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OS20 - FMD risk reduction in Transcaucasian and neighbouring countries - an example of successful regional cooperation - Carsten Potzsch
1. 1EuFMD | Open Session special edition | #OS20se
C.Pötzsch1, T.Aliyeva1, 2, S.Kharatyan1, 3, A.Bulut1, 4, T.Chaligava1, 5,
K.Sumption1, F.Rosso1
1 European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Food and Agricultural Organization,
Rome, Italy
2 Azerbaijan Food Safety Institute, Baku, Azerbaijan
3 Scientific Center for Risks Assessment and Analysis in Food Safety Area, Yerevan, Armenia
4 Şap (FMD) Institute, Ankara, Turkey
5 National Food Agency, Tbilisi, Georgia
FMD risk reduction in Transcaucasian and
neighbouring countries – an example of
successful regional cooperation
2. 2
Statement of Intentions (SOI)
• established in 2016 under the Global Framework for the Progressive
Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF TADs)
• between the veterinary services of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,
Iran, Turkey and the Russian Federation.
Aim: intensified collaboration in the prevention and control
of FAST diseases
3. 3
Main activities
• Sharing of information on FMD
outbreaks and vaccination
• Risk based surveillance for FMD and other transboundary ruminant diseases
to improve early warning
• FMD post vaccination monitoring to better assess the quality of vaccines and
effectiveness of vaccination programmes
• Testing of emergency preparedness through joint FMD simulation exercises
• Improvements of epidemiology and laboratory networks in the West Eurasia
region under GF TADs
Figure: Sample view of the
data sharing platform
4. 4
Outlook
To improve regional risk assessments and early waring, activities under the
SOI will
• be further extended to other FAST diseases,
• increasingly Include animal movements and risk mapping
• include more countries, taking into account regional risks
This cooperation agreement can be a model for other regions to enhance
early warning, build confidence in the effectiveness of control programmes
and reduce the risks of animal diseases.