Veterinary Services World Organization for Animal Health Michael David MS, VMD, MPH National Import and Export Services International Animal Health Standards Services
Information presented to the World Assembly of Delegates Technical item: Criteria and factors for use in establishing priority diseases of aquatic and terrestrial animals under official control programs Technical item II: ASF World animal health status report Regional Commission meetings Americas Reports of the Specialist Commissions Reports of the three Working Groups Adoption of updated/new code chapters presented by the Aquatic, Terrestrial Animal Health, and Lab Commissions Administrative matters (work plan, budget, etc.) Elections 2
OIE Specialist Commissions Biological Standards (Lab) Commission Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases Terrestrial Animal Health Standards (Code) Commission Aquatic Animal Health Standards (Aquatic) Commission 3
Scientific Commission Develops strategies for disease control and surveillance Evaluates the disease status of countries FMD, CBPP, BSE, AHS, PPR, CSF 4
OIE 82 nd General Session Scientific Commission official recognitions FMD free zones/country w/ or w/o Vx South Korea free w/ Vx Argentina (Patagonia north) free w/o Vx Brazil and Bolivia: various States as zones free w/ Vx FMD re-recognized free w/ or w/o Vx FMD free status suspended FMD Program: Ecuador 5
OIE 82 nd General Session Scientific Commission official recognitions BSE (negligible risk) China, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Korea (so.), Latvia, Luxemburg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia CBPP: Argentina, Canada, Singapore AHS: Hx freedom (>70) PPR: 40+ countries Hx freedom 6
OIE 82 nd General Session World Animal Health Situation (2013/14) FMD PPR HPAI (H5N8 and H5N6 in Asia) ASF MERS (in Camels) Swine Enteric Corona Disease virus (e.g. PED) 7
OIE 82 nd General Session Terrestrial Animal Health Commission AMR Chapters Prudent use (advertising and prescription oversight component) Risk Analysis Delisting of Diseases VS, SVD 8
OIE 82 nd General Session Terrestrial Animal Health Commission Other Chapters Peste des Petit Ruminants Newcastle disease and AI Equine Viral Arteritis High Health Status Horses Brucella spp. 9
Working Group on Food Production and Food Safety Coordinate and manage OIE food production and safety issues Food borne hazards from animals before slaughter Focus at the animal production level Salmonella (cattle/swine) Trichinella Cystecircosis Animal feeding Antimicrobial resistance 10
OIE and Animal Welfare Identified as a priority in 2001 Recognizing the link AW-Animal Health Member countries (via the 3 rd Strategic Plan) approved the OIE to: Develop guidelines on AW Guiding Principles on AW (2004) Science based and outcome focused 11
OIE 82 nd General Session Terrestrial Animal Health Commission Code Chapters Animal Welfare Killing for disease control purposes Slaughter of animals Transport air/land/sea Use of animals in research and education updates Transport of laboratory animals Beef Production and Welfare (2012) Broiler Production and Welfare (2013) 12
OIE 82 nd General Session Terrestrial Animal Health Commission Future chapters Salmonella PRRS Taenia Dairy Welfare and Production Scrapie Tuberculosis 13
OIE 82 nd General Session Biological Standards (Lab) Commission Approval of OIE Collaborating Centers FAZD IIAD (CC for Biological Threat Reduction) Sandia National Laboratory (CC for Lab Bio Risk Management) Approval of Reference Laboratories Reviewing Manual chapters (15-20) Cyclical review/ web based 14
New Code Chapters/Updating Existing Chapters Having new science Correcting an error Identifying a need 15
U.S. input and participation OIE Chapters Internal coordination and stakeholder participation at the national level Expertise and input from: Internal (APHIS/VS) Staff State and other Federal agencies (FAS, FSIS, ARS, FDA, CDC, others) Associations (USAHA/AAVLD, AVMA) Academia Industry Associations National Chicken Council National Turkey Federation National Pork Producer s Council Meat Export Federation, etc. Direct producer/veterinarian contact 16
US participation in OIE activities Occurs at various levels Direct participation in the Specialist Commissions Participation in subject matter specific ad hoc groups Participation of US OIE Collaborating Centers and Reference Laboratories Participation in meetings US industry visits to the OIE Participation in Code chapter commenting process 17
OIE Global Conferences Veterinary Education Brazil, December 2013 Twinning projects PVS tool OIE Reference Centers - Korea, October 2014 Aquaculture Vietnam, January 2015 18
Rinderpest Post-eradication phase 2011 Global Freedom Commitment to destroy or safely store remaining stocks of RPv and Vx Minimal number of holding facilities 19
APHIS/Veterinary Services http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ Proposed OIE Chapters USA Comments 20
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