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The paper aims to identify potential impacts of anticipated changes in climate on food safety and their control at all stages of the food chain. The purpose is to raise awareness of the issue and to facilitate international cooperation in better understanding the changing food safety situation and in developing and implementing strategies to address them.
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Public Health , 50328 , Climate Change , Food Chain , Health ManagementABSTRACT
Declaração final do evento sobre Segurança Alimentar Mundial, realizado em novembro de 1996 em Roma. O documento manifesta uma preocupação com a pobreza e a persistência da fome, a disponibilidade alimentar e a qualidade nutricional, entre outros tópicos. Apresenta também o plano de ação do evento, e os sete compromissos selados pelos signatários da Declaração.
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Public Health , 50328 , 24439 , Famine, Endemic , Hunger , Nutrition Programs and Policies , 29654 , Human Rights , 50339 , Poverty , Policy Making , 50334 , Food Demand , Food ProductionABSTRACT
FAO encourages schools to create learning gardens of moderate size, which can be easily managed by students, teachers and parents, but which include a variety of nutritious vegetables and fruits, as well as occasionally some small-scale livestock such as chickens or rabbits. This is a a manual for teachers, parents and communities.
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Public Health , 24439 , Vegetables , 52503 , 50328 , Food and Nutrition Education , Nutrition Programs and Policies , Student HealthABSTRACT
FAO report on food and nutritional profile of the Brazilian people. In addition to supplying geographic, population, economic, social, educational and health data, the document reports on the nutritional needs, food consumption, infant feeding practices, micronutrient deficiencies, anthropometry, etc. It is illustrated with maps, charts and graphs.
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Public Health , 52503 , 24457 , Anthropometry , Health ProfileABSTRACT
It presents informations about diagnosis, treatment and prevention of african animal trypanosomosis. Also brings informations about the epidemiology and control. It contains table and figures.
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Trypanosomiasis, African/prevention & control , Trypanosomiasis, African/therapy , Trypanosomiasis, African/diagnosis , Trypanosoma cruziABSTRACT
Página da Organização das Nações Unidas para a Agricultura e a Alimentação (FAO) sobre a união contra a gripe aviária. Trata da evolução da doença e das providências que estão sendo tomadas desde o início da epidemia, no final de 2003. Disponibiliza textos e arquivos em áudio e vídeo, notas informativas e imagens.
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Public Health , Communicable Diseases , Influenza in Birds , Disease Outbreaks , Pest Control, Biological , Health Education , Health Promotion , Veterinary Public HealthABSTRACT
Apresenta o site do programa para a erradicação da fome e desnutrição, com materiais didáticos e informativos para a educação de jovens e crianças através da conscientização da existência do problema e qual o meio para solucioná-lo e garantir à todos a segurança alimentar e nutricional.
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Malnutrition , Hunger , 50328ABSTRACT
Fornece informações sobre os programas da Organização das Nações Unidas para a Agricultura e a Alimentação (FAO) relacionados à preservação do meio ambiente florestal. Disponibiliza bases de dados, programas e políticas, áreas protegidas, dados estatísticos entre outros. Apresenta publicações, documentos e acesso a temas intersetoriais relacionados ao meio ambiente e à saúde.
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Public Health , Environment , Environmental Imbalance , Ecological Development , Ecology , Environmental Health , Forests , Environmental Quality , Environmental Health Education , Health PromotionABSTRACT
This site contains bi-weekly epidemilogical maps that chart the spread of avian influenza throughout the world. It's contains PDF Document, Acrobat Reader required for reading.
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Influenza in Birds , Influenza in Birds/epidemiologyABSTRACT
This study has examined the epidemiology and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (HPAI) in each of the countries affected by the 2003-5 Asian epidemic. Outbreaks reported to OIE between December 2003 and 11 February 2005 total 3095 - 13 in Cambodia, 50 in the Peoples Republic of China, 169 in Indonesia, 5 in Japan, 19 in the Republic of Korea, 45 in Laos, 10 in Malaysia, 1064 in Thailand and 1764 in Vietnam. Document in PDF format, Acrobat Reader required.
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Influenza in Birds , Birds , Influenza in Birds/history , Influenza in Birds/virology , Influenza in Birds/prevention & control , Influenza Vaccines , 28441 , Disease OutbreaksABSTRACT
It presents information about the situation of Avian Influenza and details control and eradication measures and recommendations from the FAO, OIE and WHO technical consultation held on 03 and 04 February 2004. Document on PDF format, Acrobat Reader required.
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Influenza in Birds , Influenza in Birds/prevention & control , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & controlABSTRACT
It presents information on biosecurity, avian influenza and how to protect backyard and small-scale poultry production units from infection and spread of bird flu. It also provides recommendations on how to protect human health. Document on PDF format, Acrobat Reader required.
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Influenza in Birds , Influenza in Birds/epidemiology , Influenza in Birds/prevention & control , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control , BirdsABSTRACT
It presents information on highly pathogenic avian influenza diagnosis and surveillance in Asia. Includes information on laboratory procedures for virus detection. Document on PDF format, Acrobat Reader required.
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Influenza in Birds , Birds , Influenza in Birds/history , Influenza in Birds/virology , Influenza in Birds/epidemiology , Influenza in Birds/prevention & control , Influenza Vaccines , Influenza in Birds/diagnosis , 28441 , Disease OutbreaksABSTRACT
It presents information about outbreaks of avian influenza, production and marketing of live animals practices in Asia, regulations to control avian influenza and risk control measures to protect human health. Document on PDF format, Acrobat Reader required.
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Influenza in Birds , Influenza in Birds/prevention & control , Disease Outbreaks , BirdsABSTRACT
It presents the vision and goal towards diminishing the risk of avian influenza to humans and poultry, approaches and implementation plans for the control of avian influenza. The document provides a long term vision, goal, approach and implementation plans to control HPAI in Asia with a phased disease control programme. Document on PDF format, Acrobat Reader required.
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Influenza in Birds , Influenza in Birds/history , Influenza in Birds/epidemiology , Influenza in Birds/prevention & control , Influenza Vaccines , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & controlABSTRACT
It presents recommendations from the OIE/FAO International Scientific Conference on Avian Influenza, in Paris, France, 78 April 2005. Document on PDF format, Acrobat Reader Required.
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Influenza in Birds , Influenza in Birds/epidemiology , Influenza in Birds/prevention & control , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & controlABSTRACT
It presents information about Avian Influenza, it's risk for humans and animals and measures to control the infection. Document on PDF format, Acrobat Reader required.
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Influenza in Birds , Influenza in Birds/prevention & control , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & controlABSTRACT
This Position Paper presents the main scientific and technical issues and recommendations on prevention, control and eradication of HPAI, with a tabulated summary of FAO conclusions and recommendations in an annex to the Paper.
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Influenza in Birds , Influenza in Birds/virology , Influenza in Birds/epidemiology , Influenza Vaccines , 28441ABSTRACT
O portal criado pela FAO em conjunto com outras associações responsáveis, trata da iniqüidade do acesso aos alimentos, sanidade animal e vegetal, e a implicação desses fatores na alimentação. As informações encontram-se divididas e podem ser encontradas a partir das seguintes seções: Questões transectoriais, que traz dados sobre análise de riscos, contaminantes químicos, efeitos nutricionais, etc; Fontes de Informação, que fornece dados governamentais; Geografia, com dados divididos por países e regiões; Produtos, que traz notificações de gêneros alimentícios, e Tipos de Informação, com textos oficiais, legislação, regulamentos, etc. A maior parte dos textos possui versões em inglês, espanhol e francês.
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Public Health , 24439 , 52503 , Food , Food Quality , Drug Residues , Food Additives , Health Surveillance , Food HygieneABSTRACT
Apresenta documento sobre saúde animal e controle de zoonoses em países em desenvolvimento, dividido em capítulos. Disponibiliza o sumário e a síntese das discussões apresentadas em Conferência eletrônica da FAO em conjunto com a OMS e a OIE, com objetivos e temas, textos sobre veterinária de saúde pública no século XXI, organização e direção dos programas de saúde pública veterinária, conclusões e bibliografia. Apresenta versões em francês, inglês, e espanhol.
