Early Warning Systems Critical to Preventing Cross-Border High-Impact Animal Diseases

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Early warning systems critical to preventing cross-border high-impact animal diseases

Strengthening early warning systems, rapid disease detection and coordinated emergency response is critical to preventing the spread of transboundary and high-impact animal diseases that threaten livestock production, food security, public health and livelihoods, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The agency says diseases that spread rapidly across national borders, […] The post Early warning systems …