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The Oyo State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture over the weekend trained about 50 disease surveillance agents on accurate reporting of animal diseases in the state.   Declaring the 3-day- training open in Ibadan, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye said the training is aimed at improving disease surveillance and swift response. He said the epidemiology training was organized by the Regional Disease Surveillance Enhancement (REDISSE) Project in collaboration with the Oyo State Government. He added that the programme will help the...

...STRENGTHENS SURVEILLANCE ON ANIMAL DISEASE The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, sensitized butchers and livestock dealers on the deadly anthrax disease, as it strengthens surveillance of abattoirs for detection and prevention of the animal disease. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye said it is part of the State Government's efforts to forestall the outbreak of anthrax disease in the state. According to him, anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by the bacteria – Bacillus anthracis. It occurs naturally in the soil and affects domestic and...