A drive to prevent emerging zoonotic risks and diseases such as COVID-19 has been unveiled and is being led by France.
The Preventing Zoonotic Diseases Emergence (PREZODE) initiative was announced at the One Planet Summit for Biodiversity on Jan. 11. Zoonotic diseases or zoonoses are caused by germs that spread
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Food safety standards and trade is one of seven areas in the Food and Agriculture Organization’s COVID-19 response and recovery program.
The United Nations’ agency is calling for $1.2 billion in initial investment to support efforts.
The food safety part has a budget of $50 million and a timeframe until
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Countries in the Americas have been urged to take measures to ensure food safety throughout the production chain.
The Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health (PANAFTOSA), which is based in Brazil, also commented on the role of workers in ensuring a continuous supply of food during
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China has banned trading of wild animals until the novel coronavirus outbreak is brought under control.
There are more than 6,000 confirmed cases with almost 7,000 more suspected infections and 132 deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The source of infection is still unknown.
Most of those sick
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Researchers have taken a step toward estimating the risk of disease transmission from wild meat consumption.
The team, including members of the Wildlife Conservation Society, have presented a framework to quantify the risk of zoonotic disease transmission in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) bushmeat system and help improve understanding
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Bacteria from humans and animals continue to show resistance to antimicrobials, which is one of the world’s biggest threats to public health and often involves the food chain according to a new report from two European public health agencies.
The report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the
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I can hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth over such an un-American suggestion.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the creation of yet another multiagency task force in North Carolina “to evaluate the preventive measures that were in place during the 2011 state fair and to
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Hand washing is paramount after handling animals in public places, according to new guidelines on animal handling from the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NAPHV).
This month the association released updated recommendations on how to prevent the spread of disease from live animals to humans in public settings. The
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At least 45,000 illnesses and 32 deaths resulted from 5,332 outbreaks of contaminated food during 2008 in the European Union, a new report says.
Those are among the findings of the recently published 2008 Annual Report on Zoonoses and Foodborne Outbreaks by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the
It’s time to add another entry on the list of outbreaks of bacterial pathogens linked to petting zoos and animal exhibits. The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment announced that an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in January 2009 was linked to attendance at the National Western Stock
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