ABSENCE OF CIRCULATION OF BLUETONGUE VIRUS SEROTYPE 8

IN CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR LVU SINCE NOVEMBER 2010

SCoFCAHSCoFCAH 15th 15th JanuaryJanuary 20132013

BTVBTV--8 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION IN SPAIN8 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION IN SPAIN

First incursion: January 2008

Origin: trade movements

Early detection and implementation of proper measures led to a quick control, spatially and temporarily, of the problem:

Only 36 outbreaks (between 2008 and 2010)

location of the outbreaks restricted to three specific areas of Spain (Cantabria, Galicia and South of Andalucía)

BTVBTV--8 SPAIN 20088 SPAIN 2008

29TOTAL

1Terra ChaLugoNovember

16CartamaMálagaOctober-December

12SolaresCantabriaJanuary

OUTBREAKSLVUPROVINCEDATE

BTVBTV--8 SPAIN 20098 SPAIN 2009

6TOTAL

1Campo de GibraltarCádizMarch

2Málaga (Guadalhorce Occidental)Málaga

3Cartama (Guadalhorce Oriental)Málaga

January-February

OUTBREAKSLVUPROVINCEDATE

BTVBTV--8 SPAIN 20108 SPAIN 2010

1TOTAL

1Campo de GibraltarCádizNovember

OUTBREAKSLVUPROVINCEDATE

Considering:

The favorable epidemiological evolution

The absence of BTV-8 circulation since February 2009 in the Spanish Mainland (but Campo de Gibraltar LVU)

Rapport presented at 7-8 Mai 2012 Scofcah:

BTV-8 freedom declaration in Spanish mainland but Campo de Gibraltar LVU

Not possible to declare freedom in Campo de Gibraltar LVU until January 2013

BT MONITORING, SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL BT MONITORING, SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL PROGRAM IN SPAIN 2010PROGRAM IN SPAIN 2010--20122012

Serologic and virologic surveillance:

Sentinel animals over 4 month old (cattle, sheep, goats)

Not vaccinated, seronegative

Prevalence 2%, 95% IC: 149 samples per province

6 holdings per province

1 month of permanence in the province

*Corresponding to the 2010 single outbreak of BTV-8 in November (Campo de Gibraltar)

(1): in accordance to the minimum number of samples stablished in the Bluetongue National Surveillance Program

21*00199,100TOTAL

000049,4342012

000074,8332011

210074,8332010

Ovine BTV-8 positive animals

Ovine BTV-8 positive holdings

Bovine BTV-8 positive animals

Bovine BTV-8 positive holdings

Minimumsamples (1)Autonomous Region

OUTCOME OF BTVOUTCOME OF BTV--8 SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM8 SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMIN CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR LVUIN CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR LVU

* Corresponding to the 2010 single outbreak of BTV-8 in November

(2): total number of agent identification tests performed

(1): total number of serologic tests performed

21*002,4211,2561,165TOTAL

00009595034562012

00008144074072011

21006483463022010

Ovine-caprine BTV-

8 positive animals

Ovine-caprine BTV-

8 positive holdings

Bovine BTV-8 positive animals

Bovine BTV-8 positive holdings

Test totalVirology test (2)

Serology test (1)Year

DOMESTIC ANIMALS SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM IN CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR LVU

*The positive animals were deers older than 12 months

(1): SN (seroneutralization test)

03*82142TOTAL

0014142012

0060572011

0Jan-10Deer38712010

DATESPECIESPOSITIVE (2)

PCR BTV-8 POSITIVE ANIMALS

SN (1) BTV-8 POSITIVE ANIMALSPCRELISAYEAR

WILD ANIMALS SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM IN CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR LVU

BT MONITORING, SURVILLANCE AND CONTROL BT MONITORING, SURVILLANCE AND CONTROL PROGRAM IN SPAIN 2009PROGRAM IN SPAIN 2009--20122012

Clinical surveillanceTo reinforce the compulsory passive clinical surveillance and the serological-virological surveillance.

Sheep

150 holdings per Autonomous region per year are randomly selected

Entomological surveillance2010: 88 permanent traps

2011: 75 permanent traps

Since 01/07/2012: 28 permanent traps

Vaccination programcompulsory until 01/07/2011

BTVBTV--8 SITUATION IN NEARBY COUNTRIES8 SITUATION IN NEARBY COUNTRIES

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONSNo outbreaks of BTV-8 in Campo de Gibraltar LVU since November 2010

European Countries that has been affected by BTV-8, with some exceptions, are free

Countries more geographically close to Spain: Portugal, France and Morocco are free of BTV-8.

The monitoring and surveillance program implemented in Spain observes the requirements set out in Annex I of Regulation 1266/2007 as regards the monitoring in order to provide the Commission with substantiatedinformation demonstrating the absence of bluetongue virus circulation in an epidemiological relevant geographical area during a period of two years

Program’s results in the last 2 years (including 3 full vector activity period): there have no been BTV-8 circulation in Campo de Gibraltar LVU

Spain is in position to declare BTV-8 freedom in Campo de Gibraltar LVU

PROPOSED RESTRICTED ZONESPROPOSED RESTRICTED ZONES