Informasi Foot and Mouth Desease (FMD)

Result of the ninth evaluation of the prevention measures
against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)

Jakarta, 31
August 2001


The 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 24 August 2001 it can be concluded that : 

1.         FMD infected countries 

1.1       Zimbabwe and Azerbaijan are categorized as having outbreaks of FMD as determined in the Circular Letter of the Team Leader of FMD Emergency Awareness, Department of Agriculture No. TN.510/544/D/08.2001 dated 30 August 2001 concerning prevention measures against FMD;

1.2       To those countries, importation of certain products are 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        Malaysia as well as Turkey were able to control the outbreak of FMD since the last reported case on 27 July   2001 and therefore, those two countries are categorized as endemic countries;

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

2.3       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 eight evaluation;

3.2        To those countries, importation of commodities could be allowed based on the current technical requirements and as long as no requirements related with other infectious diseases or public health importance existing in those countries.

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.      Caviar, rabbit and  all kinds of those species

b.      Mice, hamster  and all kinds of those species

 

1

1

 

1

2

 

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.  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 , root

1

2

2

 

25

 

Forage :

a.   Fresh

b.   Processed

1.  For ruminants and pigs

2.  For non ruminants and non pigs

 

1

 

1

1

 

1

 

1

2

 

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 (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.

Jakarta, 31 August 2001
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Team Leader for FMD Emergency Awareness

DR Delima Hasri Azhari