date:Aug 21, 2014
The current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is a tragic reminder of the need to not only monitor public health systems in the world, but also ensure countries are able to monitor and respond to animal health diseases, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently noted.
FAO Chief Veterinary Officer Juan Lubroth told ministers of health and agriculture that animal-disease monitoring systems have a critical role to play in preventing human disease threats. The Ebola epidem