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Animal Health and Veterinary Authorities of East Macedonia and Thrace of East Macedonia and Thrace Evagelia Plevraki Training Workshop ““PestePestedes Petits Ruminants” Animal Health and Veterinary Authorities of East Macedonia and Thrace Evagelia Plevraki 18 October 2016, Alexandroupolis,Alexandroupolis, Greece Total Area: 14.157 sq.Km Ranks: 4th in Greece Population: 600.000 Regional Units (5): Drama, Kavala (w Thasos island), Xanthi, Rodopi and Evros (w Samothraki island) Borders: East: Turkey North: Bulgaria West: Region Of Central Macedonia (R.U of Serres) of Greece An area under constant epidemiological pressure Xanthi Evros Drama Kavala Rodopi Veterinary Directorate 1. Animal Health Department Rural Economy Directorate 2.PublicGeneral Health Directorate Department of 3.AnimalWelfareRural Economy & Veterinary Department General Directorate of Rural Economy & Veterinary In each R.U there is a Directorate of Rural Economy and Veterinary Directorate of Public with local veterinary Earth stations. Except Evros there are 2 Directorates R.U Bovine Sheep& Pigs Poultry Aquaculture Goats premises Hold Anim Hold Anim Hold Anim Hold Anim Hold Anim Drama 515 25899 703 158550 123 35662 1 sturgeo n Kavala 209 7908 908 179872 60 7242 1 316.000 10 mussels Xanthi 799 24975 1273 188111 106 28000 1 80000 Rodopi 1312 26184 1521 236459 70 2373 6 mussels Evros 673 16435 1241 170254 329 10873 2 307.000 total 3508 101465 5673 933246 688 84154 4 703.000 17 FMD :1995, 2001 SGP: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015 B.T : 2014 LSD: 2015,2016 R.U Year Date of 1st Number of Destroyed Number of Animal value outbreak outbreak herds Culled Animals Evros 2013 14/8/2013 43 54 7.779 4.612.555,20 2014 161 207 27.830 Rodopi 2013 6/11/2013 6 11 1.777 2014 6 11 2.843 665.835,00 2015 2 4 1.434 Xanthi 2013 25/10/2013 17 26 5.488 807.309,00 2014 2 3 801 Kavala 2013 30/9/2013 2 4 841 92.204,00 Drama - - 000 0 Total 237 320 48793 6.177.903,20 R.U Year Date of 1st outbreak Number of outbreak Number of dead Animals Evros 2014 18/6/2014 266 6.994 Rodopi 2014 17/7/2014 264 4.670 Xanthi 2014 30/7/2014 152 1.667 Kavala 2014 22/7/2014 132 2.488 Drama 2014 4/8/2014 162 2.889 Total 976 18.708 R.U Year Date of 1st Number of Destroyed Number of Animal value outbreak outbreak herds Culled Animals Evros 2015 20/8/2015 64 64 4.230 3.537.953,00 Rodopi 2015 14/10/2015 9 10 97 71.760,00 Xanthi 2015 25/9/2015 18 18 349 284.280,00 Kavala 2015 1/10/2015 1 1 85 40.680,00 2016 18/6/2016 3 3 256 179.200,00 Drama 2016 30/5/2016 3 3 33 23.100,00 Total 98 99 5.050 4.136.973,00 R.U Outbreaks 1st outbreak Last Beginning of End of outbreak vaccination vaccination Evros 64 20/8/2015 23/10/2015 5/9/2015 1/10/2015 Rodopi 9 14/10/2015 15/12/2015 29/09/2015 31/12/2015 Xanthi 18 25/9/15 9/11/2015 25/9/2015 24/12/2015 Kavala 4 1/10/2015 18/6/2016 3/10/2015 14/3/2016 Drama 3 30/5/2016 13/6/2016 14/11/2015 20/4/2016 Preparatory Activities of Greek Veterinary Authorities regarding Peste des Petits Ruminants, PPR Legal Framework Active and Passive Surveillance Training of Veterinary Authorities Training of Farmers Awareness Legal Framework: describes measures and actions European Law: Directive 92/119 National Law : Presidential Decree: 138/1995 (harmonize Dir 92/119) National Contingency Plan : Ministerial Decision 258933/18-8-2008 Control Measures Overview Measures in Case of Suspicion and Confirmation Movements prohibition or restriction Zoning Stamping out Cleaning and Disinfection Emergency Vaccination Active Surveillance in RU of Evros since July 2014 - Clinical examination in Farms and Slaughterhouses - Serological Surveillance 2947 blood sample has been examined Passive Surveillance all over Greece Clinical suspicions tested in 2016 5 blood samples from goats 5 blood samples from sheep Central Competed Authority Poster Leaflet Local Veterinary Authorities Workshop Meetings Information on the spot 369/13660/2-2-2016 Document by the CCA Information on the risk due to the evolution in Turkey 501/19876/16-2-2016 Document by the CCA (pictures, detailed information) 18/10/2016 Workshop “PestePeste des Petits Ruminants” .
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