Status of EUFMD actions - update since the 37 th Session. Actions/missions/events organized or supported by EUFMD Secretariat

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1 Appendix 2 Status of EUFMD actions - update since the 37 th Session Actions/missions/events organized or supported by EUFMD Secretariat 1. Meetings - under or relating to the Standing Technical Committee a. Session of the Research Group of the Standing Technical Committee, October, Cairo, Egypt. Output: Draft Report circulated. b. Working Group on FMD Laboratory biosafety (under the Research Group), September, Salisbury, UK. c. NSP Workshop: On the design and interpretation of post FMD-vaccination serosurveillance by NSP tests, 5-7 June, Brussels, Belgium. Organized by CODA- CERVA-VAR (Belgium) with funding from EUFMD (Letter of Agreement), TAIEX, EPIZONE (DG-Research), CA-FMD &CSF (DG-Research). d. Workshop on Proficiency Testing and External Quality Control (workshop on ring trials and proficiency testing), November. Organized/supported as per NSP workshops, co-ordinated also with the Community reference laboratory annual meetings on SVD and FMD. 2. Regional or Subregional meetings on FMD surveillance and control a. Eastern Europe/CIS: FMD (and African swine fever) Control in Eastern Europe, 27 July, OIE Headquarters, Paris, France. Organized by OIE, under GFTADs Regional Steering Committee. EUFMD Secretary provided a paper on FMD epidemic events in the region; also attended by Dr Peter de Leeuw, Dr Alf-Eckbert Fuessel (SANCO) and Dr Carsten Potzsch (EUFMD). Meeting with OIE delegates from the 3 Transcaucasus countries followed. b. Middle-east (excluding North Africa): GF-TADS Roundtable on FMD control in the Middle- East (4 th FAO/OIE Roundtable), 4-6 September 2007, Amman, Jordan. Attended by 13 countries from Middle-east (note North Africa), including one EU MS (Cyprus). Papers presented by Keith Sumption. Co-organized by the OIE regional representation for the ME, with FAO (EUFMD Secretariat and EMPRES); funding 50:50. Output: Meeting report. c. North Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania) Roundtable on FMD surveillance and control, 26 October, Rabat, Morocco. Organized by the FAO Subregional Animal Health Centre, Tunis. EUFMD provided 2 experts to lead technical discussions on FMD risk, and costs of questionnaire survey. First event for North African countries, previously meetings were combined with Middle-east. Representation at CVO/senior VS level from above 6 countries, plus EU MS (Spain and Portugal). Output: Report. d. Transcaucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia) Inception Workshop for the 3 countries, under the EC funded programme for maintenance of the buffer zone in the Transcaucasus, 9-10 October 2007, Tbilisi, Georgia. Attended: 3 countries, EUFMD Secretariat (Sumption/Potzsch), plus EC (Neighbourhood programme-georgia/armenia). 19

2 e. Southern Balkans (Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey) Tripartite meeting, 28 November, London, UK. Organized by FAO on behalf of EUFMD-FAO, OIE,and EC. Output: Report. 3. National Meetings on FMD surveillance and Control a. Joint Egypt/FAO EUFMD Technical Meeting on Improving FMD Control in Egypt, 21 October. Attended by senior State veterinarians from almost all the Governorates of Egypt, plus diagnostic and research institutes. From EU countries 4 members of the Research Group participated, including the Chairman, Dr Aldo Dekker, plus EUFMD Secretariat. 4. Other meetings on FMD surveillance and control a. Meeting of OIE/FAO Network of FMD Reference Laboratories, June, Botswana. Organized by the Secretariat of the network (WRL, Pirbright). Attended by 4 of the OIE Ref labs, plus 2 laboratories that are FAO (but not OIE) FMD ref abs, in addition to Observers from China (Lanzhou) and India (Mukteswar). 5. Emergency missions a. Mission of FMD combined with that of FAO/OIE/EC African Swine Fever, June, Georgia. b. Egypt (September). Following request from CVO Egypt to EUFMD, mission undertaken from 16 to 19 September by K Sumption (EUFMD) and Dr Hassan Aidaros (FAO/OIE Regional Animal health centre manager, Beirut). Outcome: report and recommendations. Follow-up actions; type A detected (Egypt, not confirmed WRL) and type O panasia II detected for first time in Egypt (WRL). c. Cyprus. i. Republic of Cyprus, 5-9 th November, as part of the CVET expert mission (Sumption, with Dr Dekker, Ferris (CRL/WRL) and A Laddomada (SANCO). ii. Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot controlled area:21-24 th November. Following request to EUFMD from TC via UNDP, Cyprus. Mission team provided training in FMD investigation, and planning of sero-surveillance (Carsten Potszch, EUFMD, and Mustafa Tufan FAO NC, Turkey). 20

3 6. Programmed project actions - principally under EC Trust Fund support programme Actvities Countries Status Notes implemented (since 37 th Session) (2007) EC TRUST FUND Transcaucasus buffer Georgia, Continuation+ extension. EC and country zone Armenia, Project Document agreed for signature on project Azerbaijan period , implementation document required. started October Support to FMD Turkey Continuation + extension. delay in implementing surveillance and control Agreement with EC to extend EC/Turkey national actions until March FMD vaccination program (expected March 2008) Support to FMD Iran Continuation. Project co-coordinator surveillance and control Good progress in 2007; (F Geiger) will return to planned activities will be France at end of mainly completed at end of Extension or consolidation Phase required. Project document being formulated. EC (NON-SANCO) Support to achieve FMD freedom and address FVO requirements (EC-Food Security program) Pipeline Request for support to FMD control received Moldova Continuation. Missions sent on FMD contingency planning, FMD surveillance for disease freedom, animal I & R, lab accreditation. Syria Project document formulated. Ready for submission to EC (SANCO) Bosnia-H Request to EUFMD to supply Refer to EC for use of diagnostic kits November TF Egypt Request for support to improve Requires project national strategy in FMD formulation surveillance and control received October

4 Status of EUFMD Activities 1. Activities with a main focus of supporting specific country FMD control programmes (Active and pipeline) Country or Sub Region EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO relating to FMD EC TRUST FUND Transcaucasus- Secretariat Transcaucasus: None on FMD in sub technical and Buffer zone Spring /autumn vaccination 2007 TCPs for African swine regional admin support funding approval from EC. fever (Georgia, Armenia). time. Revised proposal submitted (July 07) to EC to fund program. Georgia See: Specific Report to Executive. None, but TCPs for African Spring Buffer zone not undertaken by Govt of Georgia swine fever (Georgia) - because of epidemic ASF situation. complementary. Autumn vaccination planned, pending results of vaccine potency test (serological). EUFMD/EC Project program started October 07, new activities including baseline FMD survey. Armenia See specific report. None, but TCPs for African swine fever (Georgia) BZ Spring vaccination 2007 undertaken. Armenia) complementary Complementary donor & FAO actions Office: Provided by Govt of Georgia US-DETRA project. Important capacity in FMD diagnosis in place. FAO/Italian Government support to brucellosis control (started 2006). Continuation in 2008 To 2009 To 2009 To 2009 BZ Vaccination autumn undertaken August- October. EUFMD/EC Project program started October 07, new activities including baseline FMD survey. 22

5 Country or Sub Region EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO relating to FMD Azerbaijan See specific report. BZ Spring vaccination 2007 undertaken. BZ Vaccination autumn undertaken August- October. BZ Spring vaccination 2007 planned EUFMD/EC Project program started October 07, new activities including baseline FMD survey Iran Secretariat Iran: technical and FAO Technical co-ordinator in place provided by admin support France. time Secretariat Phase 1 programme approved, [US$ 761,000, of technical support which 2006: US$381k.]. time See specific report on progress in 2007, on: national surveillance targeted surveillance in 7 pilot study areas. extend of disease investigation training and reporting to whole country. laboratory capacity upgraded to support for first time sero-surveillance for assessment of infection and vaccination coverage development of new FMD control strategy Complementary donor & FAO actions US-DETRA project to support lab. Increased capacity in FMD diagnosis should be in place FAO/UNDP support to privatised delivery of vet. Services, focus on brucellosis surveillance and control. Italy/FAO funded project for central Asia: extended to No overlap to EC program, as Iran is associated by no direct benefice Continuation in

6 Country or EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO relating to Complementary donor & Continuation in Sub FMD FAO actions 2008 Region Turkey Secretariat Turkey: FAO animal health officer EC enlargement support to Operational: Depends technical support Continuation of EC funded support via EUFMD/FAO to to be posted to Ankara (for FMD eradication (project fiche on need and progress time FMD surveillance and control: Central Asian countries). prep) first vaccination round of EC/Turkey FMD until march 2008 (first round of vaccination Increased capacity for local program. Work on scenario under Turkey/EC FMD control program) FMD/PPR/pox/BT technical tree approach to Strengthen outbreak investigation in 3 support Organisation of co- optimising regions (Thrace/western Turkey, central and ordination meetings : surveillance in eastern) Regional disease Thrace ( Tom pilot study in 7 regions to design/testing of control Murray, APO- sero-surveillance using markets and Ireland) slaughter houses autumn sero-surveillance: Thrace region identification of interventions to reduce risk of FMD through the live animal market chain EC (NON- SANCO) FUNDED ACTIONS Moldova Secretary acting Via FAOSEUM (Budapest) as lead technical Moldova: advisor for EC Includes support to Food Security produce dossier on project freedom from FMD; >4 components missions. relating to FMD. US$ 314k EC-FAO FSP 24

7 Country or EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO relating to Complementary donor & Continuation in Sub FMD FAO actions 2008 Region funded technical support to harmonisation/tads prevention and control, PIPELINE Syria To be decided FMD surveillance strengthening project formulated. Submission to EC pending. ELISA kit for FMDV detection supplied. If programme established Iraq Secretariat Via FAO(TCES, to mid- Unclear and uncertain? urgent action before technical support project termination? time Support to rebuilding services. Action needed relating to FMD in final project phase. 25

8 2. EUFMD Activities supporting regional (European) control of FMD through improved prevention and response Activity category 1-3 in EUFMD 4 year Plan (2005-9) Category Targets/supported EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO Complementary Continuation of relating to FMD donor & FAO in 2008 Activity actions 1 Improved system for New contract New WRL contract OIE/FAO FMD lab System monitoring FMD virus All European negotiated with IAH Small support projects (in 20,000 USD per network meeting, established in strain circulation countries, but global Pirbright (WRL): total value c 160,000 USD). annum. Botswana, June 07 high risk operational value 95,000 US$ per Agreement in principle with (EC DG-research countries annum (of which EC. Some regional main funder) should 20k US$ from FAO No LoAs signed -November support e.g: 1. continue - EMPRES) 60,000US Italian funded OIE WAHIS subject to, to include WRL Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Central Asia TADS; development review at functions that are to address priorities for 2. Asian Bank each not covered by CRL, supported submission: Mekong subregional FAO-EMPRES-I Executive. and in support to - west Africa, project information international Sudan/horn of Africa system surveillance, lab development QA/QC, support for (GLEWS OIE/FAO network of agreement) labs. 3. EC funded SADC FMD project, contribution agreement with FAO SADC region (450,000 ) under (southern Africa) ; negotiation, FMD EC funding 13 technical and policy million, work support. 26

9 Category Targets/supported EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO Complementary Continuation of relating to FMD donor & FAO in 2008 Activity actions 2 Technical constraints All European EUFMD-Research Costs of EC experts to RG DG-Res funded CA Yes, as online to preferred European countries Group meeting meetings FMD&CSF (2005-). community of FMD control policies DG-Res funded experts reduced Working Group on EPIZONE (2006-) supporting lab Biosafety EUFMD. meeting, Funded September. actions Support contract; depend on EC 45,000 USD, for and Executive NSP Workshops priorities (Two: in Brussels June and October) plus Ring Trials workshop (November). 3 System for All European Training: To be decided. EPIZONE training Decision after professional countries, potential - Training in FMD Training initiative prepared: workpackage evaluation of development in FMD global investigation year 1 request circa US$ Pilot Phase management/expertise (Turkey, 3/07) to 330,000 but not formally (EUFMD developed respond to request submitted to EC in online) - from Bulgaria and web-based Cyprus) training - develop EUFMD resources. wiki to provide resources for country training programs. 27