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SOUTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE XXXV PAN AMERICAN FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE CENTER FINAL REPORT Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 13-14 March, 2008 Veterinary Public Health - PAHO/WHO Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center SOUTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE FINAL REPORT Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil March 13-14, 2008 VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH - PAHO/WHO Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center South American Commission for the Fight against Foot-and-Mouth Disease, 35, 2008, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Final Report. Rio de Janeiro: Pan American Foot-and- Mouth Disease Center. 63 p. 1. Foot-and-Mouth Disease – Americas. 2. Foot-and-Mouth Disease – Control and Eradication. 1. Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center, ed. CONTENTS FINAL REPORT 1. Opening of Meeting .................................................................................................................................. 05 2. Secretariat Report .................................................................................................................................... 06 I. Foot-and-Mouth Disease Situation of the Continent ............................................................................................. 06 II. XXXIII COSALFA Resolutions Fulfillment............................................................................................................... 07 III. Other activities carried out by PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO ....................................................................................... 13 1. Inter-American Group for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Eradication (GIEFA) ..................................................... 13 2. Permanent Veterinary Committee (PVC) ....................................................................................................... 13 3. Technical Mission from the OIE for the Southern Cone ................................................................................ 13 4. Information and Epidemiologic Surveillance ................................................................................................ 14 5. Cooperation Project with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) ....................................................... 14 6. Research and Discussion of International Standards .................................................................................. 15 7. Biosafety ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 8. Food Safety..................................................................................................................................................... 16 9. Zoonosis and Local Development ................................................................................................................ 18 10. Avian Influenza .............................................................................................................................................. 19 3. Discussion of Report ................................................................................................................................ 19 4. Situation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the Countries .............................................................................. 19 5. OIE Presentation ...................................................................................................................................... 20 6. Report from Pre-COSALFA International Seminar ..................................................................................... 21 7. Report on Laboratory Activities ................................................................................................................. 21 8. Closing of the Meeting.............................................................................................................................. 23 RESOLUTIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 27 ANNEXES .................................................................................................................................................... 39 - Agenda (Annex 1) ...................................................................................................................................... 41 - List of Participants (Annex 2) ..................................................................................................................... 45 FINAL REPORT - XXXV COSALFA SOUTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE XXXIV ORDINARY MEETING FINAL REPORT 1. OPENING OF THE MEETING The inaugural Chair consisted of the following members: Mr. João Carlos Fagundes Machado, Agriculture, Livestock, and Agribusiness Secretary, State of Rio Grande do Sul, representing the Government of the State of Rio Grande do Sul; Dr. Albino Belotto, Ex Officio Secretary, 35th COSALFA; Dr. Carlos Sperotto, President, Agricultural Federation, State of Rio Grande do Sul; State Deputy Jerônimo Goergen, representing the Rio Grande do Sul Legislative Assembly; Dr. Jamil Gomes de Souza, Director, Animal Health Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply-MAPA; Mr. Francisco Signor, MAPA Superintendent in the State of Rio Grande do Sul; Dr. Mercedes Campos, President, 34th COSALFA and Delegate of the Agriculture and Animal Health Autonomous Service- SASA/Venezuela; Dr. Tito Díaz, Animal Production and Health Senior Officer of FAO's Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean; Dr. Luís Barcos, OIE Regional Representative for the Americas; Dr. Ricardo Molins, Chief of Animal Health and Food Safety, IICA/Costa Rica; and Dr. Air Fagundes dos Santos, President, Veterinary Medicine Council, State of Rio Grande do Sul, representing Brazil's Federal Veterinary Medicine Council. A video was shown on which the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply of Brazil welcomed participants and stressed the importance of the work done by the countries toward the eradication and prevention of foot-and-mouth disease-FMD in South America, and particularly the efforts done by Brazil for its recognition as a country free of the disease. Dr. Carlos Sperotto, President of the Agricultural Federation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, welcomed participants on behalf of Brazil's and the State of Rio Grande do Sul's private sector, and underlined the importance of the event. He thanked the authorities for their interest in hosting COSALFA and in maintaining national and international eradication policies. Dr. Sperotto also informed participants about the signing of the Mercosur Rural Associations Federation/World Animal Health Organization (FARM/OIE) Agreement on FARM's recognition as the sector's accredited representative before OIE. Deputy Jerônimo Goergen greeted participants and referred to the Legislative Assembly's support for national and international policies toward eradicating the disease. Dr. Jamil Gomes de Souza, Brazil's Director of Animal Health, mentioned the efforts and the accomplishments to date but expressed his concern over the apparent silence, which might be interpreted as if the battle had already been won. Dr. Albino Belotto, COSALFA's Ex Officio Secretary, welcomed participants and mentioned the joint work successfully done by the private and the public sectors, as well as by the international technical and economic cooperation agencies. COSALFA is now 35-years old and is aware of the PAN AMERICAN FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE CENTER - PAHO/WHO 5 FINAL REPORT - XXXV COSALFA importance of a systemic approach to the Veterinary Public Health Unit in a health and agriculture context. The foot-and-mouth disease has a strong impact on food security and trade relations among countries. Thus, combating it means gains for both the productive sector and the countries' progress. The maintenance of technical cooperation extended by PANAFTOSA/PAHO-WHO has had Brazil's support in the form of resources contributed and of a technical cooperation agreement to strengthen the country's capacities for responding to sanitary problems. Mr. João Carlos F. Machado welcomed the COSALFA members and the national and international observers to the State of Rio Grande do Sul, and saluted the State Department professionals in particular. Mr. Machado referred to the vaccination coverage of over 95 percent at the final stage ended last January and to a 97-percent result of an immunity evaluation survey. He also mentioned the initiatives to strengthen the structure developed by the Department. Mr. Francisco Signor thanked his team and FARSUL for their efforts in making preparations for this meeting and urged the countries to strengthen themselves, establish alliances, and organize themselves regionally to face markets and competitors. It was then proposed that a representative be elected President of the 35th COSALFA and another as its Rapporteur. Dr. Jamil de Souza was elected President, and Dr. Rodrigo Mena, Undersecretary for Agricultural and Production Promotion, of Ecuador's MAGAP, was elected Rapporteur. 2. SECRETARIAT'S REPORT The Secretariat's Report covered the period from March 2007 through March 2008. It started with a brief review of the situation of foot-and-mouth disease in South America, a subject to be dealt with in greater detail in the course of the meeting. There followed an assessment about the compliance of the resolutions adopted by the 34th COSALFA, on the basis

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