Today in Addis Ababa the Community of Practice on Acaricide Resistance Management of Livestock Ticks established key frameworks and roadmaps proposal for future guidelines and activities.
Together we can work towards sustainable agrifood systems and better environment💪
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Dr Naftaly Githaka
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Africa imports over 100M MT of food, costing $75B annually. At the Dakar 2 Summit, we will explore the continent's food-producing potential to feed itself + contribute to feeding the world: bit.ly/Dakar2Summit #AfricaFoodSummitDakar2 #FeedAfrica
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Congratulations Appolinaire Djikeng on becoming the new Director General and Senior Director Livetsock Based Systems! Looking forward to working with him!!! #onecgiar
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#Vectors are living organisms that can transmit #infectious pathogens (parasites, viruses, bacteria) between humans, or from animals to humans. Examples of vectors include, fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, and lice. Learn more here:
who.int/en/news-room/f
#OneHealthAwarenessMonth
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Jimmy W. Smith, the director general of ILRI, is to retire at the end of 2022, after 11 years. Known for his expression ‘where you stand on the issues very much depends on where you sit,’ he has been a champion for sustainable livestock worldwide.
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High prices of natural gas & fertilizer pose a serious threat to food security.
The ability to maintain global trade of fertilizer inputs will be one of the determining factors in the length & severity of the food crisis.
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About 1 billion animals worldwide are herded by pastoralists. These include sheep, goats, cattle, camels, yaks, horses and reindeer.
Pastoralists 👨🌾👩🌾 are key to the food security in such areas as drylands, highlands, wetlands, and shrublands where crop production is difficult.
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#OneHealth principles and tools integrated into #foodsystems can help reduce and contain zoonotic disease outbreaks, improve food and water safety, and reduce #antimicrobialresistance, benefitting human, animal and environmental health.
#OneCGIAR #OurInitiatives
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The #MonkeyPox outbreak is an important reminder of the #OneHealth agenda and reducing the risks of zoonotic diseases.
Policy recommendations and more from @unep, @ilri and @cgiar 
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📢Calling all experts on acaricide resistance management of livestock ticks! invites to join the Community of Practice to facilitate the exchange of information between stakeholders, relevant networks and programmes.
🗓️ Deadline: 3 Oct. 22
🔗Register: bit.ly/3c9S1zH
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"You must not refuse old age, ageing is what it is;it's usually that way" from #wasakara
The transition to #OneCGIAR is a once in a generation opportunity to transform so it can deliver the science and innovations needed to build a food-secure future in Africa and beyond
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Now in press in CR in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases
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#acaricide resistance #amitraz #cattle ticks #Larval Packet Test (LPT)
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Installation of an advanced veterinary hematology analyzer at #ILRITickUnit to support research on #ticks
#tickbornehaemoparasites and #vaccines
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We are pleased to having contributed to this insightful book reviewing the evidence between #climatechange, #ticks, and #tickbornediseases
cabi.org/bookshop/book/
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A novel tick-borne disease caused by a #nairovirus has been discovered in Hokkaido, Japan.
Urgent investigation on its spread is suggested by the researcher.
Find out more from our press release 👇
#HokkaidoUniversity #北海道大学 #virus #health #ticks
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In a joint scientific report,Preventing the Next Pandemic: Zoonotic diseases &how to break chain of transmission, & identified seven trends driving the increasing emergence of zoonotic diseases-which jump between animal &human populations
Read: rootooba.com/ilris-one-heal
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The invasive blue #tickvector that is rapidly spreading across #Africa is a big threat to cattle rearing in Coastal Kenya. Last week, we found heavily infested cattle in large parts of . Urgent strategies are required to control the tick spread and reduce losses
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Jimmy Smith- the Director General reflects on his career, how he came to focus on agriculture, the success he has had building organizations and livestock portfolios—and the one thing he most regrets.
Read more here: rootooba.com/jimmy-smith-a-
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The ILRI Tick Unit is excited to work with TAHSSL on ticks and tick-borne diseases endemic to Africa. A very great opportunity to leverage expertise and biological materials to deliver real solutions to the farmers.
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