31/08 – 01/09 2015

A. Naci BULUT

On Behalf of Prof. Dr. Irfan EROLGeneral Director General Directorate of Food and Control (GDFC), TURKEY

FAO-EuFMD/EC/OIE Tripartite Group Meeting on control of FMD and other exotic diseases in the Southern Balkans

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATIONfor

S&GP, PPR and BT

31/08 – 01/09 2015

Sheep&Goat Pox Disease

31/08 – 01/09 2015

Current Epidemiological Situation for S&GP

• S&GP spreads sporadically in Turkey.

• Compared with previous years, there is a significant decline on number of outbreaks.

• There is sessional characteristic on spread dynamic. Grazing pattern and mild climate-spring/autumn is effected on transmission of the disease.

• Geographically, it has been observed much more in west of the country

• Seven outbreaks were detected in Thrace region, Tekirdağ (5), Kırklareli (1) and Istanbul (1) in this year.

31/08 – 01/09 2015

22

14

6

14

9

14

24

15

9

28

16

3031

15

8

15

9 9

17

5

3

98

56

12

87

5

3 3

1

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Ocak Şubat Mart Nisan Mayıs Haziran Temmuz Ağustos Eylül Ekim Kasım Aralık

2013

2014

2015

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3

3

315

51

1

7

1

3

6

1

1

4

1

1

1

6

1

2

7

1

2 11

2

12

20

33

6

1

1

3

4

MAP DISTRIBUTION OF S&GP IN 2014

n=134

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MAP DISTRIBUTION OF S&GP IN 2014

21

3

1

1

1 12

1

3

1

2

5

1

1

1

3

3

2

5

1

3

n=45

1

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Control Measures for S&GP

• Routine control measures in case ofdisease outbreak• Restriction, Quarantine, Ring

Vaccination, Sampling, Diagnosis• Cleaning and Disinfection on outbreak

areas• Quarantine; 3km radius protection and

10km radius surveillance zone with21days duration

• All outbreaks and vaccination dataregistered into the database system

• Control of animal movements• Animals from Anatolia not accepted directly for Thrace

region, to cover Istanbul Metropolitan Kurban demand,rules of TCAH of OIE are applied : FMD chapter, 8.5.32

• 5996 Law on

Veterinary

Services,

Plant Health,

Food and

Feed

• Regulation

for SGP

(Council

Directive

92/119/EEC)

Except

slaughter

rules

• The

Notification

of the disease

is compulsory

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Vaccination Policy• All small ruminants will vaccinated throughout

Thrace

• Small ruminants will vaccinated in outbreaks zoneof Anatolia

• Response to outbreak, all small ruminantsvaccinated 2 year continuously; 3 times

• Vaccination will be carried out before autumn andwinter session that occur high prevalence of thedisease

• Vaccination programme for 2015 has beencontinuing

31/08 – 01/09 2015

PESTE DES PETITS

RUMINANTS (PPR) IN TURKEY

31/08 – 01/09 2015

0

50

100

150

200

250

39

7894 95

3624

63

218

59

19

43

20

PPR OUTBREAKS BY YEAR

31/08 – 01/09 2015

MAP DISTRIBUTION FOR PPR IN 2014

n=43

31/08 – 01/09 2015

MAP DISTRIBUTION FOR PPR IN 2015

20 outbreaks for PPR were occurred till August in 2015 There has been not detected any outbreak in Thrace region since

2013; latest one outbreak in Kırklareli in 2013

31/08 – 01/09 2015

Control Measures for PPR

• Routine control measures in case ofdisease outbreak• Restriction, Quarantine, Ring

Vaccination, Sampling, Diagnosis• Cleaning and Disinfection on outbreak

areas• Quarantine; 3km radius protection and

10km radius surveillance zone with21days duration

• All outbreaks and vaccination dataregistered into the database system

• Control of animal movements; nonvaccinated is not allowed for movement

• Animals from Anatolia not accepted directly for Thraceregion, to cover Istanbul Metropolitan Kurban demand,rules of TCAH of OIE are applied : FMD chapter, 8.5.32

• 5996 Law on

Veterinary

Services,

Plant Health,

Food and

Feed

• Regulation

for PPR

(Council

Directive

92/119/EEC)

Except

slaughter

rules

• The

Notification

of the disease

is compulsory

31/08 – 01/09 2015

Vaccination Policy

Thrace

• All small ruminants are vaccinated

Anatolia

• Response to Outbreak: all small ruminants as

ring vaccination

• Non outbreak area: new born andunvaccinated adults of small ruminants are

vaccinated

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Vaccination Coverage by year for PPR

0

5000000

10000000

15000000

20000000

25000000

30000000

35000000

40000000

spring autumn spring autumn spring autumn spring autumn spring autumn spring autumn

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

35009780

1166992712417039 12724421

13991723

161568511542838615652775

7693639

9441749

2869540

9722228

2958742

10899840

12765618

750114

target

applied

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Perspectives for the FutureThrace

• Gaining disease free status by 2018

Anatolia

• Control of the disease and initiated stampingout by 2018

• Gaining disease free status by 2023

31/08 – 01/09 2015

BLUE TONGUE DISEASE

IN TURKEY

31/08 – 01/09 2015

History of BT in Turkey

• BT serotype 4, 9 and 16 in sheep herds

• Last case before 2010 was occurred in İzmir on 01.08.2000

• Determined as BT serotype 16.

Outbreaks 1977-2000

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General Situation in Turkey

• Bluetongue Outbreaks in 2010

• After 10 years, the first case occured in Antalya in 2010

• The serotype of the virus isolated from Antalya was determined as BT serotype 16 by

the Pirbright Reference Laboratory.

31/08 – 01/09 2015

General Situation in TurkeyBluetongue cases in 2014

• After 4 years the first case occurred in Kırklareli• Consequently outbreaks occurred in two provinces, Çanakkale and Balıkesir• Total 4 outbreaks were detected in 2014• There has been not detected any outbreak for BT in 2015

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Control Strategy

• Movement control

• Clinical and serological survey with a risk-based approach

• Investigation of vector Culicoides species, circulation and activities

• Control of Culicoides with insecticides

• Movement of sheep to higher altitudes in active vector season

• Training of trainers and field veterinarians and improving awareness of

farmers and public

• Inactive vaccination was implemented in the provinces with confirmed

cases and vaccination in areas of outbreaks for 3 years

31/08 – 01/09 2015

Protection Measures and Surveillance Studies in 2014

• The first outbreak occurred in Karaabalar/Kırklareli in Thrace Region.

• The serotype of the virus isolated from Kırklareli was determined as BT serotype 4

by Etlik Veterinary Control Central Research Institute.

• Active clinic survey was research

• All SR in Trace region and most of the animals in Marmara region were vaccinated.

• Animal movement control

• Control of Culicoides with insecticides

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Current control measures

All animals will be vaccinated in Trace region this year, including provinces

where they have occurred outbreak in 2014.

At least 85 % of the SR will be vaccinated in areas of outbreaks of the past

years and also Mediterranean and Aegean provinces that are warm, humid,

Culicoides are widespread and determined as high risk areas.

On-going studies for use of the vaccine for sheep in goats and cattle as well.

• Continue training of staff and farmers, survey planning, training materials for

public awareness