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DISCONTOOLS Update to AHAC

Declan O’Brien, DISCONTOOLS Co-ordinator22nd, March, 2013

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www.discontools.eu

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About DISCONTOOLS

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Workgroups

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Stakeholder Forum

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Stakeholder Forum – Meetings & Minutes

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Stakeholder Forum – Documents of interest

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Stakeholder Forum – Speeches & presentations

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The disease database

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Search and filter disease

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Epizootic diseases

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Food producing animal complexes

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Zoonotic diseases

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View disease info – control tools

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Editing the disease info

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Disease scoring criteria

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Disease prioritisation model

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Disease details

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Disease information sources

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Gap analysis – Diagnostics, vaccinations, pharmaceuticals

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Conclusion of analysis

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Customise disease report

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Select diseases and variables

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Sample report – all diseases ranked by score

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Prioritisation of Epizootic diseases

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Prioritisation of Zoonotic diseases

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Prioritisation of Food producing diseases

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Sample report – BSE, BTB prioritisation

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Conclusions• Public website with searchable database• Stakeholder agreed prioritised research gaps• Research agenda for the future has been

established!• Global reach via STAR-IDAZ!• Focus funding on prioritised research gaps

– ANIHWA, Horizon 2020, Countries, Industry, Trusts, Foundations, Charities, etc.

• Please now fund the priorities – we have made the task very simple!!

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Achievements & Economics• DISCONTOOLS finished on February 28th, 2013• Built consensus across stakeholders• Focus on critical gaps• Agreement on need to continue at conference• Make best use of €500m from public sector &

€400m from private sector• Hasten the arrival of new diagnostics, vaccines &

pharmaceuticals• Disease burden of 20% on animal production

valued at €141 billion – reduce cost by €28 billion!

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Future Funding• €1m over 5 years - €200,000 per year in busy

development phase• IFAH-Europe offers accommodation of the

secretariat & oversight valued at €30,000• Annual budget of €100,000 required

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The Audience• Guide future research funding from:

– European Commission– Member States– Foundations & Trusts– Private industry

• Increase Public Private Partnerships• Benefits for animal health & welfare, public health

(zoonoses) & societal benefits (companion animals, safe & secure food supply)

• Wish for the public funders to takeover the initiative

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Annex 2Budget Estimate €/Year

Project Manager (2 days/week) 40,000 Travel & Subsistence 10,000 IT Support 13,000 Project Management Board Meetings (4/year) 2,000 Expert Groups (10 disease updates/year) 15,000 Expert Group Leaders meeting (1/year or less) 20,000 Total 100,000

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For more information please consult: www.discontools.eu

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