WOAH turns 100: A century of improving animal health and welfare  (2024)

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Why do countries struggle to implement aquatic animal standards? 🐠 This year for hashtag#WorldAquaticAnimal day, we are talking about the barriers that countries encounter when it comes to better aquatic animal health.

We encourage countries to accord higher priority, invest more and develop stronger legislation to secure the future of aquatic animals. Animal health is everyone`s health.

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Why do countries struggle to implement aquatic animal standards? 🐠 This year for hashtag#WorldAquaticAnimal day, we are talking about the barriers that countries encounter when it comes to better aquatic animal health.

We encourage countries to accord higher priority, invest more and develop stronger legislation to secure the future of aquatic animals. Animal health is everyone`s health.

Human decisions, such as industrial farming, can potentially impact #wildlife health and conservation efforts. In the case of Kruger National Park, we see that not only livestock can pose a danger to wildlife, but also how a human disease can impact animals negatively.

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Human decisions, such as industrial farming, can potentially impact #wildlife health and conservation efforts. In the case of Kruger National Park, we see that not only livestock can pose a danger to wildlife, but also how a human disease can impact animals negatively. …

In #ExplainingAnimalDiseases, today we take on foot and mouth disease or #FMD. Although FMD is not readily transmissible to humans, it is a transboundary animal disease that deeply affects the production of livestock. Outbreaks can greatly disrupt regional and international trade in animals and animal products.

In #ExplainingAnimalDiseases, today we take on foot and mouth disease or #FMD. Although FMD is not readily transmissible to humans, it is a transboundary animal disease that deeply affects the production of livestock. Outbreaks can greatly disrupt regional and international trade in animals and animal products. …

Hazards, whatever their nature is, natural or deliberate, have the potential to affect society as a whole, and animal health is no exception. The animal health sector is vulnerable to these hazards. Investing in preparedness can reduce the economic burden of an #emergency, eventually saving millions of human and animal lives.

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Hazards, whatever their nature is, natural or deliberate, have the potential to affect society as a whole, and animal health is no exception. The animal health sector is vulnerable to these hazards. Investing in preparedness can reduce the economic burden of an #emergency, eventually saving millions of human and animal lives. …

To control and prevent the spread of West Nile fever, controlling #mosquito populations is imperative. Horses and people should both be protected from exposure to mosquitoes, especially at dusk and dawn when they are most active.
#DecryptingDiseases

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To control and prevent the spread of West Nile fever, controlling #mosquito populations is imperative. Horses and people should both be protected from exposure to mosquitoes, especially at dusk and dawn when they are most active.
#DecryptingDiseases …

Around 5 new human diseases appear every year. 3 of them are of animal origin. Because human, animal and environmental health are so closely bound, it is imperative that we employ a #OneHealth approach to combat the health challenges of today.

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Around 5 new human diseases appear every year. 3 of them are of animal origin. Because human, animal and environmental health are so closely bound, it is imperative that we employ a #OneHealth approach to combat the health challenges of today. …

What`s special about the latest avian influenza virus that`s made its way all the way to Antarctica? Dr Keith Hamilton explains.
#WAHIS

What`s special about the latest avian influenza virus that`s made its way all the way to Antarctica? Dr Keith Hamilton explains.
#WAHIS …

Community engagement can help prevent vital zoonotic outbreaks. Armed with the right information, communities can prevent full-blown epidemics by alerting heath officials. The EBO-SURSY #radio programme helped empower communities to protect themselves, and the wildlife around them.

73% of people surveyed in communities where the life-saving programme was aired indicated that they listened to EBO-SURSY Radio regularly and followed the programme several times a week.

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Community engagement can help prevent vital zoonotic outbreaks. Armed with the right information, communities can prevent full-blown epidemics by alerting heath officials. The EBO-SURSY #radio programme helped empower communities to protect themselves, and the wildlife around them.

73% of people surveyed in communities where the life-saving programme was aired indicated that they listened to EBO-SURSY Radio regularly and followed the programme several times a week.