African swine fever in wild boar. Ecology and biosecurity (2nd edition)
African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating haemorrhagic viral disease affecting domestic and wild pigs of all ages and sexes. This disease causes massive economic losses, threatens food security and trade, and presents a serious challenge for the pig production sector in affected countries. ASF also threatens the biodiversity conservation...
3rd GF-TADs West Africa Roadmap Meeting for Foot-and-Mouth Disease. Report of the virtual meeting, 8-11 November 2021
The 3rd meeting of the West Africa Roadmap meeting was organized virtually under the umbrella of the GF-TADs, by its FMD Working Group (WG), during 8-11 November 2021. The meeting bring together members of the West Africa FMD roadmap with the objectives to share information on FMD virus circulation within...
Summary of the GF-TADs Strategy for 2021–2025. Enhancing control of transboundary animal diseases for global health
Since 2004, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) have cooperated in the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) to reduce the...
PPR Global Research and Expertise Meeting (PPR-GREN): 3rd Meeting. Report of the virtual meeting, 9–12 November 2020
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly transmissible viral disease that affects and kills small ruminants in over 70 countries in Africa, the Near and Middle East and Asia. By means of the PPR Global Eradication Programme (PPR GEP), the eradication of the disease is targeted for 2030. To...
GF-TADs Strategy for 2021–2025. Enhancing control of transboundary animal diseases for global health
Since 2004, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) have cooperated in the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) to reduce the threat from transboundary animal diseases (TADs) to food security, livelihoods and safe...