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ILRI supports vaccination against Rift valley fever in Isiolo County, Kenya, after outbreak

More than 100,000 animals have been vaccinated against Rift Valley fever in Isiolo County following reported cases of an outbreak of the disease in December 2020 and January 2021. At least seven people and 100 head of cattle died from the disease. The outbreak affected villages in Garbatulla,...

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Experts call for increased investment in One Health to reduce the burden of neglected zoonoses

One Health is a concept that recognizes that the health of people is linked to the health of animals and their shared environment. A One Health approach in preventing and controlling diseases therefore involves the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines and sectors. This approach is...

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One Health Centre in Africa promotes mass dog vaccination to reduce rabies burden in Kenya

In December 2020, 72-year-old Rosa Mwende (not her real name) who lives in Machakos County in southeastern Kenya was heading home after closing her furniture shop at the end of a slow business day. Thoughts of how her business would survive the COVID-19 pandemic weighed heavily on her as she walked...

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Livestock pathways to 2030: Seven ways to invest in One Health

One Health comprises the collaborative efforts of several disciplines working locally, nationally and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals and the environment. This new series of briefs summarizes why and how One Health supports sustainable development.

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Mapping the risk of livestock anthrax in Kenya helps identify disease hotspots to improve prevention and control

Developing risk maps for endemic livestock diseases is important for effective disease prevention and control, particularly in resource-limited countries. For endemic and easily diagnosed diseases such as anthrax, a useful approach involves analysis and mapping of historical data to identify...

AgHealth blog

Experts call for policies and better data to mitigate antimicrobial resistance and zoonoses in intensive livestock production

The intensification of livestock production calls for the development of contextually relevant policy frameworks that mitigate potential human health risks such as antimicrobial resistance and zoonotic diseases, a new expert review paper says. The review by scientists from the University of...

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Towards clearer One Health policies in eastern Africa: Interview with HEAL Project interim regional manager

In November 2020, Zuleka Ismail joined the One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL) Project as interim regional manager. Zuleka brings more than seven years of experience in managing and monitoring public health and veterinary programs in pastoralist systems to the table...

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ILRI News

European Union invests in climate-smart innovations in livestock production

The European Union-funded, Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim) Project was launched in Buhera District, Zimbabwe, on 5 March. The four-year EUR5 million project aims to contribute to the government of Zimbabwe’s agricultural transformation agenda by increasing the adoption of...

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ILRI News

The One Health research-for-development agenda: Enhancing the holistic health of people, animals and environment

Nephew of a dairy entrepreneur near Nairobi, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Georgina Smith). JIMMY SMITH, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), made a slide presentation at a half-day webinar on ‘The place of science in the COVID-19 story’, held on 18 Dec 2020. The...

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One Health: Key to sustainable livestock—and human and environment—health

The header image is a farm couple preparing to milk their cow in Busia, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/ Charlie Pye-Smith). Livestock play multiple roles in the livelihoods of over half a billion people in developing countries, especially in rural Africa. Livestock keeping enables Africa’s smallholder...

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ILRI News

ILRI revamps and relaunches sequencing service unit

The International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI) has relaunched its sequencing, genotyping and oligosynthesis platform (Segolip) service unit in Nairobi due to meet increasing demand for sequencing services from researchers in Africa. Established in 1993, the Segolip Unit is ILRI’s...

ILRI Asia blog

BMZ-funded project to share recommendations for enhancing pork safety and adoption of local pigs in rural Vietnam

In late 2020, animal and human health experts gathered in Hoa Binh Province, in northwest Vietnam, to discuss ways of disseminating the findings and recommendations of the now concluded two-year ‘ Safer indigenous pork and healthier ethnic minorities in Vietnam through better management of...