25 Oct 2021 --- COVID-19 has underlined the need for greater vigilance to new threats from animal diseases. Addressing this critical priority, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has upgraded its global animal disease information platform, the EMPRES-i+ system. The new web-based system is redesigned to better support countries in identifying, mitigating and even forecasting severe animal diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF).
