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New study investigates drivers and practices of antibiotic use in poultry farming in Kiambu County, Kenya

Antibiotic resistance is a global concern threatening achievements in health care since the discovery of antibiotics. In Kenya, this topic remains understudied in a context of rising demand for livestock products, intensification and the concomitant increase in antibiotic use. A new study published...

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Uganda biobank to promote access to livestock samples and data

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led Boosting Uganda’s Investment in Livestock Development (BUILD) project has established a biorepository to support livestock sample storage and data management in Uganda. Housed at the National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology...

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One Health Centre in Africa supports Burundi’s response to Rift Valley fever

On 10 April 2022, Burundi reported its first Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak and notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of the outbreak on 3 June 2022. The disease was first detected in Muyinga, Ngozi and Kirundo provinces in the northeast of the country and gradually spread...

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Exploring measures to curb the spread of African swine fever in northeast India

Experts in India met in a recent regional workshop to design a comprehensive African swine fever (ASF) management plan in response to the negative impacts of the disease on the livelihoods of millions of farmers in the northeast of the country. Held on 8 July in Assam, the workshop was co-hosted by...

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New genomic tool holds promise for rapid surveillance of Rift Valley fever virus

Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) and colleagues have published a new study in BMC Genomics (Jul 2022) that describes the development of a computational tool for genomic surveillance of the Rift Valley fever virus that can aid in rapid detection and control of...

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18 livestock investments to take One Health to scale and prevent new pandemics

The COVID-19 pandemic is only the latest evidence that we can’t protect human health if we fail to protect the health of animals and environments. A new One Health playbook makes the case that livestock systems, economies and peoples of the South are One Health game-changers—inflection points for a...

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Preventing future pandemics hinges on improving Global South livestock systems, says new One Health playbook

Scientists present 18 ways governments, investors and experts can protect human health by addressing interactions with livestock and their environment across seven key areas. A new One Health playbook offers governments around the world 18 practical ways to improve livestock systems in developing...

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Nepal Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development explores collaboration opportunities with ILRI during visit to India

Collaboration opportunities to strengthen Nepal’s livestock sector were top of the agenda when Shri Mahindra Ray Yadav, Nepal’s minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development along with his private secretary, Dinesh Kumar Yadav, visited the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI )...

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New study reviews strategies to reduce acaricide resistance in ticks in smallholder livestock systems in Africa

Ticks are a major cause of economic losses in the livestock sector in the tropics and sub-tropics. Ticks transmit the pathogens that cause livestock diseases such as East Coast fever, babesiosis and anaplasmosis which are responsible for the deaths of millions of cattle every year. In many African...

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Delia Grace wins Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for Research

On 9 Jun 2022, the Arrell Food Institute of Canada’s University of Guelph awarded veterinary epidemiologist Delia Grace the 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for Research Innovation . Presented in Toronto during the 5th Arrell Food Summit, on the ‘Future of Food’, the award comes with a...

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Zimbabwe livestock improvement project showcases ongoing work and partnership with government

The ‘Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)’ project recently showcased its ongoing activities to government officials and partners in an event that also discussed ways of strengthening partnership with government departments, researchers and farmers in the country. A high-level...

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Q fever common in Tana River and Garissa counties: New study reveals

Coxiella burnetii , the bacterium that causes query fever (Q fever) in humans and livestock, is widely spread in Kenya’s Tana River and Garissa counties and it could pose serious economic and human health risks in the region. This is one of the findings of a study by the International Livestock...