TECHNICAL REPORT APPROVED: 15 January 2019 doi:10.2903/sp.efsa.2019.en-1550 Data sources on animal diseases: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Abstract Mapping the data sources on animal diseases in each European Union (EU) Member State is one of the activities of EFSA s SIGMA 1,2 project. The aim of this activity is to identify the central competent authorities responsible for managing the data on animal diseases and animal populations in each Member State. Initially EFSA is focusing on three diseases (on which EFSA is currently working): African swine fever, avian influenza and lumpy skin disease; and on the corresponding affected animal populations: swine, poultry and bovines, respectively. This technical report presents the results of the implementation of the above activity for Poland and provides information on the authorities which constitute the data sources on animal diseases within the country. It also includes the `Country Card which depicts the central competent authorities responsible for the data on animal diseases (data on outbreaks, surveillance activities and laboratory results) and on animal populations (bovines, swine, poultry) in Poland. It has been generated based on the replies submitted by Poland via the EUSurvey questionnaire and on the clarifications provided subsequently. The General Veterinary Inspectorate, the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the National Veterinary Research Institute are the central sources of data related to animal diseases and to animal populations in Poland. Within these authorities different Departments and Officies are involved with different types of data. European Food Safety Authority, 2019 Key words: animals diseases, animal populations, Country Cards, data mapping, Poland, SIGMA Requestor: EFSA Question number: EFSA-Q-2018-00940 Correspondence: ALPHA@efsa.europa.eu 1 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2018. SIGMA A comprehensive animal disease data collection approach. EFSA Supporting publication 2018:EN-1428. 7pp. Available online: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/supporting/pub/en-1428 2 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Zancanaro G, Antoniou SE, Bedriova M, Boelaert F, Gonzales Rojas J, Monguidi M, Roberts H, Saxmose Nielsen S and Thulke H-H, 2019. Scientific report on the SIGMA Animal Disease Data Model: A comprehensive approach for the collection of standardised data on animal diseases. EFSA Journal 2019;17(1):5556, 60 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5556 www.efsa.europa.eu/publications EFSA Supporting publication 2019:EN-1550
Acknowledgements: EFSA wishes to thank the following for the support provided to this scientific output: Sotiria-Eleni Antoniou, Frank Verdonck and Gabriele Zancanaro. The EFSA wishes to acknowledge Przemyslaw Cwynar from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wroclaw in Poland and Katarzyna Floryanowicz-Czekalska from the Polish EFSA Focal Point, Chief Sanitary Inspectorate for the information provided. Suggested citation: EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2019. Data sources on animal diseases:. EFSA supporting publication 2019: EN-1550. 10 pp. doi:10.2903/sp.efsa.2019.en-1550 ISSN: 2397-8325 European Food Safety Authority, 2019 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. www.efsa.europa.eu/publications 2 EFSA Supporting publication 2019:EN-1550
Table of contents Abstract... 1 1. Introduction... 4 1.1. Background and Terms of Reference as provided by the requestor... 4 2. Data and Methodology... 5 3. Country Card... 5 Abbreviations... 10 www.efsa.europa.eu/publications 3 EFSA Supporting publication 2019:EN-1550
1. Introduction 1.1. Background and Terms of Reference as provided by the requestor The European Commission is asking EFSA for scientific and technical support in the epidemiological analysis of animal disease outbreaks, i.e. African swine fever (mandates M-2018-0037, M-2017-0972, M-2016-0048, M-2016-0048), lumpy skin disease (mandates M-2016-0122, M-2016-0170, M-2018-0064), avian influenza (mandate M-2017-0062) and in the assessment of the surveillance data, i.e. Echinococcus multilocularis (mandates M-2012-0200, M-2014-0287) and avian influenza (mandate M- 2017-0221). For this purpose, in recent years EFSA has been performing ad hoc data collections, gathering specific information on outbreaks, surveillance activities, laboratory results, animal populations related to these diseases (i.e. poultry, domestic pigs, cattle and wildlife such as wild boar) and the establishments where these animals are kept. Currently, the data are not completely harmonised and their submission is not automated. Data transmission is now mainly carried out via email exchange of Microsoft Excel or.xml files, and is time consuming, prone to mistakes and misreporting of variables. EFSA, therefore, decided to initiate a process of data model harmonisation and technical development on data submission, validation, analysis and reporting, across the different data collection activities, which are focused on the animal diseases and populations, under the name of the SIGMA project. SIGMA has been planned as a 3-year project (24 November 2018 to 30 September 2020) with three main phases as described in the event report 3. Mapping the data sources is one of its activities. More specifically it is part of the first phase of the project aiming to draw a comprehensive overview at EU level of the sources of data related to animal diseases and animal populations. As a starting point, the focus is on three diseases on which EFSA is currently working, i.e. African swine fever (ASF), avian influenza (AI) and lumpy skin disease (LSD). Within each one of the Member State, several different authorities are involved in data collection and its management at different administrative levels (e.g. central, regional and local), using various tools (e.g. online databases, Microsoft Excel or Word files, manuscripts) and different networks of people. The aim of this activity is: i) to identify the central competent authorities in the Member States, that are responsible for managing the available data at national level; and ii) to describe the hierarchy and the connection between them. All this information will be summarised and presented in a set of technical reports, one per Member State, which will include a Country Card. It is important to mention that the engagement of the Member States in the SIGMA project, including their participation to the mapping data sources activity and to the relevant questionnaire, is on a voluntary basis. This technical report presents the results of the implementation of the above activity for Poland and provides information on the authorities that constitute the data sources on animal diseases within the country. It includes also the `Country Card, which depicts the central competent authorities responsible for the data on animal diseases (data on outbreaks, surveillance activities and laboratory results) and on animal populations (bovines, swine, poultry) in Poland. The development of this technical report is linked to the strategic objectives to widen EFSA's evidence base and optimise access to its data, to build the EU's scientific assessment capacity and knowledge community and prepare for future risk assessment challenges (EFSA Strategy, 2020 4 ). 3 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2018. SIGMA A comprehensive animal disease data collection approach. EFSA Supporting publication 2018:EN-1428. 7pp. Available online: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/supporting/pub/en-1428 4 https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/151008.pdf www.efsa.europa.eu/publications 4 EFSA Supporting publication 2019:EN-1550
2. Data and Methodology To identify the authorities responsible for the data on animal diseases in Poland, EFSA followed the methodology described in detail in the technical report `Data sources on animal diseases: Methodology on mapping the data sources on animal diseases in European Union Member States 5. The EUSurvey questionnaire sent to Poland requesting information on the authorities responsible for three different groups of data: i) data on animal populations; ii) data on the establishments where the animals are kept; and iii) data on the diseases related to the outbreaks, the surveillance activities and the laboratory results. After the submission of the questionnaire, questions and clarifications were exchanged with Poland. The structure of the authorities and the hierarchical relations among these were indicated by Poland. The names/titles of the authorities are also those provided by Poland without any contribution to the translation into English by EFSA. In addition the final content of the `Country Card was validated by Poland before publication. The `Country Card is separated into three sections: a graph as a simplifying depiction of the central authorities involved with the different types of data; a short text providing basic information; and finally a set of more detailed tables. It should be mentioned that the information provided on the competent authorities is referred to the administrative structure and the competences at the date of the approval of this report. 3. Country Card The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is the national source of data related to animal diseases and to animal populations in Poland. The Ministry is responsible for the implementation of the agricultural policy, the development of rural economy and the production of safe agricultural products. The Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture is mainly involved with the collection and management data on bovines and pig population and the farms where these animals are kept. The General Veterinary Inspectorate via the Animal Health and Welfare Office is responsible for the data of poultry population, of the establishment where the animals are kept and of the data on the diseases (surveillance activities and outbreaks). While for the data on slaughterhouses responsible is the Food Safety Office. The National Veterinary Research Institute is responsible for the data on laboratory results. The Ministry of Science and Higher Education is responsible for the scientific centres and the relevant data. In Poland different regional and local authorities are also participating to the collection and management of the data at primary level in order to make them available to the central authorities. The General Veterinary Inspectorate, the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are located in Warsaw. The location of the National Veterinary Research Institute is in Puławy. Useful websites: General Veterinary Inspectorate: www.wetgiw.gov.pl The National Veterinary Research Institute: www.piwet.pulawy.pl Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture: www.arimr.gov.pl Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: https://www.gov.pl/web/rolnictwo 5 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2018. Data sources on animal diseases: Methodology on mapping the data sources on animal diseases in European Union Member States. EFSA supporting publication 2018: EN-1530. 32pp. doi:10.2903/sp.efsa.2018.en-1530. https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2903/sp.efsa.2018.en-1530 www.efsa.europa.eu/publications 5 EFSA Supporting publication 2019:EN-1550
Figure 1: A simplified depiction of the central competent authorities for the data on animal diseases and animal populations in Poland www.efsa.europa.eu/publications 6 EFSA Supporting publication 2019:EN-1550
Table 1: The central competent authorities for the data on animal populations in Poland. Data on Animal Populations Animal species (a) Central competent authorities Producer Register and Animal Registration System Department General Veterinary Inspectorate/ Animal Health and Welfare Office The Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (a) The animal species that are affected by the three diseases (ASF, AI and LSD) on which EFSA is currently working. www.efsa.europa.eu/publications 7 EFSA Supporting publication 2019:EN-1550
Table 2: The central competent authorities for the data on the establishments in Poland, where live animals are kept. Type of establishment (a) Farms Hatcheries Animal species (b) Data on the Establishments where live animals are kept Central competent authorities Producer Register and Animal Registration System Department The Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture Assembly centres Markets Genetic centres Exhibitions Slaughterhouses General Veterinary Inspectorate / Animal Health and Welfare Office General Veterinary Inspectorate / Food Safety Office Scientific centres (a) The types of the establishments that exist in the country and on which EFSA has received information. (b) The animal species that are affected by the three diseases (ASF, AI and LSD) on which EFSA is currently working. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry of Science and Higher Education www.efsa.europa.eu/publications 8 EFSA Supporting publication 2019:EN-1550
Table 3: The central competent authorities for the data on animal diseases in Poland Data on Animal Diseases Type of data Diseases Central competent authorities Surveillance activities Outbreaks LSD ASF wild ASF domestic AI wild AI domestic LSD ASF AI General Veterinary Inspectorate/ Animal Health and Welfare Office Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Laboratory results LSD AI ASF Department of Epidemiology and Risk Assessment The National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy www.efsa.europa.eu/publications 9 EFSA Supporting publication 2019:EN-1550
Abbreviations ASF AI EC EFSA EU LSD MS African Fever Avian Influenza European Commission European Food Safety Authority European Union Lumpy Skin Disease Member State www.efsa.europa.eu/publications 10 EFSA Supporting publication 2019:EN-1550