PRE COSALFA 49 Seminar - Presentations

Presentations of the PRE COSALFA 49 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