90th Executive Committee meeting of the EuFMD

Item: Component 1.3 – THRACE Author: Fabrizio Rosso

90 ExCom-Monza, 24-25 September 2015

Component 1.3 Establish a system which provides continuous confidence in disease freedom and which improves the chances of detecting an outbreak at

an early stage

Expected results

1. Establishment a co-ordination framework

2. Establishment system for real-time data entry to support management of surveillance activities aimed at maintaining disease freedom confidence

3. Achieving two years of risk based surveillance results for FMD (and other diseases as requested by the beneficiaries countries)

THRACE : FMD Report 2013-2014

Country N. controls in epi-units N. animals sampled N. cattle inspected

BULGARIA 168 7,642 18,382

GREECE 1,599 6,941 11,714

TURKEY 2,367 9,323 92,400* TOTAL 4,134 23,906 122,496

*The surveillance performed in low risk area of Turkey has been reported and

included in the model

1. Management and tripartite meetings

2. Database and regular reporting

3. Active and passive surveillance and

laboratory support

Activity indicators

Tripartite meetings

Management meeting

November 2013 November 2013 April 2014 February 2014

October 2014 August 2014

August 2015 December 2014

August 2015

Kits delivered ELISA Ab ELISA Ag Bulgaria 21 1 Greece 25 1 Turkey 28 2

TOTAL 74 4

2.250 an./cycle

1.260 an./cycle

1.350 an./cycle

Bulgaria Greece

Turkey

3. A model for the analysis of FMD surveillance data to calculate the progressive probability of freedom from FMD over time

PPR ,SGP, LSD surveillance

ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE - Clinical surveillance for PPR,SGP,LSD - Database upgrated - Laboratory workshop on PPR/SGP/LSD - PPR diagnostic kits delivered to BG – GR - Model for PPR - Field exercise on LSD PASSIVE SURVEILLANCE - leaflets and posters

The Coordination framework requested (with support of FAO/OIE) to apply the surveillance implemented for FMD to other diseases:

‘’Sheep and Goat Pox, Peste des Petits Ruminants, Lumpy Skin Disease’’

1.260 an./cycle

1.200 an./cycle

1.800 an./cycle

Budget allocated

14%

FAO-EuFMD/EC/OIE Tripartite on the Control of FMD and other exotic diseases in the Southern

Balkans Alexandroupolis, Greece, on 30th August-1st September 2015

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The main objectives of the meeting were:

• To review and discuss surveillance and control activities for Foot and Mouth

Disease (FMD) implemented in the three countries.

• To review and discuss the epidemiological situation and the control measures

implemented in the three countries for Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), Sheep and Goat

Pox (SGP), Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and other major contagious

diseases.

• To agree upon priorities and expected results of the Thrace risk-based surveillance

project (Component 1.3 of the EuFMD work programme, 2015-17).

Foot and Mouth Disease

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The improvement in the control of FMD in Anatolia in 2014-15 is a cause for

cautious optimism and the implementation of the strategic plan for FMD control

by the Turkish authorities is giving results.

Improvements of control measures

-Animal movements

-Vaccination

-Outbreaks management and investigation

Improvements of surveillance

Improvements of awareness

Serotype O, n=12 Serotype A, n=41 Serotype Asia1, n=20

SGP

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2014 - Turkey: 134

2014 - Greece: 164

2015 - Turkey: 45

2015 - Greece: 3 The factors behind the outbreaks in 2015 remained unclear and this has implications for duration of control measures in an area that needs to be understood.

Peste des Petits Ruminants

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Objectives: PPR free TRACE by 2018 (stop vacc in 2016?)

PPR free Anatolia by 2023

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Lumpy Skin Disease Turkey: 7 outbreaks reported in Trace in 2015 Culling of infected animals, quarantine Vaccination: average 80%

Greece: 24 outbreaks reported in Trace in 2015 Initial Stamping out PZ (3km) and SZ (20km) Vaccination of restriction zones with conditions for exit animals and product

Sustainability of the activities in case of lack of resources;

Overlooking risks not previously identified in the development of the targeted surveillance (e.g. route of entry in trace for SGP, LSD);

High risk of circulation of SGP, LSD within common border and then in EU territory

Need of maintaining outbreaks investigation for FMD, SGP, LSD, PPR

Effectiveness of vaccination better understood

Adequate preparedness of Thrace for the possible introduction of other diseases (e.g. LSD) and consequences;

Major issues

Providing regular support for preserving the targeted risk-based surveillance (risk assessment and studies to understand routes of entry) and allowing continuous improvement of awareness;

Using the model developed for FMD to analyze the surveillance implemented for other diseases (e.g. PPR, SGP, LSD) to give evidence of disease freedom

Maintaining surveillance for multiple disease Improving the passive reporting with active engagement of farmers Maintaining and promoting the collaboration between countries, even at local

level ; Build confidence in the capacity to respond effectively

Programme develop might be relevant for other regions for confidence in disease

freedom

What are the needs ? According on what we have learnt and discussed during TPT

Objectives:

1.Maintain and improve a co-ordination framework for the activities required to maintain confidence in FMD freedom amongst the three countries; in 2015-17 to include local VS of the provinces in the common border region;

2. Maintain and improve a system for real-time data entry to support management of national surveillance activities aimed at maintain DF confidence;

3.Achieving four years of risk based surveillance results through activities implemented in each country for FMD (and other diseases as decided by Coordination Framework); in 2015-17 with the expected result of providing evidence for freedom from FMD, PPR and LSD in European Turkey and the neighbouring countries;

4. Improved capacity to respond to exotic disease incursions in to the common border region, through participation in joint exercises and development of harmonised levels of contingency planning.

Workplan 2015-2017

Workplan 2015-2017

3.1.1 Tri-country biannual coordination and planning meetings (4) 27.000€

3.1.2 Small coordination and activity implementation meetings (6) 18.000€

3.1.3 Regular assessment of FMD risk present in Thrace 121.000€

3.1.4 Establishment of a system for regular passive reporting of presence and

absence of FMD and other TADs (pro-active primary surveillance) 22.500

TOTAL 188.500€

3.2.1 System for real-time data entry maintained and improved and development

of outputs easy to understand

TOTAL 15.000 €

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1.3.3.1 Regular analysis of the active surveillance carried out for FMD and

other TADs and reports of such activities shared between countries and

institutions. 6.500 €

1.3.3.2 Studies implemented to provide evidence on effectiveness of FMD

and other TADs vaccination 10.000€

1.3.3.3 Analysis performed on the likelihood of incursion of trans-boundary

diseases in different areas; or failure to rapidly detect the disease, and the

consequences of failure to detect, in terms of the expected number of

secondary outbreaks. 13.000

TOTAL 29.500€

1.3.4.1 Regular support for laboratory (reagents and trainings) on FMD and

other TADs 44,000 €

1.3.4.2 Development of specific exercises and workshop to improve and

assess the contingency planning capacity in Thrace and the coordination

between countries in case of emergency. 21.000 €

1.3.4.2 Small desktop simulation exercises to improve and assess CP capacity

in Thrace and the coordination between countries in case of emergency

17.000 €

1.3.4.2 Workshops to identify gaps in CP in three countries, preparation phase

and evaluation of the exercise 5.000€

TOTAL 87.000€

TOTAL 320.000€

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