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Sheep & Goats Brucellosis programme in
Greece - 2016
Vaccination Zone
Eradication Zone
MD 3339/117339 (GG 3589Β΄/04-11-2016) “Control &
eradication programme of ovine and caprine brucellosis”
• 385 official veterinarians in 74RUs,
• + 480 private vets (farm vets)
Herds and s&g population
77.655 holdings
>5.001
2.001-5.000
1001-2.000
<1000
13.738.190 animals
>1.000.001
300.001-1.000.000
200.001-300.000
100.001-200.000
<100.000
Vaccination coverage
5
90,719 87,937
54,817 56,541
25,126 28,399 28,603 26,175
010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,00090,000
100,000
Total number of herds under the programme
No of herds vaccinated
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Vaccinations
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
Jan
Fe
b
Mar
Ap
r
May Jun
Jul
Au
g
Sep
Oct
No
v
De
c
Blood samplings in VZ
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Vaccination Zone
1,056,973 1,036,500 1,026,252
900,030
800,000
850,000
900,000
950,000
1,000,000
1,050,000
1,100,000
99,551
162,756
83,854
155,760
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
Eradication Zone
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Blood samplings in EZ
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
27,768 27,391
16,646 17,727
1,255 1,806 1,287 1,971
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Total number of herds under the
programme
No of herds tested
Tested herds and positive herds in the whole
country
4.092
3.173
2.615
2.107
1.154 1.204
1.067 1.109
0
500
1.000
1.500
2.000
2.500
3.000
3.500
4.000
4.500
2013 2014 2015 2016
Brucellosis (+): animals/herds, 2013-2016
positive s&g
positive herds
Positive animals and herds in the
whole country - (2013-2016)
1,67%
1,22% 1,24%
1,51%
0,16%
0,55% 0,47%
0,18%
0.00%
0.50%
1.00%
1.50%
2.00%
2013 2014 2015 2016
Prevalence
Incidence
Holding prevalence and incidence in the Eradication Zone from 2013 to
2016
Conclusions Pros & Cons
Pros: Vaccine coverage in total has been maintained at the same level
although the official veterinary staff has been even decreased and
the financial resources have been limited.
Active involvement of private veterinarians & other stakeholders in
the programme
Legal framework for the implementation of the programme has been
clarified
Information of farmers and citizens with leaflets, manual and posters
(uploaded in www.minagric.gr )
Conclusions Pros & Cons
Pros:
Frequent training of official vets with seminaries and meetings.
1st time we asked to recognize as officially brucellosis free a region (Municipality of Megisti, islands of south-
eastern Aegeum)
2 more labs are involved in the programme
Supervision of the programme has been improved (more frequent report of statistical data (per month/semester
and year)/ quality of data from the local to the CCA, has been improved)
Better cooperation with university/ other institutions (e.g. HCDC) and the regional veterinary authorities.
Increase in the number of blood samples both in VZ and EZ
Conclusions Pros & Cons
Cons : Problems in the implementation of the institution of farm veterinarian (legal, financial,
opposition of the official veterinary union. We are waiting the Court’s decision)
Slight increase of human cases
Other animal disease emergencies:
2012-2014, Rabies
2013-2016, BT
2014-2016, Sheep Pox
2015-2017, Lumpy Skin Disease
2016-2017, Avian Influenza
resulting in impediments for the programme’s implementation
Occasional problems related to the administrative procedures (e.g. delays in the tender
for the procurement of vaccines) may result in serious delays in the programme’s
implementation
Other problems: capital controls, massive retirements of official vets, shortage of
resources, etc
Overall coverage of the programme (both VZ & EZ) remains at low level
expected targets in the coming
years • We hope to start 2 focused projects if the budget
is approved and if the farm vet works • VZ: vaccination and blood samplings in the whole area of
Peloponnese (2018-2025)
• EZ: blood samplings in the RU of Naxos (island) till to
characterization as OBF region (2018-2019)
