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No results found.Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne viral disease endemic to many African countries, posing significant risks to human health, animals, and livestock. Its complex transmission dynamics make monitoring and control challenging. To strengthen early warning and management, FAO developed the Rift Valley Fever Early Warning Decision Support Tool (RVF DST), forecast risks in real time and inform alerts to vulnerable countries. Between August and October 2025, above-average rainfall and widespread flooding—particularly across the Sahel belt from Senegal and Mauritania in the west to Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea in the east—created favourable conditions for vector proliferation. RVF outbreaks have been confirmed in Senegal, Mauritania, and The Gambia, heightening the risk of further spread across the continent. FAO urges countries to increase awareness, enhance preparedness, and protect vulnerable communities, livestock, and livelihoods. Strengthened coordination between animal health, public health, and environmental sectors is essential to manage ongoing RVF risks effectively.
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BookletCorporate general interestFAOSTYLE: English 2024The objective of having a house style is to ensure clarity and consistency across all FAO publications. Now available in HTML, this updated edition of FAOSTYLE: English covers matters such as punctuation, units, spelling and references. All FAO staff, consultants and contractors involved in writing, reviewing, editing, translating or proofreading FAO texts and information products in English should use FAOSTYLE, together with the practical guidance on processes and layout questions provided in Publishing at FAO – strategy and guidance.
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