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Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including cattle, sheep and pigs.
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Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an OIE-listed notifiable disease caused by the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). It affects cattle and water buffalo, damaging animal…
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Rabies
Rabies
Rabies is one of the most lethal viruses on earth, with almost 60,000 people dying of this terrible disease every year. Almost half of these…
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06 Mar 2023 to 10 Mar 2023
10th International Sheep Veterinary Congress
Organized by the the Spanish Association for Sheep and Goat Production (SEOC), the 10th International Sheep Veterinary Congress (ISVC) will take place in 2023 from 6th to 10th March, in Seville. Excerpt…
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04 Sep 2022 to 08 Sep 2022
World Buiatrics Congress 2022 (WBC 2022)
WBC 2022 (World Buiatrics Congress) will take place in Madrid, Spain on September 4 – 8, 2022. The WBC congress is held in a different part of the world every…
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Expert FAQs on Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccination
30 Sep 2021
Expert FAQs on Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccination
Vaccination is the best way to control lumpy skin disease (LSD). With many people and countries facing this serious disease for the first time as it continues to sweep across…
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#Rabies360Challenge – raise awareness with us and help eliminate rabies!
22 Jul 2021
#Rabies360Challenge – raise awareness with us and help eliminate rabies!
Join the #Rabies360Challenge this September to raise awareness of rabies and help eliminate this terrible disease by 2030! Rabies – why is elimination so important? Rabies is one of the…
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Expert FAQs on Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccination
30 Sep 2021
Expert FAQs on Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccination
Vaccination is the best way to control lumpy skin disease (LSD). With many people and countries facing this serious disease for the first time as it continues to sweep across…
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#Rabies360Challenge – raise awareness with us and help eliminate rabies!
22 Jul 2021
#Rabies360Challenge – raise awareness with us and help eliminate rabies!
Join the #Rabies360Challenge this September to raise awareness of rabies and help eliminate this terrible disease by 2030! Rabies – why is elimination so important? Rabies is one of the…
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Unraveling the Transmission of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus
14 Apr 2021
Unraveling the Transmission of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus
Discovering the transmission dynamics of a virus is instrumental to truly understanding epidemiology of a disease and helps pave the path towards successful evidence-based control programs. We are excited to…
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Welcoming 2021
03 Feb 2021
Welcoming 2021
Welcome to a new edition of emergence and the beginning of a new year.  This always seems a natural time to reflect, both on what has happened in the last…
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10th International Sheep Veterinary Congress
06 Mar 2023 to 10 Mar 2023
10th International Sheep Veterinary Congress
Organized by the the Spanish Association for Sheep and Goat Production (SEOC), the 10th International Sheep Veterinary Congress (ISVC) will take place in 2023 from 6th to 10th March, in Seville. Excerpt…
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World Buiatrics Congress 2022 (WBC 2022)
04 Sep 2022 to 08 Sep 2022
World Buiatrics Congress 2022 (WBC 2022)
WBC 2022 (World Buiatrics Congress) will take place in Madrid, Spain on September 4 – 8, 2022. The WBC congress is held in a different part of the world every…
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Emerging Animal Infectious Disease Conference
29 Nov 2021 to 01 Dec 2021
Emerging Animal Infectious Disease Conference
Co-hosted by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Penn State’s Center for Security Research and Education, the conference will be held in Boalsburg, PA,…
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One Welfare World Conference 2021
15 Sep 2021 to 16 Sep 2021
One Welfare World Conference 2021
The 3rd One Welfare World Conference will be held virtually on 15-16 September 2021. The event provides an opportunity to hear from global experts about the experiences and research related…
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24 Aug 2021 to 26 Aug 2021
Global African Swine Fever 2021 Scientific Meeting
The GARA 2021 Scientific Meeting will take place August 24th – 26th, 2021 in Kampala, Uganda. The event will take place at Kampala Serena Hotel Kintu Road,  P. O. Box…
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XXIII International Poxvirus, Asfarvirus, and Iridovirus Conference
05 Jul 2021 to 09 Jul 2021
XXIII International Poxvirus, Asfarvirus, and Iridovirus Conference
The official biannual meeting of the poxvirus community will be held for the 23rd time this year. Given the continued uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 meeting will…
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10th anniversary of Rinderpest eradication
28 Jun 2021
10th anniversary of Rinderpest eradication
Virtual event organized by FAO/IAEA to commemorate the 10th anniversary of rinderpest eradication, the second disease (after smallpox in humans) to be globally eradicated. The event will take place online…
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Stop ASF: Public and Private Partnering for Success
21 Jun 2021 to 28 Jun 2021
Stop ASF: Public and Private Partnering for Success
This joint OIE/FAO webinar about the importance of Public Private Partnerships in combating African Swine Fever (ASF) is an excellent opportunity to connect with renowned international experts from the public…
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24 May 2021 to 28 May 2021
88th OIE General Session
The 88th Annual General Session of the World Assembly of National Delegates to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) will be held virtually from Monday 24 to Friday 28…
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FAO webinar - Launch of Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications
12 May 2021
FAO webinar – Launch of Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with contributions from international leading experts has published a new book “Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications”, edited by Samia Metwally, Gerrit Viljoen, Ahmed El…
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Current Efforts in African Swine Fever Vaccines: A Virtual Seminar and Discussion
06 May 2021
Current Efforts in African Swine Fever Vaccines: A Virtual Seminar and Discussion
The Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA) is hosting a webinar on recent developments in African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccines, that will be held on Thursday 6th May 9:00…
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7th International Conference on Rabies in West Africa (RIWA)
03 May 2021 to 06 May 2021
7th International Conference on Rabies in West Africa (RIWA)
Organized by Society for Rabies in West Africa (RIWA) the International Conference on Rabies in West Africa (RIWA) will be held from 3-6 May 2021 as virtual meeting. The conference…
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Vaccine Virtual Days 2021
27 Apr 2021 to 28 Apr 2021
Vaccine Virtual Days 2021
Join the global healthcare community to hear from the world-leading experts about the key topics in the vaccine community. This virtual event will take place from 27-28 April 2021 and…
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PPR Global Research and Expertise Network (PPR-GREN) Thermotolerant Vaccine Meeting
23 Apr 2021
PPR Global Research and Expertise Network (PPR-GREN) Thermotolerant Vaccine Meeting
Organized by the FAO/OIE PPR Secretariat, this virtual meeting aims to inform everyone interested in PPR control, from researchers to those implementing vaccination programs, and provide updates with regard to…
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EuFMD 44th General Session
21 Apr 2021 to 23 Apr 2021
EuFMD 44th General Session
The 44th General Session of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) – 21 – 23 April 2021 – Virtual session The bi-annual General Session of EuFMD…
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09 Apr 2021
Peste des petits ruminants webinar – Sharing the India experience in control and major achievements
Peste des petits ruminants  (PPR) is a serious threat for millions of people whose livelihoods depend on sheep and goats, including in India, a country with a large population of…
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Current Research Methods in Rabies Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment, and Control
31 Mar 2021
Current Research Methods in Rabies Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment, and Control
Dr. Charles E. Rupprecht (LYSSA LLC, JoVA Guest Editor) hosts a series of short presentations on Rabies Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment, and Control. There will also be plenty of time for…
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Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Annual Conference 2021
24 Mar 2021 to 26 Mar 2021
Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Annual Conference 2021
The annual SVEPM conference 2021 will be held online from March 24th to 26th. The draft SVEPM 2021 programme includes workshops and talks on a variety of transboundary and emerging diseases.…
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08 Dec 2020 to 17 Feb 2021
EuFMD Open Session OS20
Livelihoods @ risk in a FASTerworld. Open Session of European Commission for the Control of Foot and Mouth Disease. The OS20 will be a Special Edition event conducted in virtual format…
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Partners for Rabies Prevention (PRP) 2020, France
04 Nov 2020 to 06 Nov 2020
Partners for Rabies Prevention (PRP) 2020, France
13th International Meeting of the Partners for Rabies Prevention. Hosted by MÉRIEUX FOUNDATION in conjunction with Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC), the PRP 2020 meeting will be held at Les…
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6th World One Health Congress – virtual edition 2020
30 Oct 2020 to 03 Nov 2020
6th World One Health Congress – virtual edition 2020
One-week online event with the theme ‘Advancing science to improve health and security.’ The 6th World One Health Congress is the largest One Health event of the year, where experts…
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28 Oct 2020 to 30 Oct 2020
Rabies in the Americas (RITA) 2020, online conference
UPDATE: RITA 2020 will be held in online format. This year, the Rabies in the Americas (RITA) conference (originally scheduled for October 26-30 in Pereira, Colombia) will be held online…
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Focus On Lumpy Skin Disease European Threat banner image - A cow staring directly through a gap in branches at the camera
20 Oct 2020 to 17 Nov 2020
Lumpy Skin Disease Pilot Virtual Learning Course
Organised by FAO and EuFMD this is a pilot of the Lumpy Skin Disease Preparedness virtual learning course. This is an online tutored course that aims to provide participants with…
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World Rabies Day September 28, 2020
28 Sep 2020
World Rabies Day September 28, 2020
September 28, 2020. End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate 2020 marks 10 years to go until the goal of zero human dog-mediated rabies deaths by 2030, worldwide. Everyone can play a part…
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United Against Rabies: One Health in Action - Partnering for Success
22 Sep 2020
United Against Rabies: One Health in Action – Partnering for Success
Virtual meeting supported by the Tripartite (FAO, OIE and WHO) – Tuesday 22 September 2020 [12.00-14.00UTC] Excerpt from event website: As one of the oldest known zoonoses, rabies is entirely…
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24 Aug 2020 to 25 Aug 2020
GARA Scientific Meeting 2020, Virtual Sessions
The 2020 Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA) scientific meeting has been postponed until August 2021. However, virtual sessions from the keynote speakers will take place on 24th-25th August…
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10 Jul 2020
Strengthening Animal Health Systems To Accelerate Progress Towards SDGS
Virtual side event at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Friday, 10 July 2020, 8 am – 9 am (EST) / 1 pm – 2 pm (BST) Speakers…
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South Asia SAARC Rabies Webinars
18 May 2020 to 20 May 2020
South Asia SAARC Rabies Webinars
Updates and progress in the SAARC region towards elimination of dog-mediated human rabies by 2030 Almost 400 participants from SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION (SAARC) countries and around the…
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27 Apr 2020 to 28 Apr 2020
World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event has been postponed, with new dates to be confirmed.Organised and hosted by Makerere University in partnership with Government of Uganda. The central topics…
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Rabies Webinar banner image containing emergence logo, Virtual Congress 2020 logo and headshot of Sarah Cleaveland
31 Jan 2020 to 01 Feb 2020
VC2020 Rabies Webinar by Sarah Cleaveland
Watch the webinar recording: Towards the elimination of canine rabies. Despite the availability of safe and highly efficacious rabies vaccines for preventing of rabies in humans and animals, canine rabies…
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31 Jan 2020 to 01 Feb 2020
VC2020 Rabies Webinar by Sergio Recuenco
Nuevos paradigmas en la prevención y control de la rabia silvestre, y riesgos emergentes. El ciclo de rabia silvestre en la cuenca del Amazonas transmitida por murciélagos hematófagos, no ha…
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22 Jan 2020 to 23 Jan 2020
FAST meeting on vaccine security by EuFMD
Foot-and-mouth And Similar Transboundary animal diseases, Rome, Italy. Security of supply of vaccines against Foot-and-mouth disease and other Similar Transboundary (FAST) diseases is a major issue for veterinary services of…
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GFRA Thailand Meeting Brochure for October 2019
29 Oct 2019 to 31 Oct 2019
GFRA, Bangkok, Thailand
Global Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Alliance (GFRA) meeting 2019. This year the Global Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Alliance (GFRA) meeting was held in beautiful Bangkok, Thailand – a region where FMD is…
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Rabies Workshop Event Report Banner image - banner advertising Rabies Workshop Institut Pasteur in Morocco
17 Sep 2019 to 28 Sep 2019
Workshop on the control of rabies for Africa
Hosted by Institut Pasteur and supported by OIE, WHO, and University of Glasgow. This comprehensive course trained delegates from 9 countries from across Northern and West Africa on all aspects…
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Rabies and the pandemic: lessons for One Health Nadal, D., Beeching, S., Cleaveland, S., Cronin, K., Hampson, K., Steenson, R., Abela-Ridder, B., 2021, Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, trab123, doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab123
21 October 2021
Sporadic Rift Valley Fever Outbreaks in Humans and Animals in Uganda, October 2017-January 2018 Open Access Birungi, D., Aceng, F.L., Bulage, L., (…), Kwesiga, B., Ario, A.R. 2021 Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2021, art. no. 8881191.
19 October 2021
Bacterial, protozoal and viral abortions in sheep and goats in South America: A review Dorsch, M.A., Cantón, G.J., Driemeier, D., (…), Moeller, R.B., Giannitti, F. 2021 Small Ruminant Research, 205, art. no. 106547.
19 October 2021
Detection of some haemorrhagic fever viruses in wild shrews collected from different habitats in Saudi Arabia: First record in the Middle East Open Access Mohamed, R.A.E.H., Aleanizy, F.S., Alqahtani, F.Y., Alhmoaidi, E.A., Mohamed, N. 2021 Journal of King Saud University – Science, 33(8), art. no. 101612.
19 October 2021
Endemic persistence of a highly contagious pathogen: Foot-and-mouth disease in its wildlife host Jolles, A., Gorsich, E., Gubbins, S., Beechler, B., Buss, P., Juleff, N., de Klerk-Lorist, L.M., Maree, F., Perez-Martin, E., van Schalkwyk, O.L., Scott, K., Zhang, F., Medlock, J., Charleston, B. 2021, Science, 1 Oct 2021, Vol 374, Issue 6563, pp. 104-109, DOI: 10.1126/science.abd2475
11 October 2021
Dynamical analysis of the spread of African swine fever with the live pig price in China Huang, Y., Li, J., Zhang, J., Jin, Z. 2021 Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 18(6), pp. 8123-8148.
04 October 2021
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