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T HE R INDERPEST P OST -E RADICATION E RA Junaidu Maina Chair of the FAO-OIE Rinderpest Joint Advisory Committee

Rinderpest Eradication JP 15 WAREC GREP PARC PACE SERECU Livestock Wildlife Source: https://landportal.info/ Livelihoods Trade implications International, regional and Source: Rajnish Kaushik, Department of Microbiology and local cooperation Cell Biology Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Declaration of Eradication • Last case in 2001 • Declaration of eradication in 2011 • FAO and OIE oversee post- eradication activities • Countries pledged to destroy the remaining virus containing Declaration of world-freedom from rinderpest at the 79th OIE materials or transfer them to General Session (2011) approved holding facilities • Since 2015, five FAO-OIE Rinderpest Holding Facilities have been approved in four countries Unveiling of the rinderpest eradication commemorative plaque at the FAO headquarters during the 37 th Session of the FAO Conference (2011)

Post-eradication priorities FAO-OIE Rinderpest Joint Advisory Committee (2012 - ) • Oversight and assistance in sequestration and destruction efforts, monitoring inventory of remaining RVCM • Designation of facilities to hold rinderpest vaccine and virus containing materials 10 th meeting of the rinderpest Joint Advisory Committee, November 2016, OIE Headquarters, Paris • Evaluating research proposals and guaranteeing diagnostic capability • Advising on preparedness and contingency strategies • Ensuring that rinderpest remains in veterinary education curricula 11 th meeting of the rinderpest Joint Advisory Committee, June 2017, FAO Headquarters, Rome

Destruction and Sequestration 2013 - 2016 2013 23 Countries 2014 24 Countries 2015 18 Countries 2016 11 Countries

Global Rinderpest Action Plan • Complements National and Regional G OOD E MERGENCY Contingency Plans M ANAGEMENT P RACTICE • Organized according to the phases of emergency management specific to a rinderpest re-emergence • Defines roles and responsibilities of stakeholders • Facilitates decision makers to identify and prioritize and address gaps in order to prepare for potential rinderpest re-emergence

Rinderpest Vaccine Reserves Operational Framework for Management and Deployment of the RVR • RVR held by the FAO-OIE TRIGGER – case of approved RHFs – Category B rinderpest confirmed by a Reference Laboratory • Management considerations • Manufacturing policy • Withdrawal mechanism • Deployment procedure to countries requesting vaccine

Communications http://rinderpestvigilance.com/ www.fao.org/ag/rinderpest.html

Next steps 1. Validate/publish the Global Rinderpest Action Plan and advocate for support from Countries and Donors for its implementation 2. Expand the Rinderpest Vaccine Reserve 3. Continue the destruction & sequestration efforts until no RPV is held outside of approved holding facilities 4. Keep the memory of rinderpest alive among the collective conscience and new generations

Thank you FAO-OIE Rinderpest Joint Advisory Committee

Acknowledgements Joint Advisory Committee FAO-OIE Rinderpest Secretariat • • Alejandro Costa Samia Metwally • • Geneviève Libeau Tianna Brand • • Junaidu Maina Fitsum Habtemariam • • Mo Salman Mariana Marrana • • Greg Smith Kazutoshi Matsuo • • David Ulaeto Artem Skrypnyk • • Gerrit Viljoen Carla Stoffel Contact Rinderpest-Secretariat@fao.org rinderpest@oie.int