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Bulletin 28/2013
::: African swine fever in the Russian Federation: Risk factors for Europe and beyond
African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most severe viral pig diseases.
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The ‘One health’ concept: the OIE approach
Bulletin 01/2013
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Emergence of a novel Influenza A (H7N9) virus in China
On 31 March 2013, Chinese authorities announced the identification of a novel influenza A virus, A(H7N9), in three seriously ill people from two provinces presenting with respiratory infections. As of 13 April 2013, a total of 49 confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus have been reported to WHO by the China National Health and Family Planning Commission. [Read More...]
Tripartite efforts to give a new direction to the joint FAO/OIE/WHO Global Early Warning System (GLEWS)
A meeting was held in FAO Rome in February 2013 to discuss on the future and new approach to the joint FAO/OIE/WHO Global Early Warning System.
A new concept paper titled GLEWS+ was presented and the partners discussed the new key areas for further development of this tripartite mechanism:
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Cambodia
ID Event: 249
Report Creation: 24/1/2013 by FAO
Country: Cambodia
Confirmed Disease: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1)
Reason for alert: Reoccurence of a disease/strain
Human affected: No
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