Informasi Foot and Mouth Desease (FMD)

Result of the sixth evaluation of the prevention measures
against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
Jakarta, 16 July 2001

The sixth 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 13 July 2001 it can be concluded that :

1. FMD infected countries

1.1       Uruguay and Argentina are still categorized as having outbreaks of FMD;

1.2       To those countries, importation of certain products are still remain 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 II A.

 2. FMD endemic countries 

2.1       France, Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, Peru, United Kingdom and Brazil are still categorized as FMD endemic countries as stated previously in the fifth evaluation;

2.2       To those countries, a temporary import ban of certain products have 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 and Portugal are still categorized as FMD free country as stated previously in the fifth 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 cavia, rabbit, mice, hamster  etc.

 

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

1

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

 

2

 

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.     Flour of meat/bone/horn/blood of ruminants, pigs and all kinds of those species

b.    Flour of meat/bone/blood/feather of poultry

 

 

1

1

 

 

1

3

 

 

2

2

 

24

 

Grain for feed raw-material

1

2

2

 

25

 

Forage :

a.     Fresh

b.    Processed

 

1

1

 

1

2

 

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

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

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

2

 

27

 

Feed for pet animals :

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

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
    (non ruminants and pigs)

1

2

2

 

30

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.  Natural  

b.  Synthetic

1

1

1

2

2

2

 

31

 

Drugs for general medical and research

1

2

2

 

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

This sixth evaluation is published based on the progress of FMD situation in European countries and South America as a reference.

Jakarta, 16 July 2001

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF LIVESTOCK SERVICES

On behalf of
Technical Coordinator of FMD

Budi Tri Akoso, DVM, MSc, PhD.