1. Two components of rabies control programmes:
Scientific Colloquium: Rabies and emerging viral diseases North Africa and West Europe
Hammamet, Tunesia 6 & 7 June 2009
Two components of rabies control programmes:
Standards on stray dog population control OIE twinning programme
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Dr Lea Knopf
Scientific and Technical Department OIE

2. GUIDELINES ON STRAY DOG POPULATION CONTROL new OIE standards

3. The chapter’s objectives
Provide guidance for veterinary services preventing zoonotic diseases involving stray dogs
Ensure animal welfare in stray dog population control
Help veterinary services to deal with the socio-economic, political and religious aspects of presence of feral or stray dogs

4. Content of the chapter
Definitions and identification of stray dog population
Objectives of dog population control programmes
Responsibilities and competencies of involved stakeholders
Proposed control measures and their socio-economic, environmental and animal welfare implications
Methods for monitoring and evaluation of dog population control programmes
A comparative list of Euthanasia (not) recommended methods considering the implications for animal welfare AND handling persons

5. Definitions / stray dog population
Dogs not under direct control by a person or not prevented from roaming -> stray dog
Free-roaming owned dog not under direct control or restriction at a particular time
Free-roaming dog with no owner
Feral dog (not dependant upon humans)
Owned dog = a dog with a person / community that claims responsibility

6. Objectives of dog population control
Improve health and welfare of dog populations (all)
Reduce numbers of stray dogs
Promote responsible ownership
Reduce dog bite incidence
Creation and maintenance of rabies immune/free populations
Reduce risk of transmission of other zoonotic and parasitic diseases to humans (Echinococcosis!)
Environmental considerations
Prevent illegal trade and trafficking

7. Monitoring of dog populations
Better target intervention
Assess and improve performance of control measures
Sustainability of programmes
Considerations:
Parameters to be monitored:
Population size and particularities
Changes in dog welfare
Prevalence in diseases
Changes in responsible ownership
Indicators:
Feed back from local community
Records and opinion from relevant professionals
Animal based measurements

8. Overview control measures & tools
Should be adapted to the local conditions and particularities!
Education and legislation for responsible ownership
Registration and identification of dogs
Reproductive control
Removal and handling
Capture and return, rehoming or release
Environmental controls (e.g. removal feed sources)
Dog movement control, regulation for dog dealers
Reduction in dog bite incidence (awareness, education)
Euthanasia

9. UPDATE ON THE OIE LABORATORY TWINNING PROGRAMME
OIE supported twinning applies to reference laboratories and collaborating centres

10. List of OIE Reference Laboratories:
As by January 2009
Canada, France, Germany, South Africa and the United Kingdom
177 OIE Ref. Labs.,
32 Countries,
95 Diseases,
154 experts,
List of OIE Reference Laboratories:

11. 29 Collaborating Centres, 18 Countries, 27 Topics, 29 experts,
As by January 2009
29 Collaborating Centres,
18 Countries,
27 Topics,
29 experts,
List of OIE CCs:

12. Extending the network of OIE capacity, expertise and standards through Twinning
To provide regional support for diseases and topics that are a priority in that region
To provide better global geographical coverage
To provide better coverage in developing and transition countries
Improved access for more countries to high quality diagnostics and expertise
the objectives of twinning are to provide a better global geographical coverage of expertise and to provide better coverage for developing and transition countries in areas where it is needed. This will help with early detection of disease, more effective containment and control and will allow member countries ready access to expertise so that they are more able to debate international standards on an equal footing.

13. Expertise to allow Members to
Readily apply guidelines and standards of OIE.
To develop science-based policies.
Debate OIE scientific justification for standards on an equal footing with other Members (better representation). 13

14. Each Twinning Project..
Is a link between OIE Reference laboratory or Collaborating centre (Parent) and national laboratory (Candidate)
Aims to improve expertise and diagnostic capacity with eventual aim of reaching OIE standards
Should be sustainable once the project is over
Twinning works by establishing a link between an OIE Ref lab (parent lab) and a candidate lab.
OIE funded twining project will support this link.
Through this mutually beneficial relationship – aim to improve expertise and capacity in candidate lab. With eventual aim of attaining OIE standards. Accepted that not every candidate lab will become a reference lab but will move closer to it.
Some areas it will be beneficial to chose a lab that is not far off becoming a reference lab so that objective is more easily attainable.
Funding is available for supporting the link, travel, training, reagents etc but not for laboratory hardware. Although a component on training may be to help a lab put together a proposal for funding for hardware.

15. Financial support: Global animal health fund
For exchange of knowledge, experience and expertise
Costs of travel, workshops, training materials
Not laboratory hardware or consultancy fees
Costs directly related to objectives of the twinning project

16. Approved and active twinning projects
Italy - Russia; avian influenza and Newcastle disease
USA - Brazil; avian influenza and Newcastle disease
Italy - Eritrea; brucellosis
Germany - Egypt; Avian influenza and Newcastle disease
Italy - Cuba; avian influenza and Newcastle disease
UK - Turkey; brucellosis
Italy - Cuba; epidemiology, CBPP
Italy - Botswana; CBPP
UK - South Africa; avian influenza and Newcastle disease
UK - Morocco; bluetongue and African horse sickness
UK - Botswana; avian influenza and Newcastle disease
UK - China; CSF and rabies
Germany - Turkey; rabies

17. Further proposed twinning projects
Australia - Malaysia; avian influenza and Newcastle disease
Japan - Mongolia; dourine and surra
Italy - Qatar; avian influenza and Newcastle disease
Canada - Chile; infectious salmon anaemia
USA - Chile; avian influenza and Newcastle disease
Italy – Pakistan; avian influenza and Newcastle disease

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Global Rabies conference
Proposal April or March 2012
Focus on dog rabies
OIE conference co-organised with WHO, FAO, reference laboratories, etc.
Clarifications ongoing, official announcement will follow
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