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Animal Health Status in South Africa Reference to trade sensitive and erosion diseases

RMA 16 August2016 Presented by : Dr Botlhe Michael Modisane

Policy on OIE freedom status

• Policy expanded (May 1994) from FMD status recognition to AHS, CBPP, CSF,, PPR,,

BSE and an endorsement (Official) programmes for CBPP, FMD and PPR

• Important for purposes of international trade
• Important legal link between WTO and OIE
• Enhances commercial attractiveness in the eyes of potential importing partners
• Transparency significant
• Governed by an SOP
• Specialist commission (Scientific)
• Calendar important (May to May)

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OIE freedom status

• Full dossier for initial application at least 45 days before scheduled status recognition

meeting (Application fee necessary)

• Compliance with OIE Terrestrial Code significant (Relevant articles)
• Documented proof of compliance with all OIE requirements
• Surveillance (Document screened, ad hoc committee, scientific committee, presented to

council, 180 members notified 60 days before the GS, presented again at council for final ratification, presented to the assembly, endorsed)

• Annual renewal of status, including proof of surveillance
• Industries to play a significant role in surveillance and reporting of suspect cases
• Expert missions

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Other diseases

• WAHIS -WAHID
• Other diseases
• Animal diseases world wide
• MERS
• PED

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OIE freedom status

FMD

• Regained OIE recognised FMD free status for South Africa’s FMD free zone in February

2014 PPR

• Qualified for OIE recognised PPR free status based on historical freedom

CBPP

• In the process of acquiring the required proof to apply for OIE recognised CBPP free

status CSF

• In the process of acquiring the required documentation to apply for OIE recognised

CSF free status

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Foot-and-mouth disease: loss of free status

• South Africa lost its FMD free status in 2011 after an outbreak in the free zone

in the northern portion of KwaZulu-Natal.

• South Africa received OIE recognised FMD freedom status for the Free zone in

February 2014 and it was endorsed at the May 2014 OIE Annual General Meeting after an OIE mission to evaluate the FMD control measures in November 2013.

• An OIE mission to evaluate the FMD control measures in December 2014 re-

confirmed the OIE recognised FMD freedom status

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Foot-and-mouth disease – Limpopo outbreak

• FMD SAT-3 was detected in the Thulamela Local Municipality in

December 2015

• Located in South Africa’s FMD Protection Zone and does not

affect the Free Zone or South Africa’s FMD free status.

• Total of 6 diptanks affected
• Last positive diptank detected in January 2016
• Outbreak has been contained and closed

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Foot-and-mouth disease – Limpopo outbreak

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Bovine Brucellosis

• The Directorate Animal Health, in cooperation with the Provincial Veterinary Services,

have established a working group to review the control measures for brucellosis

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Reported Bovine Brucellosis outbreaks: 2015

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Bovine Tuberculosis

• The Directorate Animal Health, in cooperation with the Provincial Veterinary Services,

have established a working group to review the control measures for Tuberculosis.

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Reported Bovine Tuberculosis

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Anthrax

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Bovine malignant catarrhal fever (BMCF) / Snotsiekte

• Notifiable disease
• Under reported

Tick borne diseases – Heartwater/Anaplasmosis/Babesiosis

• Not controlled or notifiable
• Under reported

RVF

• RVF outbreaks have always been associated with above average

rainfall at irregular intervals of 5 to 15 years.

• Major outbreaks occurred in 1950/51, in 1974/1975 and in 2010.
• Less severe and localized outbreaks of RVF or sporadic isolation
• f virus were recorded in the inter-epidemic periods.
• No outbreaks were detected since 2011.

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RVF outbreaks in 2010

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RVF outbreaks in 2011

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African Swine Fever

• Outbreaks detected in June 2016 in the Free State and North West Provinces
• Outside South Africa’s ASF zone
• 6 locations identified to date
• Investigation, follow-up and control continuing

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African Swine Fever

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Active surveillance initiatives

• Active surveillance is performed on the instruction of the Director: Animal Health
• On-going surveillance actions (monthly sampling)
• FMD surveillance in the FMD protection zone
• PPR surveillance in NWP, NCP, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KZN and Gauteng
• CBPP surveillance in NWP, NCP, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KZN and Gauteng

started in March 2016

• BSE surveillance (mainly abattoir samples)
• National Pig survey (every 3 to 5 years)
• AI in commercial and backyard poultry and ostriches
• CEM in all breeding stallions
• Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis as per provincial programs
• Other provincial initiatives (Johne’s disease, AHS)

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