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 SpeciesTotalVaccinatedLocation 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%) 4 th Vaccination Campaigns Jan.2013

FMD control measures 2013 SpeciesTotalVaccinatedLocation 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%) 5 th Vaccination Campaigns May-July 2013

Vaccination campaign evaluation results ProvincesVaccinationImmunize ProvincesVaccinationImmunize 1 Dyala53.3 %43.3 % 9Missan97 %84 % 2 Baghdad71.4 %42.8 % 10Muthana92 %66.6 % 3 Basrah100 %60 % 11Dewania72.4 %65.5 % 4 Ninevah58.4 %56.6 % 12Karbla’a84.6 %53.8 % 5 Kirkuk70 %54.5 % 13Najaf93 %60 % 6 Babil100 %66.6 % 14Wassit82.6 %65.2 % 7 Anbar92 %61.5 % 15Thi-Qar68.2 %51.2 % 8 Salah El-din80 %73.3 % Total Vaccination80.92 % Total Immunize60.39 %

FMD control measures 2013

Vaccine qualification Trivalent ( A /TUK/06 ) ( O / TUK/09 ) ( Asia 1 / Shamir ) Oily Double Emulsion O W O More than 6 PD 50 Potency FMD control measures 2013

Dairy farmSuper Vaccination in Dairy farm and animal live markets ( 3 times yearly). Intensive fatting unitsSuper Vaccination in Intensive fatting units pre-entry. CustomizedstrainsCustomized the sub strains of FMD viruses entered in the vaccines. Vet. PolicyVet. 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 ProvincesSheep & GoatCattle & Buffalo Nineva13.7 %19.7 % Salah Alden7.1 %16.6 % Kirkuk60 %22.9 % Dayala58.6 %46.4 % Anbar0 %13.3 % Baghdad33.3 %22.2 % Babil8.3 %16.6 % Wasit21.4 %8.7 % Karbala’a29.4 %0 % Najaf10.3 %37.5 % Diwanya23.8 %39.5 % Muthana0 %20 % Missan7.7 %32.7 % Thiqar19.5 %22.2 % Basrah10 %44.4 % Total %24.18 %

FMD NSP Surveillance Results in 2013

27 19 Group A Group B FMD H.S B.L FMD Titer of Antibodies >1/2501/2501/1121/50Neg Titer of Antibodies >1/2501/2501/1121/50Neg 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 Asia 1 in 2011

Outbreaks follow up and investigation control activities Follow Up movement of A /SIS/2010 in 2012

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