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Asia: Improving avian influenza risk management at the regional level

Evidence-based risk management along the livestock production and market chain

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 2

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Poultry production in South East Asia has been challenged by various animal diseases threats including highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), other emerging zoonotic influenzas and transboundary animal diseases (TADs). In order to mitigate the risk, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (FAO-ECTAD) in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Australian government is implementing the project “Evidence-Based Risk Management along the Livestock Production and Market Chain” in the region.

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