Informasi Foot and Mouth Desease (FMD)

Result of the twenty-ninth evaluation of the prevention measures
against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
Jakarta, 11 June 2002


The twenty-ninth evaluation of the prevention measures against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) according to the Circular Letter of Minister of Agriculture No. TN.510/94/A/IV/2001 concerning prevention measures against FMD, and based on the last weekly report of Office International des Epizooties (OIE) dated on 7 June 2002 it can be concluded that:

1.        
FMD Infected Countries   

1.1 The Republic of Korea is still categorized as country having outbreak of FMD as determined in the Circular Letter of the Secretary for FMD Emergency Awareness No. 137/TN.150/VI/05/02 dated 6 May 2002 concerning prevention measures against FMD;
1.2 To  the above country, importation of certain products is totally banned as stated in the Circular Letter of the Minister of Agriculture No. TN. 510/94/A/IV/2001 dated 20 April 2001 point IIA.

 
2.        
FMD
Endemic Countries
 

2.1. Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Zimbabwe and Botswana are still categorized as FMD endemic countries as stated previously in the twenty-eighth evaluation;
2.2.

 

To those countries, a temporary import ban of certain products has to be implemented as stated in the Circular Letter of the Minister of Agriculture No. TN.510/94/A/IV/2001 dated 20 April 2001 point II B.

3.         FMD Free Countries  

3.1. Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden, Spain, Greece, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, Rep. of Ireland and the United Kingdom are still categorized as FMD free country as stated previously in the twenty-eighth evaluation;
3.2. To those countries, importation of commodities could be allowed based on the current technical requirements.

Type of commodities as a result of the evaluation on total ban, temporary ban and ban lifting  mentioned in the following table :  

No.

 

Type of commodities

Country Status

 

Remarks

 

 

 

Outbreak

Endemic

Free

 

1

 

Ruminants and all kinds of those species

1

1

2

 1 = Refused/prohibited

2

 

Pigs and all kinds of those species

1

1

2

 2 = Permitted

3

 

Dogs, cats and all kinds of those species

1

2

2

 3 = Permitted plus CIA

4

 

Horses and all kinds of those species

1

2

2

 

5

 

Laboratory animals such as :  

 

a.     cavia, rabbit and all kinds of   those species  1 1 2
b.     Mice, hamster  and all kinds of    those species   1 2 2

6

 

Poultry including birds

1

2

2

 

7

 

Meat of ruminants and all kinds of those species

1

1

2

 

8

 

Poultry meat

1

2

2

 

9

 

Canned processed meat

 

 

 

 

 

 

a . Ruminants and pigs origin

1

1

2

 

 

 

b.  Non ruminants and pigs origin

1

3

2

 

10

 

Fresh milk / replacer

1

1

2

 

11

 

Processed milk such as milk powder, skim, cream, butter, cheese, yogurt and HTST milk

 1

 2

 2

 

12

 

Pasteurization milk, single UHT and ice cream

1

3

2

 

13

 

Eggs and its processed

1

2

2

 

14

 

Semen, embryo, ova of ruminants, pigs and all kinds of those species

 1

 1

 2

 

15

 

Ruminants hide (raw)

1

1

2

 

16

 

Ruminants pickled

1

3

2

 

17

 

Wet blue, crust and finished leather

1

2

2

 

18

 

Bone, Hove, Horn

1

1

2

 

19

 

Feather of ruminants, pigs and all kinds of those species

1

 3

 2

 

20

 

Feather of poultry and horse

1

2

2

 

21

 

Organs, lymphe, protein and extract from ruminants and pigs and all kinds of those species

 1

 1

 2

 

22

 

Waste animal products such as feces and manure of ruminants, pigs and all kinds of those species

 1

 1

 2

 

23

 

Feed raw-material

 

 

a.  Meat/Bone /horn/blood meal ruminants, pigs and all kinds of  those species 1 1 2
b.  Meat/bone /blood/feather of poultry   1 3 2

24

 

Grain , root

1

2

2

 

25

 

Forage :   

 

 

 

a. Fresh 1 1 2
b. Processed :
1. for ruminant and pigs 1 1 2
2. for non ruminant and non pigs   1 2 2

26

 

Finished feed and concentrate for ruminants, pigs and all kinds of those species :

 

a. Containing of ruminants,pigs and all  kinds  of those species 1 1 2
b. Not containing of
    ruminants, pigs and all 
kinds of those species  
1 2 2

27

 

Feed for pet animals :

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.  Containing of ruminants, pigs and all kinds of those species

 1

1

 2

 

b. Not containing of
    ruminants, pigs and all kinds of those species  
1 2 2

28

 

Machinery of livestock / agriculture

1

2

2

 

29

 

Vaccines, antigen, sera :

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. Related with FMD virus

1

1

2

 

 

 

b. Not related with FMD virus (ruminants and  pigs)

1

2

2

 

30

 

Drugs and animal drugs containing ruminants, pigs and all kinds of those species  :

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. Natural

1

1

2

 

b. synthetic   1 2 2

31

 

Drugs for general medical and research containing ruminants, pigs and all kinds of those species

1

2

2

 

 
Each commodity which could be imported has to fulfill the current requirements on animal health and veterinary public health.

Jakarta,  11 June 2002

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Secretary for FMD Emergency Awareness





Tri Satya Putri N. Hutabarat, ,DVM, MPhil, PhD.