Tags: zoonotic diseases

ILRI News on zoonotic diseases

03 Aug 2022

Biodiversity conservation to control zoonotic disease spillover

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and the African Wildlife Foundation organized the Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), the first ever continent-wide gathering of African leaders, citizens and stakeholders to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature,...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

03 Aug 2022

Two new ‘One Health’ projects are launched to improve human health

A workshop kicked off two new projects—the CGIAR Initiative on Protecting Human Health through a One Health Approach and the ICT4Health project funded by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs—on 3 August in Hanoi, Vietnam. The two projects will help improve human health by...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

ILRI News

29 Jul 2022

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...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on zoonotic diseases

Presentation

Published2022

Climate change, trade and animal health

Presentation

Published2022

The roles of livestock and farmed wildlife in preventing the next pandemic: Current One Health efforts in Southeast Asia

Blog Post

Published2022

Rising populations without sustainable food systems will heighten Africa’s infectious disease burden

Journal Article

Published2022

Zoonotic flavivirus exposure in peri-urban and suburban pig-keeping in Hanoi, Vietnam, and the knowledge and preventive practices of pig farmers

Brief

Published2022

Drivers of human-wildlife interactions: A case study of wildlife value chains in Vietnam

Journal Article

Published2022

Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of trichinellosis and T. solium cysticercosis in indigenous pigs in Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam

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ILRI Projects on zoonotic diseases

Nov 2021Oct 2022

Understanding zoonotic risks from wild meat at the Kenya–Tanzania border

It is thought that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated illegal trade of wild meat in parts of Kenya, leading to reports of an escalation in wildlife poaching to sell game meat as domestic meat in the large urban centres in the country. It is also thought that zoonotic diseases can originate from...

May 2022Apr 2025

Reducing losses and zoonotic risks along the Burkina Faso poultry value chain through a One Health approach

Poultry disease in Burkina Faso is a major constraint to productivity and can negatively affect human health. Training of poultry producers and sellers on better farm and market practices, and effective business models that enhance value chain linkages can improve the safety and productivity of the...

Jan 2022Dec 2025

Improving human health through sustainable value chains in human-animal-environmental interactions using ICT in Vietnam (ICT4Health)

Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases such as Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Ebola, rabies and avian influenza pose a major threat to humans and animal health globally. These diseases may have a wildlife reservoir or involve domestic animals. In Southeast Asia, continued losses...

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