1. Yumiko Sakurai Regional Veterinary Officer OIE Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific Way Forward with Regional QAAD Reporting Views of the OIE Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific (OIE Asia-Pacific) 6th Asia Regional Advisory Group Meeting (AGM-6) NACA, Bangkok, Thailand 12-14 December 2007

2. Contents Current situationCurrent situation - reporting systems on aquatic animal diseases - reporting systems on aquatic animal diseases Point of issuePoint of issue Way forwardWay forward

3. Current situation Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease (QAAD) reporting system Started in 1998 as a joint activity between OIE and NACAStarted in 1998 as a joint activity between OIE and NACA Targeted diseases: OIE listed diseases + non-OIE listed diseases considered to be of importance in the regionTargeted diseases: OIE listed diseases + non-OIE listed diseases considered to be of importance in the region Participating members:Participating members: - OIE Asia-Pacific: 21 OIE Members + 1 non-OIE member - OIE Asia-Pacific: 21 OIE Members + 1 non-OIE member Hard-copy-based reporting system (e-mail, fax, letter with signatures of the OIE delegates or NACA Coordinators)Hard-copy-based reporting system (e-mail, fax, letter with signatures of the OIE delegates or NACA Coordinators)

4. Current situation Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease (QAAD) reporting system Reports are published separately by OIE Asia-Pacific and NACAReports are published separately by OIE Asia-Pacific and NACA Data are also available on OIE Asia-Pacific web-siteData are also available on OIE Asia-Pacific web-site ( http://www.rr-asia.oie.int/information/aquatic_animal/index.html ) ( http://www.rr-asia.oie.int/information/aquatic_animal/index.html )

5. Current situation OIE World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) Launched in April 2006Launched in April 2006 On OIE listed diseasesOn OIE listed diseases Immediate notifications, follow-up reports, six-monthly reports and annual reports should be reported to the OIE Central BureauImmediate notifications, follow-up reports, six-monthly reports and annual reports should be reported to the OIE Central Bureau On-line reporting system (National Focal Points nominated by the OIE delegates enter data into the system)On-line reporting system (National Focal Points nominated by the OIE delegates enter data into the system)

6. Current situation OIE World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) Data are available on OIE World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID) web-siteData are available on OIE World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID) web-site ( http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=home ) ( http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=home )

7. Point of issue Data reported in QAAD reports and those in OIE WAHIS are sometimes contradictory. ➠ How can we get the consistent information on aquatic animal diseases which are considered to be important in the region?

8. Way forward Set-up of the WAHIS Regional Core for Aquatic Animal DiseasesSet-up of the WAHIS Regional Core for Aquatic Animal Diseases Non-OIE listed diseases will be included in WAHIS Regional Information database.Non-OIE listed diseases will be included in WAHIS Regional Information database. No collection of QAAD reports at the regional level after the launch of the WAHIS Regional CoreNo collection of QAAD reports at the regional level after the launch of the WAHIS Regional Core

9. Way forward Regional Workshop on Aquatic Animal Diseases To be jointly organised by OIE and NACA, in Thailand, by the end of March 2008 (tentatively, 24-28 March 2008)To be jointly organised by OIE and NACA, in Thailand, by the end of March 2008 (tentatively, 24-28 March 2008) Training of National Focal Points on International Standards and Disease NotificationTraining of National Focal Points on International Standards and Disease Notification (National Veterinary and/or Fisheries Department) (National Veterinary and/or Fisheries Department) Lectures on OIE Aquatic Animal Disease Standards Lectures on OIE Aquatic Animal Disease Standards (Code & Manual) (Code & Manual) Training on WAHIS Training on WAHIS

10. Thank you for your attention