Welcome to COSALFA 49
The health situation and public health restrictions derived from COVID-19 are still hindering the possibility of holding the 49th Ordinary Meeting of the South American Commission for the Fight against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (COSALFA) in person. In this context, the Director of the Pan-American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center of the Pan-American Health Organization (PANAFTOSA/PAHO) and the Executive Director of the Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency (AGROCALIDAD) of Ecuador, as host country for the meeting, considered to summon the 49th COSALFA to be held online on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 August, 2022.
On this occasion, the aim is to highlight the advance of the countries regarding the Action Plan 2021-2025 of the Hemispheric Program for the Eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (PHEFA). Since its first action plan in 1988, the PHEFA has made a remarkable and solid progress, where the entire territory of the Americas, except for one country, has achieved and preserved the official status of foot-and-mouth disease free with or without vaccination granted by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
Now, it is necessary to review how countries prioritize their efforts to complete the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease, make the transition to the status of free without vaccination in those free zones and countries that still maintain systematic vaccination cycles in their bovine populations, and strengthen the prevention and response capacity of veterinary services. At the same time, the initial steps are being taken to constitute the Regional Antigen and Vaccine Bank, a key tool to complement the emergency response strategy of the countries.
In this context, the COSALFA 49 will analyze the current situation of National Programs in agreement with the Action Plan 2021-2025 of the PHEFA and resolutions should be made for an effective regional technical cooperation in order to advance in the way to foot-and-mouth disease eradication in the continent by 2025 and its consolidation.
Previous to COSALFA 49, on August 23 - 24, the International Pre-COSALFA Seminar “In the context of free status without vaccination – The goal of the PHEFA 2021-2025” will be organized.
The COSALFA 49 meeting and the Pre-COSALFA Seminar will be held via Zoom Platform and PAHO’s YouTube channel , with simultaneous translation into Spanish, Portuguese and English.
The COSALFA is made up of 26 representatives from 13 countries of South America and Panama, with one representative of the public sector, the Official Veterinary Service Director, and one representative of the private sector, related to the most relevant union entity that, at national level, brings together livestock producers. The 13 member countries of the COSALFA are: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela and Uruguay.
The 49th COSALFA is promoted by the Pan American Center of Foot-and-Mouth Disease of the Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO) with the support of the Government of Ecuador, through the Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency (AGROCALIDAD).
Delegates of the Cosalfa 49
Public Sector Delegate
Ximena Melón
Directora Nacional de Sanidad Animal
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)
Private Sector Delegate
Ricardo Burgos
Miembro de la Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas - CRl
Sector Public Sector Delegate
Javier Ernesto Suárez Hurtado
Director General Ejecutivo
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG)
Private Sector Delegate
Hernán Julio Nogales
Presidente, Confederación de Ganaderos de Bolivia – CONGABOL
Public Sector Delegate
Geraldo Marcos de Moraes
Diretor
Departamento de Saúde Animal (DSA)
Private Sector Delegate
Francisco Olavo Pugliese de Castro
Presidente
Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil (CNA)
Public Sector Delegate
Carlos Orellana Vaquero
Jefe de la División de Protección Pecuaria
Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG)
Private Sector Delegate
Rafael Lecaros van der Goes
Delegado Gremial
Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA)
Public Sector Delegate
Deyanira Barrero León
Gerente General
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA)
Private Sector Delegate
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Public Sector Delegate
Christian Antonio Zambrano Pesantez
Coordinador General de Sanidad Animal
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario (AGROCALIDAD)
Private Sector Delegate
Patricia Cabrera
Presidenta, Corporación de Ganaderos de Esmeraldas
Public Sector Delegate
Dwight Walrond
Director de Proyectos
Autoridad de Desarrollo Ganadero de Guyana (GLDA)
Private Sector Delegate
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Public Sector Delegate
Cecilia De Escobar
Directora Nacional de Salud Animal
Private Sector Delegate
Jose Concepción Sánchez
Presidente, Asociación Nacional de Ganaderos (ANAGAN)
Public Sector Delegate
José Carlos Martín Camperchioli
Presidente
Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Salud Animal (SENACSA)
Private Sector Delegate
Daniel Prieto Davey
Presidente
Fundación Servicio de Salud Animal (FUNDASSA)
Public Sector Delegate
Ubaldo Flores Barrueta
Director(e) de la Subdirección de Análisis de Riesgo y Vigilancia Epidemiológica de la Dirección de Sanidad Animal
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA)
Private Sector Delegate
Nivia Vargas Cabanillas
Presidenta, Asociación de Ganaderos Lecheros del Perú (AGALEP)
Public Sector Delegate
Faizel Wilnis
Chief Veterinary Officer
Animal Production and Health Veterinary Service
Private Sector Delegate
Rene Gosen
Managing Director
Surebeef NV
Public Sector Delegate
Enrique Diego de Freitas Netto
Director
Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos
Private Sector Delegate
Jorge Bonino Morlan
Dirigente
Asociación Rural del Uruguay (ARU)
Public Sector Delegate
Wilmer José Alcázar Guerra
Director Nacional de Salud Animal Integral
Instituto Nacional de Salud Agrícola Integral (INSAI)
Private Sector Delegate
Luis Prado Hurtado
Presidente
Fundación Venezolana de Servicios de Salud Animal (FUNVESSA)
In the first session of this Pre-COSALFA seminar, in addition to knowing more details about the foot-and-mouth disease eradication program of Ecuador, the host country of the COSALFA, and its experience since the last outbreak in 2011, we would like to focus on the view “from the other side”, namely, based on a free without vaccination context. Therefore, in session 2, we will present the experiences of countries and zones already free without vaccination and, in session 3, we will learn about laboratory diagnostic tests relevant for that status.
On the second day, we will center our attention on emergency preparedness. Session 4 will be focused on emergency response modelling tools, and session 5 will address the subject of regional antigen banks, particularly, the BANVACO.
The topics will be addressed by well-known specialists as well as by representatives of veterinary services in virtual theme sessions, followed by discussions to learn about different viewpoints of the audience made up of the main players and representatives of the public, private and academic sectors interested in the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease.
The conclusions of each section will be presented in the 49th Meeting of the COSALFA, to be held on August 25 – 26, 2022.
The Pre-COSALFA Seminar will be delivered by the Zoom Platform, with simultaneous translation to Spanish, Portuguese and English. Likewise, they will be broadcast on PAHO’s YouTube channel.
Videos: Questions and Answers on the Eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Americas (in Spanish)
Presentación de la serie de videos por el Director de PANAFTOSA/OPS
¿Por qué podemos erradicar la fiebre aftosa en las Américas?
¿Es necesaria la vacunación para estar libre de fiebre aftosa?
El riesgo cero no existe para la fiebre aftosa
Fiebre aftosa: No mirar por el retrovisor
¿Es posible un país mantenerse libre de fiebre aftosa sin el uso de vacunas?
¿Puede ocurrir un brote de fiebre aftosa en un país libre?
¿Quién paga la cuenta en un país libre de Fiebre Aftosa?
BANVACO - ¿Por qué los países libres necesitan un Banco de Antígenos y Vacunas para Fiebre Aftosa?
Programa Hemisférico de Erradicación de Fiebre Aftosa (PHEFA)