CURRENT FMD EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN LAO PDR.

SEACFMD Epi-net Meeting Yogyakarta, Indonesia 5-6 April 2018

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Priorities Priorities and Future Plans Meeting Constraints and possible solution Funding Progress against recommendations of the 2015 Epi Epidemiological Epidemiological activities Epidemiological tools Organization Organization structure of the Epi Unit FMD FMD situation

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FMD OUTBREAKS SITUATION

18 - FMD FMD OUTBREAK SITUATION 2017

FMD OUTBREAK SITUATION 2016-17

17 - FMD FMD OUTBREAK SITUATION 2016 FMD OUTBREAK DISTRIBUTION ‘O’ ‘O’ (Pan Asia) (Pan ‘O’ Asia) Serotype ( Strain) ‘O’ (+ ve) 0 0 25 (9) Samples 7 (5) 3 4 2 7 (2) 2 (2) 8 1 29 Outbreak Outbreak Numbers 3 5 7 2 1 2 Sainyabuli Tan District Sukhuma Champasak Phongthong Songkhone Samtai Khob

Houaphanh Sainyabuli Champasak

FMD FMD OUTBREAK DISTRIBUTION

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Dec 2017

Nov 2017

Jan 2017

Jan 2017

outbreak Date of Date ORAGANISATION CHART OF EPI UNIT CHART ORGANISATION

Department of Livestock and Fisheries

Veterinary Service Division (6 epidemiologists)

Epidemiology Unit

Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office(PAFO) (by Livestock and Fisheries Section)

District Agriculture and Forestry Office(DAFO) (by Livestock and Fisheries Unit)

Village Veterinary Worker(VVW)/Village Head

Animal Farmer SURVEILLANCE TOOLS TOOLS

Sample collection and Sample collection testing Baseline surveys report/Monthly report report/Monthly (in report Emergency case suspected FMD) Negative monitoring monitoring Negative o o o o

Surveillance

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TOOLS FOR REPORTING USE OF WHATS APP APP WHATS OF USE DISEASE REPORTING REPORTING DISEASE OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION

FARMERS FARMERS MEETING SAMTAI SAMTAI DISTRICT

Houaphanh province ( Nov 2017) ( Nov province Houaphanh 2017)( Dec province Sainyabuli

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OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION OUTBREAK FMD FMD LESIONS SPATIAL RISK ASSESSMENT ROAD NETWORK NETWORK ROAD BORDER AND CROSSINGS PDR IN LAO Cattle and Pig Cattle Pig and density maps an Based - of the animal animal of the

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National Plan National the situation analysis chapter analysis the situation Risk updating during These maps will be included in included be These will maps conduct comprehensive FMD comprehensive conduct assessment.risk spatial points, quarantine stations stations quarantineto points, number of animals, animals, species, of number market movements, vehicles additional information on a on information additional population and potential risk risk of potential and population in . FMD excellent overview overview excellent Livestock and different and different species Livestock maps offered density

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o RISK RISK ASSESSMENT FMD VACCINATION IN SOUTHERN LAOS AND XIENGKHAOUNG 300,000 300,000 Bivalent Vaccine ( Serotype O A) andhas been received from Dec OIE in 2017 under NZ funded FMD Control project.

FMD vaccine supportFMD vaccine •

Field Field teamvaccinating in Savannakhetcattle VACCINATION NSF AND RBSP -

and - in Lao PDR in February 2018 February

– 2025 - 2018 Department of Livestock and Fisheries Fisheries and Livestock of Department National National Strategy Framework on control Disease Mouth Foot NATIONAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FRAMEWORK AND RBSP STRATEGIC NATIONAL FMD AWARENESS BILLBOARDS PUBLIC AWARENESS

o FMD awareness Bill boards in Southern Laos and Xiengkhouang o Dissemination of Biosecurity guidelines in Laos o Celebrated National Vaccination Day on 11th Nov’2017 Farmer awareness FUNDING project, Australia Aid project, Australia Funds from from external Funds sources USD)(in ADB project Aid ADB project, Australia project and NZ Aid project project NZ Aid project NZ Aid

50,000 50,000 USD 80,000 USD USD 80,000 Under process Funds from from government Funds USD)(in

2018 2017

2016 2015

year FUNDING FUNDING SUPPORT ( overall Disease control) PROGRESS 218 - 2017 Every Every year Timeline Regular EpiLabNet meetings Applied Through ongoing project Action(s) Action(s) to be taken Resources and funding No Problems/ Problems/ Impediments

Ongoing Ongoing Progres s

s Recommendation PROGRESS PROGRESS REPORT

resources. allocation ofallocation efficiency in the in the efficiency effectiveness and and effectiveness assessments in order order in assessments to ensure routine risk routine the results of their their results ofthe strategies, strategies, on based and prevention prevention and country FMD control control FMD country review and update update review and control activities. control to regularly AGREES FMD status status and FMD sharing, analyses sharing, of improve information information improve regular meetings to regular meetings coordination through through coordination laboratory staff will laboratory staff their enhance epidemiology and and epidemiology AGREES that that AGREEScountry PROGRESS Timeline PVM Action(s) Action(s) to be taken support No financial Problems/ Problems/ Impediments Not yet Not yet develop OI protocol Progress Ongoing – will

EpiNet

Recommendations PROGRESS PROGRESS REPORT standards standards guidelines. and protocol based on OIE OIE on based protocol Outbreak investigation Outbreak surveillance design and and surveillance design AGREES that that AGREES a basic develop activities. through capacity building building capacity through Guidelines, including Guidelines, including implementation these ofimplementation support towards the the towards support and the OIE will provide will provide the OIE and Surveillance and the the and Post Surveillance Monitoring, Vaccination Terrestrial Animal Terrestrial Animal such as the Guidelines Guidelines on as the such Standards and guidelines, guidelines, and Standards application of OIE OIE application of further enhance the enhance further AGREES that members will that AGREESmembers PROGRESS 19 - 2018 Once lab results are available Timeline Report to OIE through ARAHIS system Improve coordination and communication Action(s) Action(s) to be taken Staff replacement Lack of information from districts Problems/ Problems/ Impediments

Ongoing Progress Ongoing

Recommendations PROGRESS PROGRESS REPORT

samples. samples. information to accompany to accompany information epidemiological epidemiological require the complete complete the require of submission the epidemiology units units epidemiology to the analysis, and REQUESTSanalysis, and information in laboratory laboratory in information epidemiological epidemiological importance of importance RECOGNISES the the RECOGNISES Core, once the the results are once Core, available. WAHIS or WAHIS Regional Regional WAHIS or WAHIS report to OIE through the the through to OIE report diagnostic results in their diagnostic members update update members epidemiology network epidemiology REQUESTS that that REQUESTS CONSTRAINS AND SOLUTIONS village to and at feed manage their animal international organisational support organisationalinternational Requests Advice farmers farmers Advice to bring close Close engagement with VVW authorityvillage and Recruit Recruit veterinary uponstaff approval Advice farmers Possible solutions Possible area specific Keep understandingof FMD to the farmer by public awareness - - farmers including - grazing -

of FMD vaccine other than

external support external support Project Lack vaccination which makes which makes them accessible for the mountains or forests for months Some Some are or animalskept grazed in reporting The of delay reporting or under and/or of and/or sharing grazingareas Most are of free animals Lack Lack of fieldveterinary epidemiology

Constrains in FMD epi activities epi in FMD Constrains CONSTRAINS CONSTRAINS AND SOLUTIONS FUTURE PLANS spots/broadcasts, -

Developing RBSP of Lao PDR Raising public awareness to the farmers through radio reading materials and distribution of IEC materials. Improving vaccination targets Application bio securityof practices to the field staff and traders Strengthening surveillance system focusedwith theon detectionearly early response hotspots in and high risk areas. Strengthening field veterinary epidemiology. Capacity building and skill development Approval on National Strategy Framework from MOA

PRIORITIES PRIORITIES AND FUTURE PLANS

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