Yumiko Sakurai Regional Veterinary OfficerOIE Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific

Way Forward with Regional Way Forward with Regional QAAD ReportingQAAD Reporting

Views of the OIE Regional Representation for Asia and the

Pacific (OIE Asia-Pacific)

6th Asia Regional Advisory Group Meeting (AGM-6)NACA, Bangkok, Thailand

12-14 December 2007

ContentsContents

• Current situation Current situation - reporting systems on aquatic animal - reporting systems on aquatic animal

diseasesdiseases

• Point of issuePoint of issue

• Way forwardWay forward

Current situation Current situation

Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease (QAAD) Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease (QAAD) reporting systemreporting system

• Started in 1998 as a joint activity between OIE and Started in 1998 as a joint activity between OIE and NACANACA

• Targeted diseases: OIE listed diseases + non-OIE Targeted diseases: OIE listed diseases + non-OIE listed diseases considered to be of importance in the listed diseases considered to be of importance in the regionregion

• Participating members:Participating members: - OIE Asia-Pacific: 21- OIE Asia-Pacific: 21 OIE Members + 1 non-OIE OIE Members + 1 non-OIE

membermember• Hard-copy-based reporting system (e-mail, fax, letter Hard-copy-based reporting system (e-mail, fax, letter

with signatures of the OIE delegates or NACA with signatures of the OIE delegates or NACA Coordinators)Coordinators)

Current situation Current situation

Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease (QAAD) Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease (QAAD) reporting systemreporting system

• Reports are published separately by OIE Asia-Pacific Reports are published separately by OIE Asia-Pacific and NACAand NACA

• Data are also available on OIE Asia-Pacific web-siteData are also available on OIE Asia-Pacific web-site

((http://www.rr-asia.oie.int/information/aquatic_animal/index.hthttp://www.rr-asia.oie.int/information/aquatic_animal/index.ht

mlml))

Current situation Current situation

OIE World Animal Health Information OIE World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS)System (WAHIS)

• Launched in April 2006Launched in April 2006• On OIE listed diseasesOn OIE listed diseases• Immediate notifications, follow-up reports, six-Immediate notifications, follow-up reports, six-

monthly reports and annual reports should be monthly reports and annual reports should be reported to the OIE Central Bureaureported to the OIE Central Bureau

• On-line reporting system (National Focal Points On-line reporting system (National Focal Points nominated by the OIE delegates enter data into the nominated by the OIE delegates enter data into the system)system)

Current situation Current situation

OIE World Animal Health Information OIE World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS)System (WAHIS)

• Data are available on OIE World Animal Health Data are available on OIE World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID) web-site Information Database (WAHID) web-site

((http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=homehttp://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=home))

Point of issue Point of issue

Data reported in QAAD reports and those in OIE Data reported in QAAD reports and those in OIE WAHIS are sometimes contradictory.WAHIS are sometimes contradictory.

➠➠How can we get the consistent information on aquatic How can we get the consistent information on aquatic animal diseases which are considered to be animal diseases which are considered to be important in the region? important in the region?

　　

Way forward Way forward

• Set-up of the WAHIS Regional Core for Set-up of the WAHIS Regional Core for Aquatic Animal DiseasesAquatic Animal Diseases

• Non-OIE listed diseases will be included in Non-OIE listed diseases will be included in WAHIS Regional Information database.WAHIS Regional Information database.

• No collection of QAAD reports at the No collection of QAAD reports at the regional level after the launch of the regional level after the launch of the WAHIS Regional CoreWAHIS Regional Core

Way forward Way forward

Regional Workshop on Aquatic Animal Regional Workshop on Aquatic Animal DiseasesDiseases

• To be jointly organised by OIE and NACA, in Thailand, To be jointly organised by OIE and NACA, in Thailand, by the end of March 2008by the end of March 2008 (tentatively, 24-28 (tentatively, 24-28 March 2008)March 2008)

• Training of National Focal Points on International Training of National Focal Points on International Standards and Disease Notification Standards and Disease Notification

(National Veterinary and/or Fisheries Department)(National Veterinary and/or Fisheries Department) Lectures on OIE Aquatic Animal Disease Lectures on OIE Aquatic Animal Disease

Standards Standards (Code & Manual) (Code & Manual)

Training on WAHISTraining on WAHIS

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