Republic of IRAQ

Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Fathullah

Consultant Vet. Veterinary Directorate

TADs Lab.

• Unable to attend all global activities or Roadmap meetings.• Inefficient restriction of animals movement on borders.• No cooperation with the Kurdish region in northern of Iraq.• No cooperation with neighboring countries. • Inefficient cooperation with the veterinary private sector.• Inefficient awareness campaigns. • Inadequate live stock estimation Numbers.• Difficulties in shipping, confirming and matching of the

isolates.

Gaps identified

Cases & geographic distribution

FMD NSP Surveillance Results in 2013

FMD control measures 2013

Species Total Vaccinated Location

Cattle & Buffalo

2,837,650

1,842,385

(64.9%)

15 Provinces

(92.1%)

Sheep & Goats

9,197,220

7,105,941

(77.2%)

15 Provinces

(94.7%)

4th Vaccination Campaigns Jan.2013

FMD control measures 2013

Species Total Vaccinated Location

Sheep & Goats

9,197,220

6,962,684

(75.7%)

15 Provinces

(92.8%)

Cattle & Buffalo

2,837,650

1,710,533

(60.27%)

15 Provinces

(85.5%)

5th Vaccination Campaigns May-July 2013

Vaccination campaign evaluation results - 2013.

Provinces Vaccination Immunize Provinces Vaccination Immunize

1 Dyala 53.3 % 43.3 % 9 Missan 97 % 84 %

2Baghdad 71.4 % 42.8 % 10 Muthana 92 % 66.6 %

3Basrah 100 % 60 % 11 Dewania 72.4 % 65.5 %

4Ninevah 58.4 % 56.6 % 12 Karbla’a 84.6 % 53.8 %

5Kirkuk 70 % 54.5 % 13 Najaf 93 % 60 %

6Babil 100 % 66.6 % 14 Wassit 82.6 % 65.2 %

7Anbar 92 % 61.5 % 15 Thi-Qar 68.2 % 51.2 %

8Salah El-din 80 % 73.3 %

Total Vaccination 80.92 % Total Immunize 60.39 %

FMD control measures

2013

Vaccine qualification •Trivalent ( A/TUK/06 )

(O/TUK/09 )

( Asia1/ Shamir )

•Oily Double Emulsion O W O

•More than 6 PD50 Potency

• FMD control measures 2013

• Super Vaccination in Dairy farm Dairy farm and animal live markets ( 3 times yearly).

• Super Vaccination in Intensive fatting units Intensive fatting units pre-entry.

• CustomizedCustomized the sub strainsstrains of FMD viruses entered in the vaccines.

• Vet. Policy Vet. Policy is required for animals movement.

FMD control measures 2013 ( others )

• Control & Eradication of Foot & mouth Disease; - Compulsory free routine vaccination campaigns.

- Restriction of live animals movement and it’s products.

• Establishment of minimum competencies to the delivery of national veterinary services; and

• Improve prophylactics measures against exotic infectious diseases.

Aims of FMD control strategy

Sero surviellance of FMD and related diseases / 2010

FMD NSP Surveillance Results

in 2013

Provinces Sheep & Goat Cattle & Buffalo

Nineva 13.7 % 19.7 %Salah Alden 7.1 % 16.6 %Kirkuk 60 % 22.9 %Dayala 58.6 % 46.4 %Anbar 0 % 13.3 %Baghdad 33.3 % 22.2 %Babil 8.3 % 16.6 %Wasit 21.4 % 8.7 %Karbala’a 29.4 % 0 %Najaf 10.3 % 37.5 %Diwanya 23.8 % 39.5 %Muthana 0 % 20 %Missan 7.7 % 32.7 %Thiqar 19.5 % 22.2 %Basrah 10 % 44.4 %

Total 20.21 % 24.18 %

FMD NSP Surveillance Results in 2013

27 19Group A Group

B

FMDH.SB.L

FMD

Titer of Antibodies>1/250 1/250 1/112 1/50 Neg.

14 5 7 1 -

Titer of Antibodies>1/250 1/250 1/112 1/50 Neg.

18 1 - - -

Titration of anti FMDV Ab in different kinds of vaccines at the same time by ELISA

control activities

Outbreaks follow up and investigation

Follow up movement of Asia1 in 2011

• Outbreaks follow up and investigation

control activities

Follow Up movement of A/SIS/2010 in 2012

Thanksfor your Attention