Prevention and Preparedness Activities for African Swine Fever in Myanmar Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI); Myanmar
Htun Min Assistant Director Tokyo; Japan 30-31 July 2019 Outlines
➢ LEGISLATION
➢ ILLEGAL MOVEMENT CONTROL
➢ ASF PREVENTION AND CONTROL COMMITTEE
- TASK FORCE FOR RAPID RESPONSE TEAM
➢ AWARENESS AND SIMULATION EXERCISE
➢ MEDIA (Newspaper, MRTV, Journal)
➢ UPGRADING OF LABORATORY CAPACITY
➢ TRAINING (Laboratory Staff)
➢ SURVEILLANCE
➢ RISK ASSESSMENT
➢ FUTURE PLAN LEGISLATION
• ASF-List B Notifiable Disease (20-2-2019) • 3 July 2019-enhance legal framework to include ASF on list A diseases (Shift List B to List A) ILLEGAL MOVEMENT CONTROL • (7.9.2018 up to 8.9.2018) Discussed with Muse & Lashio District Authorities control for illegal movement of pig and pork products from China • Myanmar and China bilateral discussion on Cross-Border collaboration and address illegal movement of pigs and pork products (30 April 2019…Consider side meeting at upper Mekong Technical Working Group meeting) • Committee for Prevention of illegal importation/exportation of animal and animal products was set up by Union Government..; Ref. No. 1/2000/Livestock, Fisheries, Rural (3318/2016), Dated (24-6-2016), • Permanent Secretary issued letter to strengthen control on illegal importation of pig and its products to Union Government Office and copy to all relevant Ministries
Yangon and Mandalay International Airports Border Control including with by sea & by air PREVENTION AND CONTROL COMMITTEE
• Advisory Committee; ❖ ASF Advisory Committee (Livestock sector) was set up with TOR; Ref. No. Samaya/Akasa/Sama-3(1511)/ MakaNyaKaKha-2019, Dated (20-6-2019) • ASF Prevention & Control Committee (Central Level, States/Regions Level, District Level, Township Level…; included with relative ministries & departments) • Task Force for rapid Response Teams - (Central (1), States/Regions Level (15), District Level (76), Township Level (330) Township Level (Rapid Response Team)
Group (1) Group (2) Group (3) Veterinarian or Veterinarian or Veterinarian or Staff-1 Staff-1 Staff-1 CAHW-2 CAHW-2 CAHW-2
One township= 9 peoples x 330 townships = 2970 Members AWARENESS AND SIMULATION EXERCISE • Awareness and Simulation exercise for ASF (Outbreak Reporting & Disease Control Awareness on 3-7, October, 2018) Attended to All District & Township LBVD Staff) (1.3.2019)“Emergency Preparedness Training for African Swine Fever” AWARENESS PROGRAMME • Facilitating Workshop on Community Animal Health Worker (CAHW) Training for Disease Prevention and Control especially ASF; Grand Amara Hotel, NayPyiTaw from 23-25 July 2019) Attended to All District & Township LBVD Staff)
1st Day 2nd Day 3rd Day Prevention and Control
CA Infected Area (IA) 1km radius from IP RA IA Restricted Area (RA) 1-3 km radius from boundary of IA
Control Area (RA) 2-10 km radius from boundary of RA Prevention and Control
• (Zoning, Movement Restriction/ban on sale of Pig and Pork products) • (Infected area) - (within 1 km radius around an infected premises) • (Restricted area) - (within 1-3 km radius around an infected premises) • (Control area) - (within 2-10 km from the boundary of the restricted area) MEDIA (Newspaper, MRTV, Journal) Myanma Ahlinn Newspaper on 13 March 2019 MRTV Talking Points (MRTV Interview-20.7.2019) Public Awareness Programme Upgrading of Laboratory Capacity
ELISA Kit supported by FAO ECTAD; TRAINING on Laboratory Staff (31 May 2019)
• Train new/additional laboratory staff on ASF procedures (9) • YVDL (1): Ayeyarwady region- Pathein Lab. • MVDL (8): Shan state- Taunggyi Lab, Lashio Lab Muse Lab and Kyaington Lab. • Kachin state- Myitkyina Lab • Sagaing region- Monywa Lab • Magwe region- Magway Lab • Nay Pyi Taw Surveillance Active Sero Surveillance on High Risk Area; ✓ Started date (1-9-2018) to collected samples from border and high pig population places ✓ (1-3-2019 up to 15-3-2019): Test and validate sample collection protocol and LBVD field staff capability through sample collection drill (simulation exercise) to collect and transport samples from dead/sick pigs to MVDL and YVDL for ASF PCR testing ❖ Provide supplies for biosecurity kits to LBVD staff RISK ASSESSMENT • 30 June 2019: Hold ASF stakeholder meetings in each township (including table-top simulation exercise) High-risk townships based on rapid risk assessment (FAORAP regional projects) • Conduct a rapid risk assessment to further identify high risk areas and activities, and target intervention measures (24 Places); ❖ Myanmar-China border (9): Muse, Namhkan, Laukkaing, Lashio, Kengtung, Mongla, Myitkyina, Waingmaw and Bhamo Tsps. ❖ Myanmar-Thai border (4): Myawaddy, Myeik, Kawthoung and Tachileik Tsps. ❖ Pig populated and risk States/Regions (8): Yangon, Bago, Ayeyarwady, Mandalay, Sagaing, Magway, Nay Pyi Taw, Shan ❖ International Airports (3): Yangon, Mandalay, NayPyiTaw FUTURE PLAN • Develop remaining key components of ASF emergency management plans • Conduct training on pig farm biosecurity, sample collection protocol and disease reporting for CAHW (from high-risk townships based on rapid risk assessment) • Accelerate intensive clinical surveillance and passive surveillance in all farming types of pig population • Review procedures for farm registration and feasibility to compensate all farmers with ASF positive pigs • Develop policy for authority to cull ASF positive pigs and provide compensation to pig owners