global animal health challenges: the health pillar
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Presented by Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) at the ILRI-World Bank High Level Consultation on the Global Livestock Agenda by 2020, Nairobi, 12- 13 March 2012.TRANSCRIPT
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Dr Bernard VallatDirector General
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
Global Animal Health Challenges:the Health Pillar
ILRI-World Bank High Level Consultationon Global Livestock Agenda by 2020
Nairobi, 12-13 March 2012
• Complex relationships between wildlife, domestic animals, and humans co-existing in common ecosystems
• Combined with changes in land use • animal production • growth and heightened urbanization of the human
population • deforestation
Altered equilibrium between humans, domestic animals, and wildlife
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The growing importance of the zoonotic The growing importance of the zoonotic potential of animal pathogenspotential of animal pathogens
60% of human pathogens are zoonotic
75% of emerging diseases are zoonotic
80% of agents with potential bioterrorist use are zoonotic pathogens
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Trends in animal protein consumptionTrends in animal protein consumption
Shift from poverty to middle-class (+1 billion people expected)
Increase in the number of daily meals
More milk, eggs and meat in meals
Intensification of production cannot be avoided
We must be prepared to face new threats
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OIE Approach• Promote the fundamental responsibilities of
Veterinary Services and their government partners and relevant stakeholders to protect and improve animal health, including aspects related to wildlife.
• Recognize the need to improve governance and capacity of all Members to conduct surveillance, early detection, and initiate appropriate response to national or international biological events and spread of diseases in animals, including wildlife
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Managing the Interface• Wildlife and domestic populations often have
different health status• Freedom from diseases is not always attainable at
a national or regional level especially in developing countries
• The goal of the OIE is to maximize animal health and trade benefits, while minimizing negative effects on other populations
• Human, animal and environmental factors must therefore be taken into account
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Updating OIE Standards and Safe Trade Facilitating Mechanisms
• Promote harmonization of national regulations addressing the human-domestic animal-wildlife interfaces• Disease free zoning and compartmentalisation• Safe trade in animal origin commodities
• Need for a multidisciplinary cooperation by stakeholders (including public and non-governmental organisations) to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes within the human-domestic animal-wildlife interfaces7
OIE Continues to DevelopScience-based Standards
• Through the work of the OIE Working Group on Wildlife Diseases (est. 1996)
• Surveillance and global notification mechanisms for domestic and wildlife diseases (OIE WAHIS and WAHIS-Wild)
• Data sharing at the international level on the collaborative FAO/OIE/WHO GLEWS platform
• Capacity building (e.g. national Delegates and focal points)• Appropriate sampling and diagnostic expertise for domestic
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OIE Science-based Standards
Goal: harmonise the measures minimizing risk in the relationships between wildlife, domestic animals, and humans•Reducing risk of disease transmission (including zoonoses) using national and global surveillance, prevention and control methods•Safeguarding biodiversity•Maintaining availability of high-quality protein for consumption•Supporting safe international trade
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Need for Science-based Guidance
• Diagnostic methods for diseases in wildlife• Diagnosis of diseases in wildlife• Testing to support safe legal movement of wild species
• Disease surveillance and management tools relevant to disease in domestic and wild animals• Outbreak investigations when wildlife are involved• Vaccination of wild species
• Cooperation with potential partners
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From: Dr Howard Pharo,, OIE Global Conference on Wildlife Animal Health and Biodiversity Paris (France) 23-25 February 2011
Rabies in Europe• Predominantly sylvatic
• Wildlife account for 80% of animal cases (WHO)
• Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) 80% of these
• Raccoon dog in Eastern Europe
• Oral vaccine developed 25 years ago• Highly effective• Aerial distribution• Many European countries now free
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From: Dr Howard Pharo,, OIE Global Conference on Wildlife Animal Health and Biodiversity Paris (France) 23-25 February 2011
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The Need to Increase Transparency and Avoid Undue Restrictions on Trade
• Increasing legal trade of wildlife – global movement of animals and animal products
• Differentiating the identification of disease in wildlife from disease in domestic animals• clear guidance when the findings in wildlife do not have
implications for the safe trade of domestic animals and products
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Need To Adapt To The SituationNotification Of Diseases In Wild Animals
Encourage countries to notify wild animal diseases while preventing the negative impact on trade for transparent countries
• Better understanding of disease situation in both domestic and wild animals
• Better risk evaluation and analysis for importing countries
• Less unjustified trade barriers
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Early
war
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Mon
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New Disease / Infection Unusual epidemiological event
OIE Listed disease Non OIE listed disease
Emerging disease
Immediate notification
Follow-up reports
Six-monthly report on OIE Listed disease / infection
absent or present
Annual report
WAHIS – Secure Access system
Final report
WAHISDatabase
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WAHID
must work in parallel with WHO-IHR Agreement
TTRRAANNSSPPAARREENNCCYY
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Annual Wildlife report: WAHIS-Wild
Divided in two sections:– OIE-listed diseases in wild species
• Already entered in the six-monthly reports• Automatically transferred into the draft Annual wildlife report• To be checked, corrected and completed if needed by each OIE national
focal point for wildlife• Changes have to be agreed by the national Delegate• Data will be displayed on WAHID
– Non OIE-listed wildlife diseases• To be processed by the focal point for wildlife• Data will be displayed on a specific website• Many new investments are on-going to capture more details in all wildlife
disease events
Obligatory
Voluntary
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Need for Capacity Building
• It is a fundamental responsibility of public and private components of Veterinary Services to protect and improve animal health, including issues related to wildlife and biodiversity
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• There is a need to increase the capacity of all countries worldwide to do surveillance, early detection, and initiate appropriate response to outbreaks and spread of diseases in animal including wildlife
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Capacity Building• OIE PVS Pathway
• OIE national focal points on wildlife• To know and interact with wildlife network within a
country• To identify needs for capacity building• To provide expert advice to the OIE Delegate• To ensure the optimal collection of data and the
submission of wildlife disease information• To provide national comments during standard setting
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G20 Ministerial DeclarationMeeting of G20 Agriculture Ministers, June 2011 Action Plan
on Food Price Volatility and Agriculture
(25.) As far as public health, animal health and plant health are concerned, we stress the importance of strengthening international and regional networks, international standard setting taking into account national and regional differences, information, surveillance and traceability systems, good governance and official services, since they ensure an early detection and a rapid response to biological threats, facilitate trade flows and contribute to global food security (…)
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G20 Ministerial DeclarationMeeting of G20 Agriculture Ministers, June 2011 Action Plan
on Food Price Volatility and Agriculture
(…) We encourage international organizations, especially FAO, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and WTO to continue their efforts towards enhancing interagency cooperation.
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