The Overview of Animal Health Aspects in South Africa

RPO CONGRESS 13 AUGUST 2014

Introduction

�Current disease situation

�Neglected diseases

�Expectations

� Importance of a sound health status

�Who is responsible?

Current status - Foot and Mouth Disease

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Current status - Foot and Mouth Disease

�OIE mission (November 2013) findings

� Animal identification

� Inspections

� Separation of infected and free zones

� Awareness

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Current status – BB and TB

Control measures

Role of vaccine

Biosecurity

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Current status – OJD

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Current status – OJD

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Proposed actions

�Vendor declarations

�Surveillance

�Awareness

�Vaccination

Current status - PPR

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Current status - PPR

What can we do?

� Surveillance

� Awareness

� Movement control

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Current status – Rift Valley Fever

Last outbreak in 2011

Botswana’s reported case

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Neglected Diseases

Infectious diseases � BMC

� EBL

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Neglected Diseases

Tick Borne Diseases� Theileriosis (corridor disease)

� Bovine babesiosis (red water)

� Bovine anaplasmosis (gall sickness)

� Heartwater

Internal and external parasites

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Expectation

Government Priorities � Poverty alleviation

� Unemployment reduction

� Food insecurity

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Importance of a Sound Health Status

Production

Food safety

Trade

Environmental impact

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Who is Responsible

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Who is Responsible

We all are

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