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Manual de análisis de riesgo aplicado a la sanidad animal y la inocuidad de los alimentos
[Handbook of animal health and food safety risk analysis]
Authors: Emilio A. León & Marcelo Signorini.
Fundación Prosaia
2020In Spanish
ISBN: 978-987-25861-1-9160 pages
The handbook of animal health and food safety risk analysis describes, in simple, readable and practical terms, the core aspects of the three components of risk analysis: risk assessment, management and communication. Aimed mainly at decision-makers in the field of animal health, food safety and trade in animals and animal products, in both the public and private sectors, it may also be of interest to the academic and scientific sectors
Taking an educational approach, the handbook explains the core aspects of probability to model variability and uncertainty in biological processes. This will enable readers to create quantitative models of risk in animal health and food safety to provide scientific support for management decisions.
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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
201536 pages
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 is the global roadmap for reducing human and economic loss as a direct result of disasters.
The Sendai Framework advocates for ‘the substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities and countries.’ It recognises that the State has the primary role to reduce disaster risk but that responsibility should be shared with other stakeholders including local government and the private sector.
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR, formerly UNISDR) is tasked to support the implementation, follow-up and review of the Sendai Framework.
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Building resilience to biothreats
Authors: Ellen P. Carlin, Catherine Machalaba, Franck C.J. Berthe, Kanya C. Long & William B. Karesh
EcoHealth Alliance
201958 pages
This work presents a framework for rethinking global health security in a way that captures, under a single umbrella, functional areas requiring inputs from the healthcare and public health, animal health, agriculture, environmental, law enforcement and counterterrorism, defense, and disaster risk reduction sectors. It also explicitly considers functions needed to defend against events regardless of their source, whether intentional or unintentional.
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Joint publications
Towards a stronger partnership between Veterinary Services and law enforcement
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) & World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
202024 pages
Report of a workshop held from 28 to 30 July 2020 as part of the OIE−FAO−INTERPOL Project on ‘Building resilience against agro-crime and agro-terrorism’ supported by the Weapons Threat Reduction Program (WTRP) of Global Affairs Canada.
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OIE Publications
Exploring innovative approaches to improving sustainable management of animal health emergencies
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
201930 pages
Report of the workshop held at OIE Headquarters, Paris, France, on 26–27 November 2019.
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OIE publications
Biological threat reduction
Scientific and Technical Review, Vol. 36 (2)
Coordinator and Editor: Tammy Beckham
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
August 2017348 pages
ISBN: 978-92-95108-31-8This issue of the Scientific and Technical Review reviews the use of animal pathogens and zoonotic agents as bioweapons. More specifically, it examines their use throughout history, explores current disease trends and threats and evaluates the use of animals (terrestrial and aquatic) as sentinels for early detection of outbreaks affecting animals and/or humans, whether the outbreaks be of natural, accidental or deliberate origin. In addition, it looks at the potential impacts of animal pathogens, including zoonotic agents, on economies, social unrest, food security, and public health. It reviews current frameworks for an international response to a biological event and explores current United Nations mechanisms for response to an alleged use of biological agents. This volume also explores technological advances for early detection, surveillance, and response to a disease event. It concludes by discussing systems for strengthening global biosecurity and resilience and considering methods of ensuring the sustainability of these systems.
Contents:
- Preface – Biological threat reduction
- Introduction – Biological threat reduction
- A brief history of biological weapons programmes and the use of animal pathogens as biological warfare agents
- Animal pathogens and their impact on animal health, the economy, food security, food safety and public health
- Biological threats from a ‘One Health’ perspective
- Biosafety and biosecurity in veterinary laboratories
- Biosurveillance: a systematic review of global infectious disease surveillance systems from 1900 to 2016
- Comparing responses to natural, accidental and deliberate biological events
- Emerging infectious disease risk: shared drivers with environmental change
- Engaging scientists and veterinarians in strengthening biosecurity systems
- Genome editing as a national security threat
- International health threats and global early warning and response mechanisms
- Linking animal diseases and social instability
- Links between law enforcement and veterinary animal health: a case study of the United Kingdom and the United States of America
- OIE twinning programme for veterinary education
- Preparedness activities and research needs in addressing emerging infectious animal and zoonotic diseases
- Response of developing countries to biological threats: the case of the Republic of Haiti
- Rinderpest eradication: challenges for remaining disease free and implications for future eradication efforts
- Rinderpest experience
- Strengthening good governance: exploiting synergies between the Performance of Veterinary Services Pathway and the International Health Regulations (2005)
- Sustainability and economic investments in animal health systems
- Technological advances in veterinary diagnostics: opportunities to deploy rapid decentralised tests to detect pathogens affecting livestock
- Technologies for capturing and analysing animal health data in near real time
- The Biological Weapons Convention
- The Global Health Security Agenda and the role of the World Organisation for Animal Health
- The importance of intergovernmental standards in reducing biological threats associated with accidental, natural or deliberate acts
- The World Organisation for Animal Health and the World Health Organization: intergovernmental disease information and reporting systems and their role in early warning
- The role of climate change in a developing threat: the case of bluetongue in Europe
- United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism
- Viral discovery as a tool for pandemic preparedness
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OIE publications
New tools to confront future biothreats
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
2018
DOI: 10.20506/bull.issue.2018.1.276358 pages
Issue no. 2018–1 of Panorama contains the following articles, among others:
- The Biological Weapons Convention and its practical application
- Global Rinderpest Action Plan and national preparedness
- OIE guidelines and biothreat reduction
- Working together to reduce biological threats in animal agriculture
- The Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health: Building on past success to meet the needs of the future
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OIE publications
Biological threat reduction strategy
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
October 20158 pages
In meeting its mandate to improve animal health, veterinary public health, and animal welfare worldwide, the OIE takes the threat posed by accidental and deliberate release of animal pathogens very seriously.
The OIE’s strategy for bio-threat reduction focuses on strengthening, enhancing, and developing cross-links between existing health systems.
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OIE publications
Building capacity for emergency management through transparency and solidarity
Authors: Mirzet Sabirovic & Dorothy Geale
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
March 201846 pages
This study has been developed with the financial assistance of the WMD Threat Reduction Program – Global Affairs Canada.
Objectives
This work focuses on the two key areas aimed at national Veterinary Services’ capacity to prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks of animal diseases, including recovery:
a. National Contingency Plans
b. OIE PVS Pathway.Expected outputs
a. National Contingency Plans: (i) a preliminary analysis of the current trends in global capacity for contingency planning in animal health and preparedness for emergency response which will help to target capacity building; (ii) a preliminary analysis of the involvement of animal health sector in multi-sectoral national contingency plans for natural disasters
b. OIE PVS Pathway: Identify gaps in national Veterinary Services’ capacity for emergency management which may benefit from capacity building assistance.Resources
EBO-SURSY Project Resources
Capacity building and surveillance for viral haemorrhagic fevers
In 2016, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) signed a grant agreement with the European Union to carry out capacity-building and surveillance for the Ebola virus disease (EBO-SURSY Project).This five-year project aims to strengthen early detection systems in wildlife in ten countries of West and Central Africa, to better detect, differentiate and prevent outbreaks of Ebola virus disease and four other viral haemorrhagic diseases: Marburg virus disease, Rift Valley fever, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever and Lassa fever.
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