Regional Animal Health Bulletin THIRD EDITION

Welcome to the third edition of the IGAD Regional Animal Health Bulletin, a regional bulletin for animal health reports and related issues. This is an initiative of the Standard Methods and Procedures in Animal Health (SMP-AH) Project, a collaborative project spearheaded by African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) in partnership with IGAD/IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development. This edition of the regional bulletin focuses mainly on the disease status in the IGAD region during 2014, reports on emerging diseases such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), inter-country cross-border meetings, and vaccinations campaigns within cross-border areas in the Greater Horn of Africa and promotion of livestock export trade through livestock quarantines.