...is still a serious problem worldwide, it kills 55,000 people a year, that’s one death every nine minutes, mostly in Africa and Asia. As many as half of the victims...
...vaccines to countries or international organisations throughout the world. In 2019, the vaccine bank ensured delivery of over 2 million doses to 13 countries in Africa and Asia. The enabling...
...parts of Europe, Asia and Africa. In affected areas the disease has been confirmed in wild boar, as well as on farms, smallholdings and in pet pigs. African Swine Fever...
...by a number of outbreaks of a disease which was previously unprecedented outside of Africa. It is an additional threat which we must monitor closely and be prepared for should...
...developing the future UK ‘look’. I’ve returned to Defra from working in Australia as Chief Veterinary Officer and Group Director of Animal Health and Welfare for New South Wales (NSW)...
...meat program. After a further period of time in Canberra, I was posted to Seoul, South Korea as an Australian Agriculture Counsellor covering the North Asia region. At that time...
...with African swine fever (ASF) incursions. I attended meetings of the Global Framework for Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) Standing Group of Experts on ASF in Prague, Czech Republic and Sofia,...
...health threats. By positioning the UK as world-leader in animal health and welfare standards, we continue to progress market access and veterinary trade facilitation and promote a joined-up One Health...
...reported in the Netherlands in September last year and rapidly spread to Belgium and Germany before being detected in South East England in November. Since then, there have been 126...
