Appendix 2

Status of EUFMD actions - update since the 37th Session

Actions/missions/events organized or supported by EUFMD Secretariat

1. Meetings - under or relating to the Standing Technical Committee a. Session of the Research Group of the Standing Technical Committee, 16-18 October, Cairo, Egypt. Output: Draft Report circulated. b. Working Group on FMD Laboratory biosafety (under the Research Group), 27-28 September, Salisbury, UK. c. NSP Workshop: On the design and interpretation of post FMD-vaccination serosurveillance by NSP tests, 5-7 June, Brussels, Belgium. Organized by CODA- CERVA-VAR (Belgium) with funding from EUFMD (Letter of Agreement), TAIEX, EPIZONE (DG-Research), CA-FMD &CSF (DG-Research). d. Workshop on Proficiency Testing and External Quality Control (workshop on ring trials and proficiency testing), 20-21 November. Organized/supported as per NSP workshops, co-ordinated also with the Community reference laboratory annual meetings on SVD and FMD. 2. Regional or Subregional meetings on FMD surveillance and control a. Eastern Europe/CIS: FMD (and African swine fever) Control in Eastern Europe, 27 July, OIE Headquarters, Paris, France. Organized by OIE, under GFTADs Regional Steering Committee. EUFMD Secretary provided a paper on FMD epidemic events in the region; also attended by Dr Peter de Leeuw, Dr Alf-Eckbert Fuessel (SANCO) and Dr Carsten Potzsch (EUFMD). Meeting with OIE delegates from the 3 Transcaucasus countries followed. b. Middle-east (excluding North Africa): GF-TADS Roundtable on FMD control in the Middle East (4th FAO/OIE Roundtable), 4-6 September 2007, Amman, Jordan. Attended by 13 countries from Middle-east (note North Africa), including one EU MS (Cyprus). Papers presented by Keith Sumption. Co-organized by the OIE regional representation for the ME, with FAO (EUFMD Secretariat and EMPRES); funding 50:50. Output: Meeting report. c. North Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania) Roundtable on FMD surveillance and control, 26 October, Rabat, Morocco. Organized by the FAO Subregional Animal Health Centre, Tunis. EUFMD provided 2 experts to lead technical discussions on FMD risk, and costs of questionnaire survey. First event for North African countries, previously meetings were combined with Middle-east. Representation at CVO/senior VS level from above 6 countries, plus EU MS (Spain and Portugal). Output: Report. d. Transcaucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia) Inception Workshop for the 3 countries, under the EC funded programme for maintenance of the buffer zone in the Transcaucasus, 9-10 October 2007, Tbilisi, Georgia. Attended: 3 countries, EUFMD Secretariat (Sumption/Potzsch), plus EC (Neighbourhood programme-Georgia/Armenia).

e. Southern Balkans (Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey) Tripartite meeting, 28 November, London, UK. Organized by FAO on behalf of EUFMD-FAO, OIE,and EC. Output: Report. 3. National Meetings on FMD surveillance and Control a. Joint Egypt/FAO–EUFMD Technical Meeting on Improving FMD Control in Egypt, 21 October. Attended by senior State veterinarians from almost all the Governorates of Egypt, plus diagnostic and research institutes. From EU countries 4 members of the Research Group participated, including the Chairman, Dr Aldo Dekker, plus EUFMD Secretariat. 4. Other meetings on FMD surveillance and control a. Meeting of OIE/FAO Network of FMD Reference Laboratories, 20-21 June, Botswana. Organized by the Secretariat of the network (WRL, Pirbright). Attended by 4 of the OIE Ref labs, plus 2 laboratories that are FAO (but not OIE) FMD ref abs, in addition to Observers from China (Lanzhou) and India (Mukteswar). 5. Emergency missions a. Mission of FMD combined with that of FAO/OIE/EC African Swine Fever, June, Georgia. b. Egypt (September). Following request from CVO Egypt to EUFMD, mission undertaken from 16 to 19 September by K Sumption (EUFMD) and Dr Hassan Aidaros (FAO/OIE Regional Animal health centre manager, Beirut). Outcome: report and recommendations. Follow-up actions; type A detected (Egypt, not confirmed WRL) and type O panAsia II detected for first time in Egypt (WRL). c. Cyprus. i. Republic of Cyprus, 5-9th November, as part of the CVET expert mission (Sumption, with Dr Dekker, Ferris (CRL/WRL) and A Laddomada (SANCO). ii. Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot controlled area:21-24th November. Following request to EUFMD from TC via UNDP, Cyprus. Mission team provided training in FMD investigation, and planning of sero-surveillance (Carsten Potszch, EUFMD, and Mustafa Tufan – FAO NC, Turkey).

6. Programmed project actions - principally under EC Trust Fund support programme

Actvities implemented (2007) Countries Status (since 37th Session) Notes

EC TRUST FUND Transcaucasus buffer zone

Support to FMD surveillance and control

Support to FMD surveillance and control Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Continuation+ extension. Project Document agreed for period 2007-9, implementation started October 2007. Turkey Continuation + extension. Agreement with EC to extend actions until March 2008.

Iran Continuation. Good progress in 2007; planned activities will be mainly completed at end of 2007. EC and country signature on project document required.

delay in implementing EC/Turkey national FMD vaccination program (expected March 2008) Project co-coordinator (F Geiger) will return to France at end of 2007. Extension or consolidation Phase required. Project document being formulated.

EC (NON-SANCO) Support to achieve FMD freedom and address FVO requirements (EC-Food Security program) Moldova Continuation. Missions sent on FMD contingency planning, FMD surveillance for disease freedom, animal I & R, lab accreditation.

Pipeline Syria Project document formulated. Ready for submission to EC (SANCO)

Request for support to FMD control received Bosnia-H Request to EUFMD to supply diagnostic kits –November 2007. Refer to EC for use of TF.

Egypt Request for support to improve national strategy in FMD surveillance and control received October 2007. Requires project formulation

Status of EUFMD Activities

1. Activities with a main focus of supporting specific country FMD control programmes (Active and pipeline)

Country or Sub Region EC TRUST FUND EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund

Transcaucasus- sub regional Secretariat technical and admin support time. Transcaucasus: Buffer zone Spring /autumn vaccination 2007 –funding approval from EC.

Revised proposal submitted (July 07) to EC to fund 2007-8-9 program. Georgia See: Specific Report to Executive. Spring Buffer zone not undertaken by Govt of Georgia - because of epidemic ASF situation. Autumn vaccination planned, pending results of vaccine potency test (serological). EUFMD/EC Project program started October 07, new activities including baseline FMD survey. Armenia See specific report.

BZ Spring vaccination 2007 undertaken.

BZ Vaccination – autumn undertaken AugustOctober.

EUFMD/EC Project program started October 07, new activities including baseline FMD survey. None, but TCPs for African swine fever (Georgia) Armenia) complementary FAO/Italian Government support to brucellosis control (started 2006). To 2009

Other FAO relating to FMD

None on FMD in 2007. TCPs for African swine fever (Georgia, Armenia).

None, but TCPs for African swine fever (Georgia) complementary. Complementary donor & FAO actions

Office: Provided by Govt of Georgia

US-DETRA project. Important capacity in FMD diagnosis in place. Continuation in 2008

To 2009

To 2009

Country or Sub Region EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO relating to FMD Complementary donor & FAO actions Continuation in 2008

Azerbaijan See specific report.

BZ Spring vaccination 2007 undertaken.

Iran Secretariat technical and admin support time Secretariat technical support time BZ Vaccination – autumn undertaken AugustOctober. BZ Spring vaccination 2007 planned

EUFMD/EC Project program started October 07, new activities including baseline FMD survey Iran:

FAO Technical co-ordinator in place provided by

France.

Phase 1 programme approved, [US$ 761,000, of which 2006: US$381k.].

See specific report on progress in 2007, on:

• national surveillance • targeted surveillance in 7 pilot study areas. • extend of disease investigation training and reporting to whole country. • laboratory capacity upgraded to support for first time sero-surveillance for assessment of infection and vaccination coverage • development of new FMD control strategy US-DETRA project to support lab. Increased capacity in FMD diagnosis should be in place - 2008

FAO/UNDP support to privatised delivery of vet. Services, focus on brucellosis surveillance and control.

Italy/FAO funded project for central Asia: extended to 2009. No overlap to EC program, as Iran is associated by no direct benefice

Country or Sub Region EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO relating to FMD Complementary donor & FAO actions Continuation in 2008

Turkey Secretariat technical support time

Work on scenario tree approach to optimising surveillance in Thrace ( Tom Murray, APOIreland) Turkey: Continuation of EC funded support via EUFMD/FAO to FMD surveillance and control: • until march 2008 (first round of vaccination under Turkey/EC FMD control program) • Strengthen outbreak investigation in 3 regions (Thrace/western Turkey, central and eastern) • pilot study in 7 regions to design/testing of sero-surveillance using markets and slaughter houses • autumn sero-surveillance: Thrace region • identification of interventions to reduce risk of FMD through the live animal market chain FAO animal health officer to be posted to Ankara (for Central Asian countries). Increased capacity for local FMD/PPR/pox/BT technical support EC enlargement support to FMD eradication (project fiche prep) – first vaccination round - 2008 Operational: Depends on need and progress of EC/Turkey FMD program.

Organisation of coordination meetings : Regional disease control

EC (NONSANCO) FUNDED ACTIONS Moldova Secretary acting as lead technical advisor for EC Food Security project components relating to FMD. Via FAOSEUM (Budapest) Moldova: Includes support to produce dossier on freedom from FMD; >4 missions.

US$ 314k EC-FAO FSP

Country or Sub Region EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO relating to FMD Complementary donor & FAO actions Continuation in 2008

PIPELINE Syria To be decided FMD surveillance strengthening project formulated. Submission to EC pending. ELISA kit for FMDV detection supplied.

Iraq Secretariat technical support time funded technical support to harmonisation/TADS prevention and control, 2006-8

If programme established

Via FAO(TCES, to mid2008. Support to rebuilding services. Action needed relating to FMD in final project phase. Unclear and uncertain ? urgent action before project termination?

2. EUFMD Activities supporting regional (European) control of FMD through improved prevention and response Activity category 1-3 in EUFMD 4 year Plan (2005-9)

Category of Activity Targets/supported EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO relating to FMD Complementary donor & FAO actions Continuation in 2008

1 Improved system for monitoring FMD virus strain circulation operational All European countries, but global value New contract negotiated with IAH Pirbright (WRL): 95,000 US$ per annum (of which 20k US$ from FAO – EMPRES) 60,000US , to include WRL functions that are not covered by CRL, and in support to international surveillance, lab QA/QC, support for OIE/FAO network of labs. Small support projects (in total value c 160,000 USD) . Agreement in principle with EC. No LoAs signed -November 2007. Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, to address priorities for supported submission: - west Africa, Sudan/horn of Africa New WRL contract – 20,000 USD per annum.

Some regional support e.g: 1. Italian funded Central Asia TADS; 2. Asian Bank Mekong subregional project

3. EC funded SADC FMD project, contribution agreement with FAO (450,000 €) under negotiation, FMD technical and policy work support. OIE/FAO FMD lab network meeting, Botswana, June 07 (EC DG-research main funder)

OIE WAHIS development

FAO-EMPRES-I information system development (GLEWS agreement)

SADC region (southern Africa) ; EC funding 13 million €, 2007-10. System established in high risk countries should continue - subject to review at each Executive.

Category of Activity Targets/supported EUFMD funded EC-FAO Trust Fund Other FAO relating to FMD Complementary donor & FAO actions Continuation in 2008

2 Technical constraints to preferred European FMD control policies reduced All European countries

3 System for professional development in FMD management/expertise developed All European countries, potential global EUFMD-Research Group meeting 2007. Working Group on lab Biosafety meeting, September. Support contract; 45,000 USD, for NSP Workshops (Two: in Brussels June and October) plus Ring Trials workshop (November). Training: - Training in FMD investigation (Turkey, 3/07) to respond to request from Bulgaria and Cyprus) - develop EUFMD wiki to provide resources for country training programs. Costs of EC experts to RG meetings

To be decided. Training initiative prepared: year 1 request circa US$ 330,000 but not formally submitted to EC in 2006. DG-Res funded CA FMD&CSF (2005-). DG-Res funded EPIZONE (2006-)

EPIZONE training workpackage Yes, as online community of experts supporting EUFMD. Funded actions depend on EC and Executive priorities

Decision after evaluation of Pilot Phase (EUFMD online) - web-based training resources.