OIE Virtual Meeting Series of 23rd SEACFMD National Coordinators

The 22^nd meeting of the OIE SEACFMD National Coordinators was held from 25 to 27 June 2019, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. SEACFMD National Coordinators (NC) from the members (ASEAN countries, China and Mongolia), representatives from neighboring countries/territories, scientists from OIE FMD Reference Laboratories, and research institutes, and experts from international organisations and representatives from private sectors actively participated.

The global and regional FMD situation was thoroughly discussed during the meeting including the maintenance of O/ME-SA/Ind2001 strain in the sub-region, lead similar detection frequencies as the historically endemic strains such as O/SEA/Mya-98 and O/ME-SA/Panasia.

Over the years, SEACFMD NC annual meetings have been a platform for member countries, international partners, and donors to interact, review the progress, and equally importantly share FMD epidemiological situations, challenges, and opportunities associated.

Due to the COVID-19 situation, the NC meeting initially planned in March in Bali, Indonesia had to be postponed. With the extension of the travel and meeting restrictions, there is no guaranty that this meeting could be organized this year. However, animal health, disease monitoring, surveillance, laboratory diagnosis, prevention, and control of the diseases, including FMD, remains a priority for member countries. The OIE SRR SEA would like to maintain the SEACFMD NC platform and facilitate coordination amongst its member countries by organizing virtual meetings.

The first virtual meeting of the SEACFMD NC will focus on the FMD epidemiological situation in South East Asia. Indeed, the analysis of the available data indicates that from January 2019 until March 2020, the prevalent lineages of FMDV include O/SEA/Mya-98, O/ME-SA/Ind-2001, O/ME-SA/Pan Asia, O/Cathay, and A/Asia/Sea-97. Moreover, the significant epidemiological events in 2019 include re-emergence of serotype A in southern Myanmar; and no clinical FMD outbreaks reported in Mongolia.

The 2^nd and 3^rd session will be dedicated to technical presentation from experts and partners on animal movement, vaccination and PVM, disease modeling, diagnostics, and molecular epidemiology and other researchers. The 4^th session will dedicated to discussion of the new SEACFMD Roadmap 2021-2025.

The objectives of this virtual meeting series will be:

1. to share updated information on FMD epidemiological situation in each FMD endemic countries (detected outbreaks, circulating strains, vaccination status) and key changes in the FMD control policy.
2. to encourage NC to analyse current and historic (last 5 years preferably) FMD data to study FMD epimiology, trend, patterns.
3. to gather consensus to establish regular coordination mechanisms in the COVID and post- COVID situation with SECAFMD NC’s.
4. to identify specific needs for support, triggered by the COVID situation.

The OIE Virtual Meeting Series of 23rd SEACFMD National Coordinators are as follow:

Session #1: FMD epidemiological situation in the region from 14:00 – Bangkok time / 16:00 – Tokyo time on 5 June 2020

Presentations:

• China – Dr Guosheng Chen
• Lao PDR – Dr Viliddeth Souriya
• Myanmar – Dr Khin Ohnmar Lwin
• Malaysia – Dr Norlida Othman
• Thailand – Dr Sith Premashthira
• Vietnam – Dr Phan Quang Minh
• Summary of FMD situation – Dr Ronello Abila
• The Next SEACFMD Roadmap – Dr Laure Weber-Vintzel
• Meeting summary and recommendations

Session #2: OIE Partners’ FMD activities in the region from 14:00 – Bangkok time / 16:00 – Tokyo time on 7 July 2020

Presentations:

• FAO Activities – Dr Filip Claes
• WRLFMD, Pirbright, United Kingdom –  Dr Donald King
• LVRI, CAAS, P.R. China – Dr Yanmin Li
• ACDP, Australia – Dr Petrus Jansen van Vuren
• MPI, New Zealand – Dr Kelly Buckle
• MU, New Zealand – Prof. Cord Heuer
• Meeting summary and recommendations

Session #3: Animal Movement of SEACFMD member countries from 14:00 – Bangkok time / 16:00 – Tokyo time on 8 July 2020

Updates from FMD Free Countries’ Presentations:

• Indonesia – Dr Pebi Suseno
• Philippines – Dr Arlene Vytiaco
• Singapore – Dr Christine Lee

Partners’ Presentations:

• RRL Pakchong – Dr Romphruke Udon
• RRL Lanzhou – Dr Jijun He

Animal Movement Study and Trade Prospective Presentations:

• The result and analysis of Traders’ Incentive Study in the Upper Mekong Sub-Region – Dr Phillip Widders
• Update on value chain and cattle trade – Dr Tosapol Dejyong
• Project on cross-border value chain analysis – Dr Ronello Abila
• Animal Movement Study in Lao PDR and Myanmar – Dr Supatsak Subharat
• Lao PDR quarantine / control zone – Dr Syseng Khounsy
• China cattle trading updates with SEA countries – Dr Huachun Li
• Animal Price Monitoring Survey Tool – Dr Bolortuya Purevsuren
• Meeting summary and recommendations

Session #4: SEACFMD Roadmap 2021-2025 from 14:00 – Bangkok time / 16:00 – Tokyo time on 31 July 2020