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Book (stand-alone)Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and beyond - FAO’s response - Towards One World, One Health
ECTAD: FAO’s response to animal disease emergencies
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No results found.The Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease Operations (ECTAD) is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) corporate centre for responding to the threat of transboundary animal health crises through the planning and delivery of veterinary assistance to FAO Member Countries.ECTAD was set up in 2004 to complement the Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases (EMPRES) and strengthen FAO’s capacity to respond to the H ighly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) crisis in a coordinated manner. In line with the One World, One Health framework, the scope of ECTAD now goes well beyond HPAI to include all major transboundary animal diseases and evolving disease situations with probable consequences for animal and human health.ECTAD, a combined effort of FAO’s Animal Production and Health Division and Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division, unites FAO’s wealth of technical expertise and operational ca pacity within a holistic approach to animal health. -
Book (stand-alone)FAO regional strategy for highly pathogenic avian influenza and other emerging infectious diseases of animals in Asia and the Pacific 2010-2015 2010
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No results found.This Regional Strategy for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and other Emerging Infectious Diseases of Animals in Asia and the Pacific has been prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It is a revision of the Strategic Framework for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Prevention and Control in Southeast Asia developed in May 2006. The Strategy has been revised in recognition of the changing situation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the region a nd advances in knowledge about approaches to its control. It also reflects the international recognition of the regular emergence of new infectious diseases that threaten food security, food safety and human health and the need for interventions that address surveillance and preparedness capabilities for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) in a broader context... -
Book (series)Animal Health Policy and Practice: Scaling-up Community-based Animal Health Systems, Lessons from Human Health 2005
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No results found.This is the 22nd of a series of Working Papers prepared for the Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI). The purpose of these papers is to explore issues related to livestock development in the context of poverty alleviation. Livestock is vital to the economies of many developing countries. Animals are a source of food, more specifically protein for human diets, income, employment and possibly foreign exchange. For low income producers, livestock can serve as a store of wealth, provide drau ght power and organic fertiliser for crop production and a means of transport. Consumption of livestock and livestock products in developing countries, though starting from a low base, is growing rapidly.
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