OS20 - Compartmentalization as a tool for improved resilience to TADs introduction: a case study - Meyer and Faverjon
This document discusses using compartmentalization to improve resilience to African Swine Fever (ASF) introductions. Compartmentalization involves defining an animal subpopulation with a different health status than the rest of the country through strict biosecurity and management practices. If ASF outbreaks in the country, the compartment's pig population retains its disease-free status. Key aspects of compartmentalization include meeting international animal health standards, allowing disease-free trade without downtime from outbreaks in other areas, and independence from disease status of small farms and wildlife. Effective compartmentalization requires national standards, governance, oversight, emergency response plans, and compartment-level risk analysis, biosecurity, surveillance, and traceability.
OS20 - Compartmentalization as a tool for improved resilience to TADs introduction: a case study - Meyer and Faverjon
- 1. 1EuFMD | Open Session special edition | #OS20se Compartmentalisation as a tool for improved resilience to African Swine Fever introductions - short summary Dr Céline Faverjon (celine@ausvet.eu) Anne Meyer (anne@ausvet.eu) Ausvet Europe (France)
- 2. 2EuFMD | Open Session special edition | #OS20se ASF introduction in a free country Loss of international market(s) Disease investigation and control activities Pre-emptive culling Animal movement restrictions Welfare culling Mortality and culling on infected farms Staff mental health Food security Animal welfare Business closures
- 3. 3 A compartment of pigs is an animal subpopulation defined by management and husbandry practices related to biosecurity with a health status different from the status of the rest of the pig population in the country. In case of an outbreak of ASF in the country, the compartment’s population of pigs retains its disease-free status. Defined and supported by international animal health standards. Design, implementation, evaluation and trade negotiations possible in disease-free territories In principle, no downtime in case of disease introduction in country Does not depend on the status and practices of others (smallholder farmers, wildlife, etc.) EuFMD | Open Session special edition | #OS20se Compartmentalisation – key aspects Terrestrial Animal Health Code
- 4. 4EuFMD | Open Session special edition | #OS20se A framework for ASF compartmentalisation Program-level components: • National standards • Governance structure: roles and responsibilities • Supervision and auditing • Contingency and emergency response • National ASF surveillance Compartment-level components: • Compartment definition and documentation • Risk pathway analysis and exposure assessment • Risk management plan: o Biosecurity o Disease surveillance o Traceability Compartment C Compartment B National ASF compartmentalisation program Compartment A