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African Swine Fever (ASF)
African Swine Fever (ASF)
African Swine Fever is a very important viral disease affecting all ages of domestic and wild pigs and is currently the greatest threat to the…
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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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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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Focus On… Life as a Vet in Research – Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
Almost 15 years ago, when I graduated as a veterinary surgeon, I never envisioned that I would be researching within infectious diseases… I was going to be a large animal…
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Latest Articles and Events
Banner image for EuFMD FAST meeting - The Coliseum at night, lit up
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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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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One Health Mission banner image - Village seen through trees, with children walking down a small hill with a dog
10 May 2020
One Health Mission (MSD Animal Health)
At MSD Animal Health we believe we have a social responsibility to each other that extends beyond the confines of humanity. It extends to the health and welfare of all…
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Rabies Elimination Article banner image - Villagers queuing on a hill with their dogs
10 May 2020
Rabies Elimination – What Will It Take?
It’s difficult to know just how many people die from rabies every year.  Numbers such as 60,000 or 70,000 are often quoted.  But we know this is an underestimation.  We…
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One Health Mission banner image - Village seen through trees, with children walking down a small hill with a dog
10 May 2020
One Health Mission (MSD Animal Health)
At MSD Animal Health we believe we have a social responsibility to each other that extends beyond the confines of humanity. It extends to the health and welfare of all…
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Rabies Elimination Article banner image - Villagers queuing on a hill with their dogs
10 May 2020
Rabies Elimination – What Will It Take?
It’s difficult to know just how many people die from rabies every year.  Numbers such as 60,000 or 70,000 are often quoted.  But we know this is an underestimation.  We…
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10 May 2020
Event Report – Rabies in The Americas (RITA), USA 2019
The annual Rabies in The Americas (RITA) conference took place in Kansas City, USA, from 27th October to 1st November 2019. This year was particularly special because it marked the…
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10 May 2020
Event Report – Global Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Alliance (GFRA), Thailand 2019
The latest Scientific Meeting of the Global Foot-and-Mouth disease Research Alliance (GFRA) gathered the FMD community for two days of talks and presentations in Bangkok, Thailand 29th – 31st October…
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Banner image for EuFMD FAST meeting - The Coliseum at night, lit up
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…
Read Article
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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Event banner image for Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA) scientific meeting 2020. Two African huts in a clearing, surrounded by bushes and trees
14 Apr 2020 to 16 Apr 2020
GARA Scientific Meeting 2020, Kampala, Uganda
Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA) scientific meeting 2020. The 2020 GARA scientific meeting will be held in Kampala, Uganda. This event focusses on advancing African Swine Fever (ASF)…
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Banner image for the World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2020 - male cycling through the African bush land.
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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A comment on ‘Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever in South African domestic and wild suids (1999–2016)’ Zhang, N., Zhang, R., Chen, T., (…), Du, H., Zhao, J. 2020 Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.
19 April 2020
Zoonotic Disease Exposure Risk and Rabies Vaccination Among Wildlife Professionals Tarrant, S., Grewal, J., Yaglom, H., Lawaczeck, E., Venkat, H. 2020 EcoHealth.
19 April 2020
Vaccination programs for adults in Europe, 2019 Cassimos, D.C., Effraimidou, E., Medic, S., (…), Theodoridou, M., Maltezou, H.C. 2020 Vaccines, 8(1), art. no. 34.
19 April 2020
Studies on bait preference and acceptance in wolves (Canis lupus lupus) Gräßer, N., Ortmann, S., Vos, A., (…), King, R., Böer, M. 2019 Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 74(4), pp. 196-203.
19 April 2020
Seroconversion after three doses of intramuscular rabies vaccine as a post-exposure treatment Gholami, A., Shirzadi, M.-R., Asouri, M., (…), Nazari, F., Bahrami, F. 2020 Virus Research, 278, art. no. 197883.
19 April 2020
Rabies encephalitis and extra-neural manifestations in a patient bitten by a domestic cat Soler-Rangel, S., Jiménez-Restrepo, N., Nariño, D., Rosselli, D. 2020 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 62, p. e1.
19 April 2020
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