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ISTANBUL, TURKEY 6-7TH OCTOBER 2009 ISTANBUL, TURKEY 6-7 ISTANBUL, TH OCTOBER 2009 • 78 DE LA COMMISSION EuFMD COMMISSION LA DE TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EuFMD COMMISSION SESSION DU COMITÉ EXÉCUTIF COMITÉ DU SESSION 78 E Report 78TH SESSION Rapport OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE EuFMD COMMISSION • REPORT 6-7 OCTOBRE 2009 OCTOBRE 6-7 TURQUIE ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TURKEY 6-7TH OCTOBER 2009 Report 78TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE EuFMD COMMISSION FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR THE CONTROL OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE (EuFMD) Rome, 2009 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 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Applications for such permission should be addressed to the Chief, Electronic Publishing Policy and Support Branch, Communication Division, FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome Italy or by e-mail to [email protected] © FAO 2009 78thExcom-Oct2009 Table of Contents SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................... 3 MEETING REPORT .................................................................................................................. 5 ITEM 1. AGENDA .................................................................................................................... 5 ITEM 2. FOLLOW-UP TO THE 38TH SESSION .............................................................................. 5 ITEM 3. FMD PREPAREDNESS ................................................................................................. 5 ITEM 4. FMD RISK SITUATION ................................................................................................. 7 ITEM 5.GLOBAL FMD INITIATIVE ............................................................................................. 7 ITEM 6. LONG TERM STRATEGY FOR FMD CONTROL IN WEST EURASIA ................................... 8 ITEM 7. FMD ACTIONS RELATING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST MEDITERRANEAN AREA .............. 9 7.1) FMD actions with the Euro-Mediterranean Animal Health Network(REMESA) .............................................. 9 7.2) FMD situation in Egypt ..................................................................................................................................... 9 ITEM 8. INTERNATIONAL FMD SURVEILLANCE NETWORKING ................................................ 10 ITEM 9. PROGRESS REPORTS ON FMD CONTROL PROJECTS IN THE REGION ........................... 11 9.1) Annual Tripartite (on control of FMD and other exotic diseases in the Southern Balkans) ........................... 11 9.2) FMD control in Turkey ................................................................................................................................... 11 9.3) FMD control in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan (Transcaucasus countries - TCC); progress of the EUFMD/EC supported program of in the buffer zone ............................................................................................ 12 9.4) FMD control in Iran: progress of the EuFMD/EC supported program to improve FMD surveillance and control ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 ITEM 10. REPORT OF THE STANDING TECHNICAL COMMITTEE .............................................. 14 10.1) Report and Actions ........................................................................................................................................ 14 10.2) Progress on the technical studies commissioned at previous Committee meetings, and new technical studies recommended by the Group .................................................................................................................................... 14 10.3 Commissioning of technical studies recommended by the Research Group – new procedure ........................ 15 10.4) Location of the Open Session of the EuFMD Standing Technical Committee, 2010 .................................... 15 ITEM 11. FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT ............................................................ 15 ITEM 12. ANY OTHER BUSINESS ............................................................................................ 16 CLOSING REMARKS .............................................................................................................. 16 1 List of appendices Appendix 1 List of Participants Appendix 2 Agenda Appendix 3 Follow-up to Recommendations 38th Session Appendix 4 Report on the Real time FMD training courses held in Turkey Appendix 5 Proposal for continuation of training courses, 2010-11 Appendix 6 Report of the WRL on proficiency testing service for FMD labs Appendix 7 Report of the WRL on the regional/global risk situation, and antigen banks Appendix 8 FAO presentation -follow-up to the Paraguay Conference Appendix 9 Recommendations of the OIE/FAO Global FMD Conference Appendix 10 Report of the Mini-Executive Committee meeting, Brussels Appendix 11 Risk overview, West Eurasia/middle-east Appendix 12 Proposal for joint training actions – EuFMD in middle east and north Africa. Appendix 13 Concept Note – improved monitoring and surveillance of FMD in Egypt Appendix 14 Progress Report – African proximity surveillance Appendix 15 Report of the Annual Tripartite Meeting –Southern Balkans Appendix 16 FMD control in Turkey Appendix 17 Progress in FMD control –TransCaucasus Appendix 18 Review of EuFMD/EC support to FMD control in the TCC Appendix 19 Iran – 6 month progress report Appendix 20 Report – Research group meeting, Slovenia September 2009 Appendix 21 Procedure for commissioning of technical studies Appendix 22 Financial statements 2 78thExcom-Oct2009 Summary of Recommendations On the training of veterinarians for recognition and response to suspected FMD 1. The training of veterinarians in FMD recognition and response should be considered a continual activity of the Commission, without a time-limit; the modality for training should be identified following a mid–term review of the program in late 2010, with recommendations to be brought to the 39th General Session of the EuFMD in 2011, with a view to ensuring continuity of the program in 2012 onwards. On the international risk situation 2. Member States (MS) should note the WRL recommendations on priority FMDV antigens to be kept for emergency situations, and reconsider their holdings in relation to the high risk of A Iran 05 and type O PanAsia II in the region; 3. Members States should be aware of the epidemics of type A Iran 05 in Turkey, Iran, with recent epidemic spread as far as Israel and Libya, and the relative poor match of A Iraq22 vaccine for this epidemic strain, and should review their precautionary measures during the upcoming winter transmission risk period; 4. The procedure proposed by the Research Group (RG) for identification of priority antigens was endorsed and should be available ahead of the next Session; 5. The risk assessment component of the new prioritization procedure should be made available to MS so they may adapt the procedure to address their own risk situation; 6. The technical studies recommended by the Research Group, relating to decision making tools and biological materials required by the Reference Laboratories for improved decision making, were supported in principle, and detailed concept notes should be developed for review and potential funding; 7. Consideration should be given to the possible mechanism for emergency procurement through the Trust Fund of FMD antigens held in banks of non-European countries, for use in EuFMD MS, for the situation in which national and EU Vaccine Banks are unable to supply sufficient antigens; 8. Actions to improve submission of FMDV from the areas of concern in the African proximity should be continued. Relating to the Global Initiative 9. FAO and OIE are encouraged to put into place the Working Group to follow-up on the recommendations of the Paraguay conference, as recommended by the Gf-TADS Global Steering Committee, and are requested to consider to include the EuFMD Commission and a representative for the West Eurasia Roadmap in this group as Regional Representatives. Relating to the Long Term Strategy for FMD Control in West Eurasia 10. The proposal presented by the Secretariat was endorsed, related to rebalancing the efforts and financial resources of the EuFMD/EC program,

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