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Podcast: Is Cow Hide “Ponmo” Safe to Eat?

Follow @onehealthdev Ponmo – cow hide meat – is a popular food and delicacy in Nigeria and across West Africa. But nutritionists and scientists in the region warn about the safety and poor nutritional value of this local delicacy. These …

Experts call for investment in zoonotic disease surveillance in remote rural areas to improve global health security

This article originally appeared on ILRI website. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to strengthen national surveillance systems to protect a globally connected world. In low-income and middle-income countries, zoonotic disease surveillance has advanced considerably in the past two …

Progress Report: Integrated One Health Research and Intervention on Schistosomiasis in South-West Nigeria

The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies Schistosomiasis as one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Schistosomiasis, simply put, is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma parasite. When larval stages (cercariae) of the parasite penetrate the skin via …

World Zoonoses Day: Breaking the Chain of Zoonotic Transmission

Zoonoses are infectious diseases that are transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans. Zoonotic pathogens may be bacterial, viral or parasitic or may involve unconventional agents and can spread to humans through direct contact or through food, water or the environment. …

Project SCHISTO – One Health Research and Intervention on Schistosomiasis

One Health and Development Initiative is happy to announce the inception of a new project – called Project SCHISTO which aims to promote integrated One Health research and intervention on Schistosomiasis in South-West Nigeria. The first phase of this project …

FAO seeks ECTAD National Project Coordinator

In Nigeria, transboundary animal diseases (TADs) such as PPR, FMD and ASF, including zoonoses such as HPAI, EVD, Lassa Fever and other issues including AMR pose serious risk to agriculture and food/nutrition security especially in view of their impact on …

Africa CDC publishes Framework for One Health Practice in National Public Health Institutes.

Africa Center for Disease Control (CDC), is the institution established to strengthen the capacity and capability of Africa’s public health institutions as well as partnerships to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks, based on data-driven …

You can get these diseases from Dogs and Cats

This post originally appeared in Pet MD written by Dr. Jennifer Coates There’s no denying the benefits of including dogs and cats in your life, but as is true with all things, there are downsides. One that is often overlooked …

Massive Anti-Rabies Campaign begins in Bayelsa State

Anti-Rabies Campaign kicked off in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State yesterday to curb the menace of Rabies disease in the State. The Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Project which is initiated by the World Bank and is being implemented by the …

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