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WOAH and FAO call on Members to strengthen global efforts to eradicate PPR

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a devastating disease that causes significant economic and animal losses. With morbidity and mortality rates reaching up to 100% in naïve populations,…

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WOAH and FAO call on Members to strengthen global efforts to eradicate PPR

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Published on 09/10/2025
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New World screwworm continues to spread: WOAH calls for strong collaboration across livestock sectors and borders

Published on 22/08/2025
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BioPREVAIL launches Call for Proposals in World Design Challenge for Sustainable Diagnostic Containment Laboratories

Published on 01/08/2025
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Statement on recent lumpy skin disease outbreaks in Europe

Published on 03/07/2025

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Letters to the future: what the 2001 Anthrax attacks tell us about emergency preparedness and response

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Official rabies control endorsement in Tanzania: A landmark achievement for East Africa

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Ensuring security against biological weapons in a changing world
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The ALERT game at the heart of strengthening disease surveillance capacities in West Africa
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The veterinary workforce: how collaboration protects animal health and welfare in India
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The vaccine shot that protected livestock in Morocco
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FMD: Managing the response amidst media chaos during a recent resurgence
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New recipients of official recognition of animal health status and endorsement of disease control programmes
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WOAH awards Members for securely storing and destroying rinderpest materials
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African swine fever: WOAH vaccine standard adopted
Article, General Session

WOAH welcomes a new role to advance wildlife health worldwide
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How Botswana successfully implemented WOAH standards
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How vaccination is powering Bhutan’s rabies control success
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Less antimicrobial use in animals: a win for everyone
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Interview: Avian influenza prevention: could vaccination support egg security?
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Transparency and trust improve acceptance of zones by trade partners
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Training Workshop on Wildlife Disease Surveillance held in Liberia
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Advancing Global Efforts for the Prevention and Control of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza
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Controlling mammalian tuberculosis: An Ethiopian pilot study
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Advancing global health: WOAH’s year of One Health action
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Controlling the cross-border spread of livestock diseases
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The PVS tool records milestones in strengthening Veterinary Services in Bolivia
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Rethinking urban life in the face of booming rat populations
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Tackling AMR in Indonesia: the vital role of farmers
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Improved biosecurity lowers antimicrobial use in New Caledonia
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Unknown enemy: preparing the world against potential deliberate biothreats
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Bluetongue in Europe: How climate change is shifting disease patterns
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Georgia’s One Health approach to combat vector-borne diseases
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Tackling misinformation to enforce efforts in global disaster risk reduction
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The impact of widespread animal diseases on wildlife
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Guinea’s fight against rabies: success in first nationwide dog vaccination
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Placing aquatic animal health in the global agenda
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The next big threat to animal health emergencies: misinformation and disinformation
Article, 100th Anniversary

Preserving animal, human and environment health as one
Article, 100th Anniversary

WOAH Standards: building a global governance of animal health
Article, General Session

WOAH Members adopt a revised standard on animal welfare during slaughter
Article, General Session

Vector-borne diseases surveillance: a global health imperative
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100 years of championing animal health and welfare
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17 years strengthening the performance of Veterinary Services
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The futures of animal health and welfare: leveraging foresight for strategic thinking
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Fostering a “shared understanding of animal welfare”
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WOAH takes a leadership role in tackling antimicrobial resistance
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From telegrams to data visualisation: a century of animal health information
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EBO-SURSY Project partners with countries to develop disease surveillance protocols
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EBO-SURSY Project’s seven-year impact on wildlife health in Africa
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Engaging Indonesian Media in the Fight against Antimicrobial Resistance
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GBADs programme: empowering decision-making on livestock health through comprehensive data in Ethiopia
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EBO-SURSY Radio betters community’s relationship with veterinarians
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Safeguarding livestock during seasonal movements
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Singapore: improving food security through compartmentalisation
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Namibia’s battle against rabies: a One Health success story
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The wide-ranging impacts of El Niño on wildlife and animal health
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Animal health emergencies: Building preparedness through simulation exercises
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WOAH Members adopt a revised standard on BSE
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WOAH updates equine standards to reduce obstacles to the movement of competition horses
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Trends in the use of veterinary vaccines: the case of rabies and PPR
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Sharing expertise to rethink avian influenza prevention and control efforts
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The PVS Pathway reports: tools for advocacy
Annual Report, 2022

“The veterinary workforce plays a key role in the global One Health agenda”
Annual Report, 2022

Animal transport: implementing welfare regulations in the field
Annual Report, 2022

Empowering veterinary paraprofessionals through education
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Involving the private sector to upscale livestock vaccination
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Early-warning systems: modeling the spread of vector-borne diseases
Annual Report, 2022

Field simulation trainings to support emergency preparedness
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Expertise network: “We are the eyes and ears on animal influenza”
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Protecting wildlife health by enhancing surveillance systems
Annual Report, 2022

Capacity building: scaling up WOAH’s digital support for the veterinary workforce
Annual Report, 2022

ANIMUSE: monitoring antimicrobial use in animals
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How WOAH International Standards contribute to boosting trade: the case of Namibia
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Animal health through an economic lens
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Remaining on alert: how monkeypox could spread back to animals from humans
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Turning the tide in aquatic animal diseases with better surveillance
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Stepping up dog population management to achieve rabies elimination
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Egg prices on the rise: the effects of animal diseases
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Prevention is better than a cure: delivering quality vaccines to stop the spread of animal diseases
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Building resilience against agro-terrorism and agro-crime
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Enhancing veterinary laboratory capacity in COVID-19’s wake through the first-ever virtual WOAH PVS mission
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Ten years on, Rinderpest eradication highlights the value of vaccines

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Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction | 28 – 30 October 2025

The Conference will bring together top minds in the fields of
health-security, emerging technologies, and biothreat reduction policies, from the public and private sectors – to focus on the latest strategies, challenges and innovations in combating biological threats to our interconnected ecosystems.

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Animal Diseases

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Avian Influenza
Type of animals Terrestrials, Avian
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Chapter 10.4. Infection with High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses

Chapter 3.3.4. Avian Influenza (Including infection with High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses)
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Listed Diseases

African swine fever
Type of animals Terrestrials, Swine
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Chapter 15.1. Infection with African Swine Fever Virus

Chapter 3.8.1 African Swine Fever (Infection with African Swine Fever Virus)
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Listed Diseases, With Official Disease Status

Foot and mouth disease
Type of animals Terrestrials, Multiple species
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Chapter 8.8. Infection with Foot And Mouth Disease virus

Chapter 3.1.8. Foot and Mouth Disease (Infection with Foot and Mouth Disease virus)
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Listed Diseases, With Official Disease Status

Peste des petits ruminants
Type of animals Terrestrials, Sheep and goats
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Chapter 14.7. Infection with Peste des Petits Ruminants virus

Chapter 3.8.9. Peste des petits ruminants (infection with small ruminant morbillivirus)
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Rabies
Type of animals Terrestrials, Multiple species
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Chapter 5.11. Model veterinary certificate for international movement of dogs, cats and ferrets originating from countries considered infected with rabies

Chapter 3.1.18. Infection with rabies virus and other lyssaviruses
MPox

Type of animals Terrestrials, Other animals
Listed Disease

Listed Diseases

Nipah virus
Type of animals Terrestrials, Swine
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Chapter 3.1.15. Nipah and Hendra virus diseases

Working across borders to foster a One Health approach to global health. The health of animals and the environment strongly depend on human activities.

One Health

The “One Health” approach summarises a concept that has been known for more than a century; that human, animal and plant health are interdependent and bound to the health of the ecosystems in which they exist. We envisage and implement it as a collaborative, whole of society, whole of government approach to understanding, anticipating and addressing risks to global health.
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Antimicrobial resistance

Imagine a world where infections and diseases in humans, animals and plants are impossible to treat. This worst-case scenario could become a reality as bacteria, viruses and parasites develop resistance to the drugs we use to fight them. Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, has become one of the most pressing health issues of our time. Solutions exist and everyone has a role to play in the fight against this global threat.
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Disease Data Collection

The World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) is the global reference platform for the publication of official data on epidemiologically important diseases in domestic and wild animals. The data tracks the evolution of diseases, assists in trade and policy decisions, and informs research.
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Animal Welfare

Animal welfare is a complex and multi-faceted subject with scientific, ethical, economic, cultural, social, religious and political dimensions. It is attracting growing interest from civil society and is one of the priorities of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
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Aquatic animals

Aquatic animals play a key role in achieving a more prosperous and secure world, contributing to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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