Appendix 8 Epidemiological investigation of FMD in Erzurum – Progress report

– PCR (under development) – Virus isolation (facilities not yet developed) • Control – Notifiable disease – Progressive control of disease – Vaccine manufacturing facility – limited capacity & quality

Peste de Petits Ruminants in Pakistan • Status – First reported in 1990 – Is a new emerging disease – Sporadic occurrence in selective areas – Epidemiology study is under way • Diagnosis – Agar gel diffusion – ELISA (both antigen & antibody) – PCR (under development) • Control – Current Strategy is disease control – Vaccine manufacturing facility (FAO project) – Imported vaccine (under FAO project)

• Commercial Dairy Colonies Karachi

- Landhi Dairy Colonies 200,000 - Bilal Dairy Colony 11,000 - Al-Momin Dairy Society 13,000 - Nagory dairy Society 10,000 - Baldia Town 150,000 - Total Dairy Animals in Karachi: 0.8 million

Vaccine Production in the Country • Vaccines manufactured in both public and private sector (only one for FMD) • 5 Public sector set-ups • 5 Private sectors set-ups • Poultry vaccines also

Priorities in Disease Control • Control and eradication of diseases of trade and economic importance – Freedom from Rinderpest – Improved legal framework – Control of PPR, FMD – Enhanced coverage through vaccination against endemic diseases • Strengthening of disease diagnostic service • Capacity building of all stakeholders