The emergence logo was designed to represent the key aspects of transboundary and emerging diseases, namely that they are continuously moving and overlapping, they occur across countries, regions and throughout the world, and that collaboration is central to their prevention, control and elimination.
Our Mission and Values
Our International Veterinary Health (IVH) team mission is to improve lives by reducing diseases in animals and people globally through partnerships with governments and organisations. Click to read more
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Collaboration
We work with governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to provide solutions to control transboundary and emerging diseases, including maintaining vaccine or antigen banks, reducing the response time in case of an outbreak, and guaranteeing emergency supply of vaccines.
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Innovation
We constantly search for the best solutions by understanding local needs, following technological advancements and incorporating digital innovations.
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Experience
With a team of people who have extensive experience in Veterinary Medicine, Marketing, Key Account Management, Logistics and Tender Management, the International Veterinary Health team has the skills needed to work with governments and organisations to help improve animal and human health through disease control.
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Presence
MSD Animal Health operates in more than 140 countries, with a regional understanding that enables rapid responses to changing disease landscapes around the world. For example, helping countries in Europe manage the Lumpy Skin Disease crisis by arranging rapid deliveries of Lumpyvax™ vaccine.
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Research
Research is central to what we do, both within company and in collaboration with leading institutes and universities. By rapidly recognising emerging threats we developed vaccines for Bluetongue Serotype 8 (Bovilis® BTV8) and Schmallenberg Disease (Bovilis® SBV). We regularly develop new FMD strains in response to changing epidemiology.
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Support
We believe in making a difference and support various initiatives. These include canine vaccination programmes in Africa and Asia (Mission Rabies), and FMD research platforms in East Africa. We also sponsor a number of awards, such as the World Rabies Day Awards, and research awards for ASF and FMD.
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our dedicated team
We nurture our unique relationships with governments, organisations and animal health professionals and strive to make them stronger.
Emergence is brought to you by the International Veterinary Health (IVH) team at MSD Animal Health. Our team is based around the world in different countries, which enables us to better understand the varying disease threats impacting animals and their owners across regions.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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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