http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/28b6bd62-5433-4fad-b5a1-8ac61eb671b1/ FAO Second International Technical Seminar/Workshop on Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) There is a way forward! FAO Technical Cooperation Programme: TCP/INT/3501 and TCP/INT/3502.

1. Avoiding AHPND/Iran
experience
Ghajari A.& Alavi.R.
Amellah.ghajari@ivo.org
Reza.alavi@ivo.org

2. 0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
350000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Aquaculture products in Iran
(Islamic Rep. of Iran) (2000-2012)
 Aquaculture
production
increase rapidly in
Iran in last 2
decades
 Main Aquatic
species are Carp,
Rainbow trout ,
shrimp , sturgeon,
ornamental fish

3. Iran aquaculture production (2014)
 Total production : 946987 MT
 Aquaculture production : 371475 production MT
 Fishery production : 575512 production MT
 Carp production : 223000MT
 Rainbow trout production : 126000 MT
 Shrimp production : 22475 MT

5. Iran shrimp culture at a glance

6. Shrimp culture
Geographical
distribution

7. 0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
Productionversusdisesase
‫سال‬
production year
0 1993
0 1994
136 1995
163 1996
526 1997
869 1998
1800 1999
4010 2000
7630 2001
5990 2002
7492 2003
8930 2004
3845 2005
5700 2006
2434 2007
4248 2008
4933 2009
5909 2010
7980 2011
10410 2012
12774 2013
22000 2014
16452 2015
Gono storm
+wsd
WSD
WSD WSD

8. WSSD status in different province
‫سال‬KhozestanBoushehrHormozgan
Sistan&
BaloochestanGolestan
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

9. Shrimp disease status in Iran
Disease Current
WSSV +
YHD _
IHHNV +?
IMNV _
TSV _
AHPND/EMS _
HPV +?
MBV/BP _

10. Who is responsible for aquatic health in Iran as
competent authority ?

11. Iran veterinary organization
– Iran veterinary organization responsible for Animal health in IRAN
– Iran Veterinary Organization was established in 1971 and is empowered to
control and eradication of animal disease. Article 2 of the IVO Act defines
the term “animal” to include aquatic resources which also extends to fish
eggs, larvae and adults.

12. IVO goals
Food security(as a part of ministry of agriculture)
Improve Public health( animal derived food
safety ,zoonoses)
Facilitate animal trade according OIE code

13. Iran Veterinary
Organization
Central Veterinary
lab
Aquatic Animal
Health
Department
Quarantine Dep.Public Health Dep.
Provincial veterinary
office(32 province)
Regional aquatic
animal health office
Infrastructure of IVO parts who include
aquatic disease

14. Aquatic Animal Health Department
– Responsible for aquatic animal health and disease control
– Conduct surveillance program on OIE listed disease
– Improve health management and biosecurity measures in aquatic
animal farms
– Planning for disease management ( prevention , control , Eradication)

15. Central Veterinary lab
– Responsible for laboratory testing on aquatic animal
sample to detect any pathogen
– Responsible for laboratory testing on fishery product to
prove healthy product
– Supervisor of national and regional veterinary lab.

16. Central Veterinary lab
National warm
water diagnostic
lab.(Rasht)
National warm
water diagnostic
lab.(Ahvaz)
National cold
water diagnostic
lab.(.share kord)
National Shrimp
diagnostic
lab.(Boushehr)
Provincial
veterinary office
Regional aquatic
animal lab.
Infrastructure of aquatic diagnosis laboratory

17. Quarantine Department
– Responsible for health inspection for import and export any kind
of fish and fishery products to Iran
– Issuance of Health Certificate
– Check point in boundary
– Risk analysis for import of live aquatic animal to Iran

18. How do we deal with WSSV ?

19. National plan of Disease Management
Program for aquatic animal in IRAN
‫ر‬‫کشو‬‫دامپزشکی‬‫سازمان‬
‫اردیبهشت‬95

20. According to our national plan for aquatic diseases , we
categorize disease in 3 group :
1 Exotic disease
1- OIE listed diseases
2-never reported in whole area of Iran until now
2 Non-Exotic disease
1- OIE listed diseases(WSSV,VHS,IHN) and some disease that important for us (IPN in
rainbow trout )
2-disease has occurred but under control
3 Emerging diseases
1- May be present but any changes in geographical distribution , changes in virulence , changes in
host is expected

21. AHPND/EMS as a exotic disease for us

22. Important notes for exotic disease action plan
1- Definition
These disease must be oie listed disease, Never reported in country ,highly contagious , highly mortality , not
have effective cure
Definition
What is exotic disease ?

23. 2- Basic information
1.Is it possible for our country
to get disease ? how?when?1.Need to get more information about recent disease outbreaks
2.Need to have information about pathogen reservoir in wild
resource.
3.Need to have risk analysis before importation
4.Improve our knowledge about different aspects of disease .

24. Identification
of risks
Transmission via
wild reservoirs
Transmission via
importation of
ornamental fish
and shellfish
Transmission via
importation of
broodstock or
larvae
Transmission via
shellfish products
( frozen or … )
Transmission via
common water
source with our
neighborhood
country
Transmission via
importation of
shrimp feed

25. 3- Prevention
1.How can we prevent introduction
of pathogen to our country if we
are victim?!!
• Implement of strict roles for importation of commodity from other country if
they have history of disease
• Conduct surveillance program for detect pathogen
• Implement education program for experts , farmers ,processing plants, ….
• Improve biosecurity measure in farms
• National consultation and meeting for coordinate between different part of
production cycle
prevention

26. Active surveillance program
– VHS,IHN in rainbow trout
– KHV,SVC in Cyprindes
– WSSV,TSV,AHPND in shrimp farms

27. Consultation with
stockholders
Education of
experts

28. Multi stage filtration
(Improve biosecurity )

29. Conduct
targeted
surveillance
program

30. •Conduct early warning system
•Use media for announcement
•Inform farmer about disease situation in other farm
•Inform farmer about quarantine measure
•Declare disinfectant and disinfection for farmers
awareness
4- awareness
1.How can we announce farmer and
other stalkholders about disease
if we detect first sign of disease
outbreak ?

31. Talking with
farmer about
outbreak

33. 5- preparedness
1.How can we prepare before disease
spread ?
Equip laboratory for detect and diagnosis with updates tests
Build new laboratory if need
Updates new laboratory technique
Stock effective disinfectants in farms
Establish quarantine facility in farms
Re-building hatcheries farms if need
preparedness

34. Quarantine
facility for
movement
control
Re-
building
hatchery
facility

35. New construction in
farm

36. Act must be done promptly
Implement quarantine measure and control movement between
infected area and free area
Zoning
Discard infected shrimp by proper way
Disinfection of infected ponds and other parts of facility if need
Disinfect of water outlet
Inform farmer about disease critical point
Work together
Action on
Outbreak
6- Action on outbreak
1.what can we do when disease outbreak?

38. - Compensation by governmental or private insurance
company
- restocking by health post larvae
- Thinking on SPF/SPR reservoirs
- Improve biosecurity measure
- Take care for new outbreak
Rehabilitation
7-Rehabilitation
1.How farmer will outcome this disaster?how can
we help them as governmental affairs ?

39. Thank you for your attention