13.5.2015 Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira Evira operating locations Evira employs some 700 experts, 470 of them in Helsinki and 230 in other locations. www. Oulu in North, Seinäjoki in West, Kuopio in East and Helsinki in South Facilities for Autopsy and Diagnosis of Animal Diseases 1
13.5.2015 Surveillance of Infectious Animal Diseases in Finland U l l a R i k u l a DVM PhD Veterinary Virology Research Unit Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 2
13.5.2015 Surveillance of Animal Diseases Contents of the presentation The livestock populations and holdings in Finland Passive surveillance Active surveillance – Design – Implementation Production animal specific programs – Bovine – Swine – Poultry – (Small ruminants) Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 Statistics of production animals in Finland 2014 Species Nr of animals Nr of holdings Cattle 907 400 11 887 - dairy cattle 282 900 8 084 Sheep 135 300 3 478 - ewes 69 300 Goats 6 400 880 Pigs 1 222 600 932 - sows over 50 kg 117 800 Poultry 12 576 900 1 310 Horses 75 000 16 000 Bisons 215 7 Reindeer ~ 186 800 ~ 4 460 Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 3
13.5.2015 Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 Note! 10% random sampling of SBV tested dairy herds (red triangles ab pos) Passive surveillance • Based on activity of the farmer and notification – MAF decision on notification and notifiable diseases (dec. 843/2013) Private practitioner Provincial Farmer/ Municipal veterinary veterinary Owner officer officer Evira Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 4
13.5.2015 Active surveillance - design • The responsibility of Evira • Annual plan prepared and agreed in the co- operation group for Animal Health in Evira (ETYR) • Major changes and new programmes agreed also with Evira’s management board and MAF • Special working teams for the design and follow- up of EU-reimbursed programmes (AI, BT, rabies, BSE) Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 Active surveillance - Implementation • Sampling requests and directions sent to RSAA’s (Regional State Administrative Agencies), dairies and slaughterhouses by the AHAW Unit • The MVO’s (Municipal Veterinary Officers) are responsible for carrying out sampling at farm level and RSAA’s supervise • National compilation of results and follow-up in Evira • Results reported annually in the MANCP report and in the report of Animal Diseases Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 5
13.5.2015 Newborn Calf by Miina Äkkijyrkkä www.akkijyrkka.com Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 Newborn calf; sculptor Miina Äkkijyrkkä Active surveillance in bovines • Target population – Bulk milk samples from dairy herds via dairies, – Blood samples from suckler cow herds via slaughterhouses (10 sera pooled in surveillance) – Bulk milk and blood samples in relation to Artificial insemination from farms and AI-center – Fallen stock, emergency slaughtered and clinical suspicions above the age limits (BSE) • Diseases included in the regular surveillance: – Bluetongue, IBR, EBL, Bovine Viral Diarrhoea, Brucellosis, BSE – several other diseases as required in the EU-legislation in relation to artificial insemination. Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 6
13.5.2015 Active surveillance in bovines • Surveillance on dairy herds: sampled once a year in Jan-Feb cross sectional snapshot of the situation • Surveillance of suckler cow herds: sampling at slaughter all year round • Sampling in relation to AI continuous • BSE testing continuous Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 Active surveillance in bovines • Slaughterhouse sampling targeted to suckler cow herds since 2003 • Whole census sampling of dairy herds towards risk-based sampling since 2008/2011 random sampling + risk areas (BT and BVD) + herds with abortions + embryo transfer with imported embryos • BSE testing according to EU-legislation, since 1.3.2013 no testing of healthy slaughtered animals of low risk countries • Non-notifiable diseases: • Q-fever in 2009 (14% of dairy herds 0,2% seropos) • SBV of suckler cow herds in 2012 and dairy herds in 2013 and 2014 Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 7
13.5.2015 Surveillance in dairy herds in 2007 - 2015 Year BVD IBR EBL BT SBV 2007 13 483 (15) 13 483 1 887 2008 12 637 (8) 2 885 2 885 748 2009 11 763 (7) 3 440 3 440 7 527 2010 11 112 (5)* 3 277 3 277 2 708 2011 3 302 (3) 1 449 1 449 860 2 963 (3) 1 312 1 312 0 2012 2013 1 800 (1) 1 292 1 292 795 991 (374) 2014 1 277 1 277 1 277 849 615 (108) ~ 1 000 ~ 1 000 ~ 1 000 0 0 2015 (seropos.), * last PI herd in 2010, FI free of IBR (additional guarantees), Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 EBL and BT Surveillance for BTV 2008-2015 Dairy herds: • 2008: once during winter period • 2009: 6 x monthly Jun-Nov in areas1 & 2 + 10% of herds in area 3 once • 2010: 3 times in areas 1 & 2 • 2011-14 : annually 1 & 2 • Not done in 2015 Suckler cow herds • Targeted in areas 1 and 2, but samples also from 3 and 4 Sheep and goat herds • in Åland Archipelago 2009-2013 Wild cervids in 2009-2010 Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 8
13.5.2015 Surveillance in suckler cow herds 2008-2014 BVD IBR BTV Year Total Pos Total Pos Total Pos 2008 3 507 1 3 507 0 2 624 0 2009 3 524 0 3 524 0 2 337 0 2010 4 108 0 4 108 0 2 626 0 2011 4 661 1 1) 4 661 0 4 661 0 2012 5 096 1 1) 5 096 0 5 096 0 2013 2 485 2 485 0 2 485 1 2) 1 1) 2014 7 915 1 3) 7 915 0 7 915 1 3) 1) seropositive from a farm with old BVD-infection 2) one seropositive, virus negative Finnish suckler cow BTV-14 3) imported animals, seropositive at the time of import Ten sera pooled for one sample before testing SBV-antibodies detected in Aug 2012 in suckler cow surveillance, total of 93 seropos out of 1 093 tested. Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 Active surveillance in swine • Target population – Blood samples from breeding animals (sows) via slaughterhouses, – Samples in relation to Artificial insemination from farms and AI-centers – Blood (and organ) samples from farmed wild boar in connection with slaughter – Organ (and blood) samples from wild boar via hunters • Diseases: – CSF, ASF, AD, PRRS, TGE, brucellosis – Leptospirosis and salmonella only from samples related to AI Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 9
13.5.2015 Surveillance for swine diseases 2007- 2014 Year AD TGE CSF SI SVD PRRS ASF 2007 13 822 13 393 4 709 1 791 4 064 3 217 2008 2 479 2 952 2 481 2 085 984 3 294 2009 3 040 4 124 3 035 3 086 1 549 4 672 (484) 2010 3 171 3 899 3 172 0 1 738 4 150 14 2011 2 599 2 883 2 818 0 1 264 3 754 128 2012 2 769 3 361 2 678 0 699 3 815 1 137 2013 2 649 2 986 2 429 0 26 4 058 1 178 2 725 2 740 2 437 0 0 3 515 1 227 2014 Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 Active surveillance in poultry • Target population – Avian influenza in accordance with EU- legislation – Newcastle disease and APV/ART: all parent and grandparent flocks – Salmonella: all flocks producing eggs for egg- packaging companies (this is not serology) Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 10
13.5.2015 Surveillance for AI, ND and APV/ART Year AI ND APV / ART Pos. farms Pos. farms Samples Pos.farms Samples /samples Samples /samples /samples 2 035 1/2 8 317 1/40 8 317 0/0 2008 2009 3 204 0/0 8 117 2/43 8 393 3/55 2010 3 175 0/0 8 325 3/61 8 416 4/21 3 011 1/11 9 289 2/48 9 521 1/63 2011 2012 3 223 2/8 10 423 3/42 10 078 1/60 2 712 1/3 10 686 4/910* 9 921 1/53 2013 2014 4 318 2/12 11 606 6/249 5 933 3/17 * vaccinated, imported poultry and low pathogenic PMV-1 detected, no clinical signs. Other seropositives maternal antibodies in imported poultry/seropos without virus and clinical signs Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 Health Monitoring of Chickens Year AE* CAV* IB IBD* APV ILT M. galli- M. septicum synoviae 2012 1 187 2 746 2 899 2 716 1 100 1 032 4 250 4 150 2013 980 2 717 2 020 2 717 980 739 3 600 3 600 2014 1 020 2 320 2 206 2 440 938 940 3 458 3 458 * vaccin Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 11
13.5.2015 Other surveillance • Pathological autopsies – findings invoking suspicion or to rule out the diseases • Sampling in connection with exports and imports Additional Information • FINAS (Finnish Accreditation Service) accreditation (T014, standard ISO/IEC 17025, http://www.finas.fi/scope/T014/fi) • participation to several proficiency tests annually (ASF, CSF, FMD, BT, AI, ND, BSE, scrapie, fish viral diseases etc.) • For more information: www.evira.fi (in Finnish, in Swedish, and partly in English and Russian) Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 Surveillance for BSE in cattle in Finland 2008 – 2014 (first and only case so far in 2001) Clinical Fallen stock suspicions Others Total tested Year at farm at farm 2008 1 18 235 91 858 110 094 2009 3 10 834 61 308 72 145 2010 1 11 946 61 770 73 715 2011 0 11 976 44 211 56 187 2012 0 10 994 27 724 38 718 2013 2 11 337 4 527 15 911 2014 0 10 723 55 10 778 Nordic Serology 5th May 2015 12
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