emergence Alasdair King

A discussion with Captain Carl Thornton from Pit-Track, learning about their use of dogs, and the importance of keeping them healthy to protect the people and animals relying on them.
To find more information, or to support them, go to https://pittrack.org

A discussion with Professor Ian Brown of the Animal and Plant Health Authority regarding the on-going global avian influenza outbreak. We consider the international implications, and how this impacts national poultry farms, as well as discussing how to reduce the risk. In addition, an update on current events, including our recent One Health event on Vector Borne Diseases.
Link to One Health Event on Vector Borne Diseases - https://thevetexhibition.com/one-health
Link to FAO eLearning on AMR - https://bit.ly/3tCpQPy
Acronyms:
AI - Avian influenza
APHA - Animal and Plant Health Authority, UK
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
HPAI - High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza
LPAI - Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza
offlu - OIE and FAO network of expertise on influenza
OIE - World Organization for Animal Health

With continued outbreaks of avian influenza, we posed some of your questions to Dr David Swayne, USDA. Dr Swayne is the Center Director of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s laboratory for poultry health research.
My apologies for the sound interference on my side of the discussion. I had decorators in the house, the squeaking and other noises are them on the ground floor above my recording studio.

Guest for World Rabies Day is Dr Deborah Nadal, and we discuss her learnings from her time in India which led to the publication of her book "Rabies in the Streets - Interspecies Camaraderie in Urban India."
See a video about her book at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAIloLk_cRQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt or find further details at https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08595-1.html

An interview with Professors Tiziana Lembo and Divine Ekwem on Foot and Mouth Disease in Tanzania, and the impact on communities.

During this episode I mention the EuFMD Open Session. You can read our write up of the event at the emergence website, and you can view the session videos at the EuFMD YouTube page.

A discussion with Mr Benson Ameda about the role of paraprofessionals for animal health in Africa
Acronyms:
OIE: World Organisation for Animal Health
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals