Control of FMD and other exotic diseases in Bulgaria

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1 Control of FMD and other exotic diseases in Bulgaria Damyan Iliev, Georgi Chobanov & Tsviatko Alexandrov FAO-EuFMD/EC/OIE Tripartite Group Meeting on control of FMD and other exotic diseases in the Southern Balkans Alexandropoulos,

2 Lumpy skin disease LSD outbreaks in 2013 Aug 2015

3 Feb 2015: Mission to Adana and Hatay for 3 experts from BG to learn more about LSD; Acknowledgements to the Turkish colleagues, EuFMD, Eeva Tuppurainene.

4 Trainings and awareness campaigns Trainings to all official vets; cascade training to private vets and farmers; Access of all stakeholders to all materials and presentations Instruction for farmers for disinsection; Participation of Bulgarian vets to the workshop on LSD in Alexandropoulos (acknowledgments to the Drs. Spiros Doudounakis and Dimitrios Dilaveris and all the other Greeck colleagues).

5 Bulgaria flooded with leaflets for LSD

6 Measures under Order РД / Enforced epidemiological preparedness in the regions of Burgas, Yambol, Haskovo and Kardjali; Weekly clinical examinations in the municipalities bordering Turkey and Greece; Ban for animal markets in border municipalities; Enforced controls on the identification of all cattle and update in National electron database; Regional and municipal epizootic commissions; Information for mares, farmers and all stakeholders about clinical signs, biosecurity measures and their obligations in case of suspicions; Enforced controls on animal movements and biosecurity measures; Weekly reports to be provided to BFSA HQ.

7 Measures under Order РД / Smolyan and Blagoevgrad regions included in the enforced control under Order РД / ; Ban on movements of large and small ruminants in the regions of Burgs, Yambol, Haskovo, Kardjali, Smolyan and Blagoevgrad; Reports about the clinical examinations, identification and all other controls to be provided to BFSA HQ on daily basis.

8 Clinical surveillance for LSD Till end of June 2015 clinical examinations of all cattle in the villages bordering Turkey once a month under the THRACE programe; 88.6% of the cattle population checked during the vaccination campaign against BTV 4 in spring summer of 2015 Since clinical examinations for LSD on weekly basis in the south border areas: Municipality Number of herds examined Number of animals clinically examined Tsarevo M. Tarnovo Sredets Bolyarovo Elhovo Topolovgrad Svilengrad All

9 Three suspicions for LSD reported, all with negative results

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11 PPR, SGP and other exotic diseases

12 3 2 4 SGP outbreaks in 2013 May Surveillance for SGP and PPR in 2014 and 2015 is in the framework of the THRACE programme

13 Surveillance for SGP and PPR in 2015 (by mid Aug) Municipality Number of sheep and goats clinically examined Tsarevo 3291 M. Tarnovo 1561 Sredets 610 Bolyarovo 610 Elhovo 3291 Topolovgrad 1319 Svilengrad 1852 All % of the sheep population checked during the vaccination campaign against BTV 4 in spring summer of 2015

14 Suspicion for SGP, Ravadinovo, Burgas region with negative result

15 Posters and leaflets for SGP and PPR

16 Bluetongue

17 BT outbreaks in 2014 May 2015

18 First outbreak confirmed on 04 July 2014 on the southeastern border In 2014 BTV-4 confirmed in all 28 administrative districts No new outbreaks in 2015

19 Data on infected herds and animals for the period 04 Jul 31 Dec 2014 Bovines Goats Sheep Herds, n Animals, n Infected herds, n Animals in the infected herds, n Fallen stock/ animals culled / 4.17 % / 3.17% / 34.25% 410 / 1.5% 258 / 2.11% / 5.06% Measures enforced: In accordance with Regulation1266/2007 Movement restrictions Enforced surveillance Disinsection of animals, holdings, pastures, water reservoirs Compensations to owners for culled/dead animals

20 Vaccination against BTV 4 in 2015 Blanket vaccination for sheep and bovines with monovalent inactivated serotype 4 vaccine BTVPUR AlSap 4, Merial in accordance with the 2015 BT programme approved by EC; Number of villages Number of bovines Number of vaccinated bovines / % Number of revaccinated bovines / % Number of ovines Number of vaccinated ovines /% Total / 88,6 % / 60,1 % / 88,64 %

21 Surveillance for BTV in Culicoides Methods: BTV NS3 PCR (serotype 1-26) including an Internal positive control (Teramo protocol) Serotype specific PCR (LSI) BTV NS3 positive samples are further tested with serotype specific PCR. Samples with inhibition are diluted and retested with the same protocol. Results: Sample ID Province Location Date Species Number of insects Age grading BTV PCR (serotype 1-26) Serotype specific BTV PCR 1 Kardzhali Kyosevo 4/16/2015 C. punctatus 8 parous inhibition* - 2 Kardzhali Kyosevo 4/16/2015 C. pulicaris 6 parous inhibition* - 3 Kardzhali Kyosevo 4/16/2015 Obsoletus complex 7 engourged Negative - 4 Kardzhali Kyosevo 4/16/2015 Obsoletus complex 2 parous inhibition* - 5 Blagoevgrad Hadzhidimovo 4/16/2015 C. punctatus 2 engourged Negative - 6 Blagoevgrad Hadzhidimovo 4/16/2015 C. punctatus 3 parous inhibition* - 7 Blagoevgrad Hadzhidimovo 4/16/2015 C. pulicaris 8 parous inhibition* - 8 Blagoevgrad Hadzhidimovo 4/16/2015 Obsoletus complex 4 engourged inhibition* - 9 Blagoevgrad Hadzhidimovo 4/16/2015 Obsoletus complex 8 parous Negative - 10 Blagoevgrad Hadzhidimovo 4/16/2015 C. newsteadi 8 parous Negative - 11 Kardzhali Kobilyane 5/14/2015 C. pulicaris 21 engourged Negative - 12 Kardzhali Kobilyane 5/14/2015 C. pulicaris 50 parous Negative - 13 Kardzhali Kobilyane 5/14/2015 C. pulicaris 32 parous Negative - 14 Kardzhali Kobilyane 5/14/2015 C. punctatus 9 engourged Negative - 15 Kardzhali Kobilyane 5/14/2015 C. punctatus 19 parous Negative - 16 Kardzhali Kobilyane 5/14/2015 Obsoletus complex 23 engourged Negative - 17 Kardzhali Kobilyane 5/14/2015 Obsoletus complex 50 parous Negative - 18 Kardzhali Kobilyane 5/14/2015 Obsoletus complex 5 parous Negative - * lab investigation continuing

22 Romania Silistra HPAI H5N1 Burgas Black sea Location date Species affected 1 Poda, Burgas Dalmatian Pelican 2 Konstantinovo, Burgas Domestic poultry 3 Town of Burgas Rock dove, Black headed gull Srebarna, Silsitra Dalmatian pelicans

23 HPAI H5N1 in Burgas region 22 Jan 03 Feb 2015 Burgas, 3 Feb Rock dove Black headed gull Konstantinovo, 30 Jan Backyard poultry Poda, 22 Jan 2015 Dalmatian Pelican

24 Measures taken All measures pursuant Council Directive 2005/94/EC on Community measures for the control of avian influenza, Commission Decisions 2006/563/EC; 2006/415/EC and 2006/416/EC and the National contingency plan for AI were immediately put in force; Movement of birds and products thereof was immediately imposed in the protection and surveillance zones. Clinical examinations in the zones are to be performed on daily basis; Stamping out of all birds in Konstantinovo; Cleaning and disinfection; The surveillance for AI, as well as bio-security measures in all kind of bird farms and highly concentrated with wild birds water pools are enforced all over Bulgaria; Ban of markets and exhibitions for birds was imposed on the whole territory of the country; Hunting for birds was banned on the territory of the high risk areas for AI, namely Burgas, Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Shumen, Stara Zagora, Yambol, Targovishte, Razgrad, Ruse and Sliven regions; Fishing banned in the highly concentrated with wild birds water pools.

25 Areas A and B established in accordance with Commission implementing Decision (EU) 2015/205 up to 5 March 2015

26 HPAI H5N1 in Silsitra region 24 Mar signal for 21 Dalmatian Pelicans found dead in Srebarna Natural Reserve 2 pelicans sampled 26 Mar - H5N1 confirmed Measures provided for in Commission Decision 2006/563/EC

27 Romania Danube Protection and surveillance zones Bulgaria zone village Backyards, n Poultry, n Waterfowls, n All birds, n 3km zone Srebarna km surveillance zone Vetren Aidemir Lambrinovo Sitovo Popina Polyana Total

28 Measures in place 3 km protection zone and 10 km surveillance zone immediately established. Movement of birds and products thereof was immediately imposed in the 3 km protection and the 10 km surveillance zones. Clinical examinations in the zones are to be performed on daily basis. The surveillance for AI, as well as bio-security measures in all kind of bird farms and highly concentrated with wild birds water pools are enforced all over Bulgaria. Ban of markets and exhibitions for birds was imposed on the whole the territories of Silistra, Ruse, Shumen, Razgrad, Dobrich and Varna regions. Up to now no morbidity and/or mortality rates have been detected in domestic and wild birds in the zones and in any other settlements on the territory of Silistra region and the whole country.

29 Oral vaccination of foxes against rabies in 2015

30 Foot-and-mouth disease FMD outbreaks, May 2015

31 FMD surveillance in domestic livestock in 2014 Sero-surveillance in sheep and goats and clinical examinations of all susceptible livestock on monthly basis Municipality Settlements, n All samples for 2014 Tsarevo M. Tarnovo Sredets Bolyarovo Elhovo Topolovgrad Svilengrad All

32 Surveillance for FMD in wild boar, Hunting season wild boar shot all over Bulgaria examined. No lesions suggested FMD were detected Number of wild boar tested serologically and virologically for FMD Region Burgas Yambol Haskovo Total Municipality Tsarevo Malko Tarnovo Sredets Boliarovo Elhovo Topolovgrad Svilengrad Wild boar tested, n

33 FMD surveillance in domestic livestock in 2015 Sero-surveillance in sheep and goats and clinical examinations of all susceptible livestock on monthly basis till end of June; Since July twice a month; Municipality Settlements, n All samples by Aug % of the cattle population and 88.64% of the sheep checked during the vaccination campaign against BTV 4 in spring summer of 2015 Tsarevo M. Tarnovo Sredets Bolyarovo Elhovo Topolovgrad Svilengrad All

34 Inspections at abattoirs cattle small ruminants pigs (by Jul) all

35 Emergency preparedness trainings for FMD Balkan workshops Outbreak management, field investigation and contingency planning Dec 2013, Skopje Crisis management and crisis communication February 2014, Sofia FMD contingency planning for NRL April 2014, Kraljevo Surveillance November 2014, Sofia Lab trainings FMD laboratory training Biosafety officer training Simulation exercises SimEx 1 January 2015, Desktop exercise carried out simultaneously in Serbia, FYROM and Bulgaria SimEx 2 June 2015, Desktop and basement exercise, filed visit

36 Thank you!