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2 ANNEX 1 POLICY ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN CALLISTO CYCLE 1 IN EU COUNTRIES AND DEALING WITH THE PARADIGMATIC DISEASES Bacterial s Multidrug resistance Bite wound infections Campylobacteriosis Bartonellosis (Cat Scratch Disease) Salmonellosis Leptospirosis Global 1. Joint FAO/OIE/WHO Expert Workshop on Non-Human Antimicrobial Usage and Antimicrobial Resistance: Scientific assessment: int/gfn/links/en/report.pdf 2. Management options: ease/resources/fbd_secondjoint- FAOOIEWHOAMReportOslo2004.pdf 3. OIE web portal on antimicrobial resistance: amr/ Antimicrobial resistance in animal and public health, Scientific and Technical Review 31 (1): duit=1074&lang=en&phpsessid=c82b5 4d5045bc ff730af4aba7 1. The Increasing Incidence of Human Campylobacteriosis. Report and Proceedings of a WHO Consultation of Experts: who.int/hq/2001/ WHO_CDS_CSR_ APH_ pdf 2. Media centre: Campylobacter int/mediacentre/ factsheets/fs255/en/ gov/bartonella/ prevention/index.html eng/com/ac/26/ E26-23.pdf (international trade in wild fauna and flora) 1. Human Leptospirosis: Guidance for diagnosis, surveillance and control don/en/who_cds_csr_ EPH_ pdf 2. WHO recommended standards and strategies for surveillance, prevention and control of communicable s zoonoses/s/ leptospirosis/en/ 3. OIE Terrestrial manual Chapter 2.1.9: oie.int/fileadmin/home/ eng/health_standards/ tahm/ _lepto.pdf ECDC ECDC notifiable ECDC notifiable EU wide legislation/ organisations European Antimicrobial Surveillance Network (EARSNet) collects data on invasive bacterial isolates from approximately 900 public health laboratories ECDC notifiable ECDC notifiable 2

3 Bacterial s Multidrug resistance Bite wound infections Campylobacteriosis Bartonellosis (Cat Scratch Disease) Salmonellosis Leptospirosis Austria Belgium Bulgary Czech Republic Croatia Control of Leptospirosis Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland Recommendations to veterinarians for the prevention and control of MRSA infection in animals Notifiable France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Health service executive brochure on child safety around pets Health service executive brochure on child safety around pets Keeping Healthy with your Reptile. Zoonosis Committee Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture and Foreign Trade has a monitoring program for zoonoses and Antimicrobial Resistance in CA Mandatory reporting Mandatory reporting Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovenia Spain Number one in ranking of 24 pet-zoonoses in Madrid 3

4 Global OIE ECDC EU wide legislation/ organisations General ESCCAP-European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites - Guidelines and Companion Animal Parasites - Crucial Issues Hydatic echinococcosis 1. who.int/zoonoses/s/ echinococcosis/en/ 2. Disease info summary: int/fileadmin/ Home/eng/ Media_Center/ docs/pdf/disease_cards/ ECHI-EN.pdf OIE notifiable ESCCAP guidelines: esccap.org/ uploads/docs/ nkzqxmxn_esccapgl1endoguidelines.pdf Austria ESCCAP Austria; Notifiable in humans and livestock Belgium Bulgary Czech Republic Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland ESCCAP Denmark: org/national-associations/denmark/6/ Parasitic s Toxocarosis Toxoplasmosis Leishmaniosis Giardiasis Companion Animal Parasite Council in the US - www. capcvet.org comparable to ESCCAP 1. ESCCAP Toxocara scientific meeting org 2. Guidelines: uploads/docs/ nkzqxmxn_esccapgl1endoguidelines. pdf Companion Animal Parasite Council in the US - www. capcvet.org comparable to ESCCAP ECDC notifiable ESCCAP guideline on the Control of intestinal protozoa in dogs and cats: esccap.org/ page/g6+cont rol+of+intestin al+protozoa+in +Dogs+and+Ca ts/30/ Congenital human toxoplasmosis notifiable OIE Terrestrial manual Chapter 2.1.8: Health_standards/ tahm/ _leish- MANIOSIS.pdf OIE notifiable ESCCAP guideline: org/uploads/ docs/mg9y3w58_ esccapgl5vbddec09. pdf Waterborne Zoonoses: water_sanitation_ health/s/ zoonoses.pdf ECDC notifiable ESCCAP guideline on the Control of intestinal protozoa in dogs and cats: org/page/g6+contr ol+of+intestinal+pro tozoa+in+dogs+and +Cats/30/ France ESCCAP France: 4

5 Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Parasitic s General Hydatic echinococcosis Toxocarosis Toxoplasmosis Leishmaniosis Giardiasis de/ ESCCAP Italy: org/nationalassociations/italy/5/ ESCCAP-Germany Plan for the control of cystic echinococcosis in Sardinia: 1. v/25?s=142849&v=2&c=289&t= pdf Scoop the poop-zoonosis Committee brochure. Also mentioned in the child safety around pets brochure (cats and dogs) + The Litter Pollution Acts Health service executive brochure on child safety around pets Guidelines for the control of canine leishmaniosis in Campania Region: anagrafecaninacampania. it/leggi/linee guida - Leishmania.pdf Health service executive brochure on child safety around pets Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg ESCCAP Benelux: eu/ Malta Netherlands 1. ESCCAP brochure on CA parasites in Dutch: esccap.eu/ 2. IRAS-VPH: veterinarymedicine/ nl/labs_diensten/ Pages/vph. aspx?refer=/faculty/ veterinarymedicine/ NL/labs_diensten/ vph Mandatory reporting ESCCAP brochure in Dutch for pet owners Mandatory reporting / ES- SCAP brochure in Dutch for pet owners 3. RIVM: rivm.nl/ziekdoordier/ 5

6 Parasitic s General Hydatic echinococcosis Toxocarosis Toxoplasmosis Leishmaniosis Giardiasis Norway Poland ESCCAP Poland: Portugal SCCAP Portugal: Portuguese Society of Parasitology (PSP) Portuguese Society of Hydatid Disease - diagnosis and treatment/ prophylaxis Interaction between ESCCAP and PSP Interaction between ESCCAP and PSP 1. National Observatory on Leishmaniosis - diagnosis and treatment/prophylaxis 2. Interaction between ESCCAP and PSP 3. Notifiable According to national Decree law 314/2003 and Portaria 81/2002: If, during the official campaign of rabies vaccination, are detected signs of the the owner of the animal is notified to realize tests. If the test is positive, the animal must be treated or euthanized Romania Serbia Slovenia Spain Brochure for general public with info on worms ESCCAP Spain: com/seccion/153/esccap/ Brochure on the campaign on the prevention of Hydatidosis. Explanation on preventative treatment Brochure on treatment of nematodes for general public Asociacion Nacional Amigos de los Animales - website on Toxoplasmosis. org Press release from the official veterinary college of Madrid explaining that dogs do not transmit leishmaniosis directly to people or other animals. Several brochures with info for the general public on Leishmaniosis. and www. jordbruksverket.se Sample collection and monitoring. Information campaign towards the public Sweden Sample collection and monitoring. Information campaign towards the public Switzerland ESCCAP Switzerland: 1. national-associations/switzerland/10/ 2. Turkey 6 United Kingdom ESCCAP UK: 1. Information for professionals: php?run=zoonoses 2. Information for pet owners: esccapuk.org.uk/petowners.php?run=zoonoses 10 year awareness raising campaign initiated in 2006 by the Welsh Government

7 Global Diseases that can be transmitted between companion animals and people and food producing animals Rabies West Nile fever/encephalitis/meningitis Crimean- Congo hemorrhagic fever 1. OIE web portal on rabies: 2. OIE Disease info summary: int/fileadmin/home/eng/media_center/docs/ pdf/disease_cards/rabies-en.pdf 3. OIE TAHC Chapter 8.10: int/fileadmin/home/eng/health_standards/ tahc/2010/en_chapitre_ htm OIE TAHC Chapter 8.16: fileadmin/home/eng/health_standards/ tahc/2010/en_chapitre_ htm OIE TAHC Chapter 1.5: index.php?id=169&l=0&htmfile=chapitre_1.1.5.htm OIE Disease Info Summary on West Nile Fever: eng/media_center/docs/pdf/disease_ cards/wnv-en.pdf Diseases that can be transmitted between companion animals and production animals Blue Tongue Virus Foot and Mouth Disease OIE OIE notifiable OIE notifiable OIE notifiable OIE notifiable OIE notifiable ECDC ECDC notifiable ECDC notifiable ECDC notifiable EU wide legislation/ organisations Austria Belgium EU Regulation 998/2003 lays down the rabies import conditions which pets (cats, dogs and ferrets) must comply with when being moved within the EU or into the EU from non-eu countries Preventive vaccination of domestic carnivores is the principal method for protecting domestic animals and is mandatory Mandatory vaccination for travelling with pets Bulgaria Law of veterinary activity...amend. SG. 8/25 Jan The owners of the pet dogs shall be obliged: 3. to present the dogs annually for a vaccination against rabies Czech Republic Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Preventive vaccination of domestic carnivores and if necessary, domestic herbivores is the principal method for protecting domestic animals. Inactivated tissue-culture vaccines are exclusively used for this purpose Mandatory Control of rabies Mandatory rabies vaccination in dogs/cats/ ferrets Mandatory rabies vaccination and passport to CA before travel SCCAP guideline on control of vector borne s in dogs and cats: esccap.org/uploads/docs/mg9y3w58_esccapgl5vbddec09.pdf Notifiable in humans Finland Vaccination mandatory for hunting/guide/ sniffer/police/army dogs and dogs/cats/ ferrets entering Finland. Vaccination is recommended for all dogs and cats (voluntary) 7

8 France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Rabies Diseases that can be transmitted between companion animals and people and food producing animals Law 4039/2012 On domesticated and stray companion animals. If rabies occurred in an animal, the Veterinary Directorate General may take additional steps in a particular region of the country or across the Territory other than those provided by the provisions of Laws 1197/1981 and 2017/1992 Mandatory Vaccination and Control measures for dogs/cats/ferrets. Ordinance of Ministry of health of 26 Nov 2009, amended 10 Feb 2012 Website: ang=it&area=rabbiasilvestre 1. Regulation of Cabinet of Ministers No 178 procedures for the prevention and combating of rabies MK_Noteikumi/Cab._Reg._No._178_-_Prevention_and_Combating_of_Rabies. doc 2. Brochure Food and Vet service 2007 on rabies. 3. Vaccination against rabies is mandatory for dogs/cats/ferrets in Latvia (law of Veterinary Medicine ) Animal Welfare Act: All dogs and other animals who are potential spreaders of rabies, must be annually vaccinated. If a dog, cat or another animal, has bitten, scratched or otherwise injured people or animals, the owner must inform the health and veterinary services, without delay Mandatory vaccination in dogs, not in cats. Information on rabies in Ministerial Regulation determining the necessary measures to counter the spread of rabies and conditioning the movement, importation and exportation of dogs and cats January 28, Includes information on certificates for cats and dogs, requirements of vaccination of cats and dogs against rage and the reduction of the principal vector of rabies, which is the fox Mandatory reporting (all bats are examined on EBLV) Mandatory vaccination for dogs cats ferrets when entering the country West Nile fever/ encephalitis/ meningitis Crimean- Congo hemorrhagic fever Diseases that can be transmitted between companion animals and production animals Blue Tongue Virus Foot and Mouth Disease 8 Portugal According to national Decree law 314/2003 and Portaria 81/2002: mandatory vaccination in dogs, neither in cats nor other carnivores. Official antirabies vaccination annual campaign (brochures and site) Contingency plan in case of rabies outbreak published at: // Public information for travelling from EU member States and Third Countries

9 Romania Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Diseases that can be transmitted between companion animals and people and food producing animals Rabies Ministry of agriculture of Serbia - veterinary directorate: Mandatory preventive rabies vaccination in dogs and cats Ministry of agriculture, veterinary administration: Rabies in wild animals / control of titre after mandatory vaccination Mandatory rabies vaccination. Brochure with recommendations about bats for general public. Cuestionario para el estudio mundial de la rabia 2010 from the ministerio de snidad politica social e igualdad. Contingency plan for the control of rabies in domestic animals in Spain-this plan is developed by the ministries of rural/health and science together and se Sample collection and monitoring. Information campaign towards the public Rabies control Order Rabies Control Strategy - sets out Government approach to managing a rabies incident or outbreak in England or Wales. It covers actions for both domestic animals and wildlife. West Nile fever/ encephalitis/meningitis Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Diseases that can be transmitted between companion animals and production animals Blue Tongue Virus Foot and Mouth Disease 9

10 The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant n The report reflects only the author's views and the European Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. 10

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