HELLENIC REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF PRODUCTION RECONSTRUCTION ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL PRODUCTION & VETERINARY MEDICINE ANIMAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE DEPT. OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES Sheep and Goat Pox in Greece (Short overview update as at March 2015) Dimitrios Dilaveris, Animal Health Directorate /Dept. of Infectious Diseases (Min. of P.R.E.E.)
Sheep and Goat Pox in Greece Background information Recent epidemiological situation Aug 2013 April 2014 June 2014 March 2015 Measures in place Acknowledgements
Sheep and Goat Pox Update, situation as at 13 June 2014
Sheep and Goat Pox SPREADING SCENARIO (ASSUMPTION until 13 June 2014) Secondary Spread Background information - Situation Aug 2013 13 June 2014 Secondary Spread Thessaloniki (October 2013) Xanthi (October 2013) Primary incursion Northern Evros (August 2013) Secondary Spread Rodopi (November 2013) Multiple outbreaks On Sep & Nov 2013 (?) Secondary Spread South Evros (September 2013) Secondary Spread Pieria (March 2014) Primary incursion to Lesvos (?) (October 2013)
Sheep and Goat Pox Update, situation as at 13 June 2014 Xanthi Background information - Situation Aug 2013 13 June 2014 Thessaloniki 13 outbr (last 14/1/2014) 17 oubr. (last 11/3/2014) Rodopi 11 outbr. (last 28/2/2014) North Evros 30 outbr. (last 24/1/2014) South Evros 14 outbr. (last 20/1/2014) Pieria 4 outbr. (last 16/4/2014) Lesvos 2 outbr. (last 31/10/2013)
Sheep and Goat Pox Statistics (ADNS): Aug. 2013 June 2014 (before recurrence) Prefecture / area Total number of confirmed outbreaks Total susceptible animals involved Sheep Goats Evros 44 7.902 461 Thessaloniki 13 2.514 125 Xanthi 17 5.998 327 Lesvos 2 329 0 Rodopi 11 2.911 186 Pieria 4 896 195 Entire Greece 91 20.510 1.294 Last outbreak : April 2014 (Pieria)
Sheep and Goat Pox Update, situation after 13 June 2014 Background information - Situation Aug 2013 13 June 2014
Sheep and Goat Pox Update, situation after 13 June 2014 South Evros New outbr. (conf. 18/6/2014) Latest previous outbreak in the area : 20/1/2014 Outside the limits of any previous surveillance zone 1,5 km from border
Sheep and Goat Pox Update, situation after 13 June 2014
Sheep and Goat Pox Update, situation after 13 June 2014 South Evros 1 st (new) outbr. (conf. 18/6/2014)
Sheep and Goat Pox Update, situation as at August 2014 Outbreaks of the previous epidemic 1 st outbreak of the new (?) epidemic Secondary outbreaks of the new (?) epidemic
Sheep and Goat Pox Update, situation as at 31 December 2014 Secondary Spread Thessaloniki (December 2014) Secondary Spread Kavala (late September 2014) Secondary Spread Rodopi (late November 2014) Secondary Spread Northern Evros (September 2014) Secondary Spread Chalkidiki (early October 2014) South Evros (June 2014)? Secondary Spread? Lemnos (November 2014)
Sheep and Goat Pox Update, situation as at 31 December 2014 Thessaloniki 2 outbr (last 18/12/2014) Kavala 1 outbr. (26/9/2014) Rodopi 2 outbr. (last 27/11/2014) North Evros 13 outbr. (last 11/12/2014) Chalkidiki 1outbr. (15/9/2014) South Evros 144 outbr. (last 27/10/2014) Lemnos 1 outbr. (19/11/2014)
Sheep and Goat Pox Statistics (ADNS): June Dec 2014 (recurrence) Prefecture / area Total number of outbreaks Total susceptible animals present Sheep Goats Evros 157 25.029 2.676 Kavala 1 594 - Chalkidiki 1 310 578 Rodopi 2 1156 80 Lesvos (Lemnos isl.) 1 109 2 Thessaloniki 2 900 - Totals 164 28.098 3.336
Sheep and Goat Pox Update, situation in 2015 (Jan Mar 2015) Rodopi 2015/2 (susp. late Jan 2015) Rodopi 2015/3 (susp. late Feb 2015) North Evros 2015/1 (susp. late Dec 2015) Last outbreak : February 2015 (Rodopi, by suspicion date)
Sheep and Goat Pox Occurrence of new outbreaks since June 2014 (reccurrence)
MEASURES IN PLACE Up until before the SGP recurrence in South Evros Measures lifted in the protection surveillance zones of most outbreaks (measures of Dir. 92/119, in most cases extended well beyond the minimum 21 days described therein). Additional restrictive measures within affected prefectures [ e.g. prohibition of slaughter of sheep/goats originating from the zones (protection + surveillance zones) ] also lifted in most cases. In some cases provisions to allow entry for slaughter of sheep-goats originating from non-affected prefectures. However some residual measures applied to prevent spread of the disease from the other affected prefectures (Evros, Thessaloniki, Xanthi, Rodopi, Pieria) had remained in place (prohibitions in the exit of live animals of susceptible species as well as other feed /fodder or other non edible material that could potentially transmit SGP). Measures applied since April 2014: A partial lift in the ban of exit of live animals from the affected prefectures to allow exit of live sheep goats for slaughter in other prefectures. Restrictions had remained in place for breedingfattening animals (gradually being lifted from areas where no new outbreaks occurred). After the Southern Evros recurrence Strict measures in the S. Evros area to prevent any direct or indirect disease spread (along with the measures of Dir. 92/119). Same measures for the rest of the affected areas (Northern Evros, Kavala, Chalkidiki, Lemnos, Thessaloniki, Rodopi). Measures now lifted in most areas, some however still in place for Evros, Thessaloniki, Rodopi, Lemnos (situation as at March 2015)
AREAS OF GREECE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS DUE TO SGP (Mar 2015) F.Y.R.O.M. Bulgaria Turkey Areas subject to restrictions due to current SGP outbreaks Albania Areas previously subject to restrictions due to past SGP outbreaks Greece Turkey
Acknowledgements Many thanks to all colleagues of the Depts of Veterinary Medicine of Orestias, Evros, Thessaloniki, Xanthi, Lesvos, Rodopi and Pieria!!!! Special thanks to : Dr Konstantia Tasioudi & Dr Peristera Iliadou (Dept of Virology of the Athens Center of Veterinary Institutes, National Reference Laboratory for Sheep and Goat Pox). Dr Spyridon Doudounakis
Thanks for your attention!!!