PreCosalfa49 Seminar

Virtual Meeting | August 23 - 24, 2022

SESSION 1: The foot-and-Mouth Disease Program of Ecuador: The Path to Eradication
Moderator and Introduction to the topic: Manuel Sánchez Vázquez, PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO
1.1 The historical review 2011-2020 of Ecuador about the process of eradicating and maintaining the status of foot-and-mouth
disease-free country with vaccination
Alexandra Burbano, Director of Animal Health Surveillance, Agrocalidad, Ecuador
1.2 The Plan of Action of Ecuador for the transition to the free status without vaccination
Christian Zambrano, General Coordinator of Animal Health, Agrocalidad, Ecuador

SESSION 2: Experiences and Challenges of countries and zones during and after withdrawal of vaccine
Moderator and Introduction to the topic: Guilherme Marques, PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO
2.1. The experience of Peru, free without vaccination since 2018
Ubaldo Flores, SENASA, Peru
2.2. The experience from the states of Rondônia and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, free without vaccination since 2021
Márcio Petró, IDARON, Rondônia y Fernando Groff, SEAPDR, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Experience of Rio Grande do Sul as FMD free without vaccination
Fernando Groff, SEAPDR, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
2.3. The experience of Paraguayan states in the process with withdrawing of vaccine
Victor Maldonado, SENACSA, Paraguay

SESSION 3: New tools and approaches for diagnosing foot-and-mouth disease after the free status without vaccination
Moderator and Introduction to the topic: Maristela Pituco, PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO
3.1. Activities of the Global Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Alliance (GFRA)
Alejandra Capozzo, GFRA
3.2. Experience with the use of lateral flow devices for Foot-and-Mouth Disease detection (GFRA)
Labib Bakkali Kassimi, Laboratoire de Santé Animale de Maisons-Alfort, ANSES, Francia
3.3. The role of Genomic Surveillance for foot-and-mouth disease
Deyvid Emanuel Amgarten, Hospital Albert Einstein de São Paulo, Brasil

SESSION 4: Tools for preparedness and early response to foot-and-mouth disease
Moderator and Introduction to the topic: Manuel Sánchez Vázquez, PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO
4.1. Application of modelling tools to support emergency preparedness
Richard Bradhurst, University of Melbourne, Australia
4.2. Evaluating the effectiveness of foot-and-mouth disease control measures using modeling in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Gustavo Machado, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, USA
4.3. Application of Modelling for a simulation exercise of foot-and-mouth disease emergency in Brazil
Fernando Ferreira, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science of University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
4.4. Application of Agent-based Modelling to simulate a foot-and-mouth disease emergency in Ecuador
Jose Pablo Gomez, Center for Disease Modeling and Surveillance, UC Davis, EUA

SESSION 5: Regional Antigen and Vaccine Banks to use in emergencies
Moderator and Introduction to the topic: Manuel Sánchez Vázquez, PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO
5.1 BANVACO Regional Bank for the Americas to support the PHEFA
Guilherme Marques, PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO
5.2 North American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Bank – NAFMDVB (Agreement between USA, Canada, and Mexico)
Jamie L. Barnabei, Manager, National Animal Vaccine & Veterinary Countermeasures Bank (NAVVCB), USDA/APHIS, EUA
5.3 The concept of the Quads - Quadrilateral Animal Health Committee
Tom Smylie, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Policy and Programs Branch, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada