3.2.PPT General Presentation of WAHIS - OIE Africa … · 2016-11-17 · General presentation of WAHIS ... Annual summary of the animal world health situation ... neighboring countries

Training of OIE National Focal Points for Wildlife (4th Cycle)Nakuru, Kenya, 22-24 November 2016

Dr Mauro Meske

General presentation of WAHIS

Veterinary epidemiologist, World Animal Health Information and Analysis Department

World Organisation for Animal Health · Protecting animals, Preserving our future | 2

Introduction

• WAHIS provides a platform for collection,submission & access all data provided by countries

• An official OIE disease reporting format for clear &concise exchange of information

• Focal points under the responsibility of theDelegate, can submit information to the OIE


CONTENTS• Founding intergovernmental mandate for ensuring

transparency

• OIE: 92 years experience in disease data collection and sharing

• World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS)

• WAHIS helps deny or confirm rumors

• WAHIS capacity building for Focal Points

• Latest news

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OIE History: we came a long way …..

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an international conference was held in May 1921. It called for the establishment, in Paris, of an international office for the control of infectious animal diseases.


An international conference was held in May 1921. It

called for the establishment, in Paris, of an international office for the control of infectious

animal diseases.


Almost three years later, on January 25th 1924, 28 countries signed in Paris the International Agreement

establishing the Office International des Epizooties (OIE)


Legal obligation for disease notification in animals

The OIE was created in 1924

Legal obligation for all Member Countries to report to the OIE

One of the main missions of the OIE is to ensure transparency of worldwide animal disease

situation including zoonosis


OIE List of notifiable diseases for terrestrial and aquatic animals

Aquatic Animal Health Code

Chapter 1.2.: Criteria for listing aquatic animal diseaseshttp://www.oie.int/index.php?id=171&L=0&htmfile=chapitre_criteria_diseases.htm

In 2016 : 28 diseases

Terrestrial Animal Health Code:

Chapter 1.2: Criteria for the inclusion of diseases, infections and infestations in the OIE listhttp://www.oie.int/index.php?id=169&L=0&htmfile=chapitre_criteria_diseases.htm

In 2016 : 90 diseases


An access (login, password) given to each Delegate

He/she has the possibility to create access for his/her nomineesURL address: www.oie.int/wahis

Access only available to authorised countries' official representatives


World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS)

Access to WAHIS allows users from MemberCountries, namely Delegates or their nominees, toelectronically submit notification reports:

• Immediate notifications• Follow-up reports• Six-monthly reports• Monthly reports (since 2012)• Annual reports• Wild annual reports (since 2012)


Roles of the focal points for animal disease notification to the OIE

• Ensure the optimal collection of data

• Ensure the submission of information on animaldiseases (ex: terrestrial six-monthly reports should becompleted in collaboration with the OIE National FP onWildlife)

• Act as a direct contact point with the World AnimalHealth Information and Analysis Department of the OIEon matters related to information on animal diseases



transparency





• Latest news


OIE: 92 years experience in disease data collection and sharing

TRANSPARENCY, EFFICIENCY, SPEED

Governments notify by telegram the first cases of Rinderpestand foot and mouth disease to the OIE

1924s

All Member Countries are connected online

to a central server (WAHIS)

2005

WAHIS Alerts

2016

Annual summary of the animal world health situation

2015


92 years experience in disease data collection and sharing

28 201


92 years experience in disease data collection and sharing

+ Emerging diseases

9 118



transparency





• Latest news


WAHIS

Early warning system

Monitoring system

Information from the

Annual reports

Alert messages for exceptional

epidemiological events & for

emerging diseases

Follow-up of outbreaks notified & information for

118 OIE-listed diseases twice a year

•Veterinary Services capabilities•Vaccine production•National laboratories’ capabilities•Animal population figures •Human cases for zoonoses

VALIDATION OF ANIMAL DISEASE INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


Focal Points access to WAHIS…

WAHIS survey: 35% of FPs uses Delegate’s password

Different FPs:• Animal disease

notification• Aquatic animals• Wildlife• Laboratories

Different reports:• Immediate notifications

• Follow-up report• Six-monthly report• Annual report• Wild annual report

Delegate is the only one who can create access passwords for the FPs

Independent access of the Focal points:

• Allows FP to submit reports on their own

• Avoids inactivity when the Delegate changes

• Strengthens collaboration between FPs

• One FP is responsable for one type of report

• Allows substitute FPs

• Creates traceability of reporting


Disease NotificationAquatic animalsWildlifeLaboratoriesVeterinary productsAnimal WelfareFood SafetyCommunication

Disease NotificationAquatic animalsWildlifeLaboratoriesVeterinary products

Immediate notification

Follow up reportsSix monthly reports T Six monthly reports A

Annual reportWild annual report

Disease Notification

Annual report

LaboratoriesVeterinary products


Follow up reportsSix monthly reports T

Wild annual report

Wildlife


Follow up reportsSix monthly reports A

Aquatic animals


World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS)

WAHISMonitoring & Early warning

systems

Surveillance in domestic

animals

Surveillance in wild

animals

Zoonotic impactZoonotic impactReservoirsReservoirs

Impact on tradeImpact on tradeBiodiversityBiodiversity


A critical control point: Data verification process

VALIDATION & PUBLICATION ON WAHIS interface

Verification of consistency

with Historical Information

Verification of Qualitative and

Quantitativeinformation

Verification of consistency in the

Regional and Global context

WAHISCommunication Communication

VeterinaryServices

VeterinaryServices

VeterinaryServices


WAHIS

Official Veterinary Services

Farmer Veterinarian Hunter Ranger Veterinarian Angler

Laboratories confirmation

VERIFICATION RUMOUR TRACKING

VeterinariansPUBLIC

Countries

Confirmation

Early detection

Notification

Communication

Prevention measures


OIE support to Member Countries

OIE SUPPORT

Networking and communication with countries

Technical assistance &

capacity building

Submission times &

remindersRumour tracking

Digital maps

updating

Data analysis

WAHIS never sleeps, 365 days/year!


Key indicators for reporting through WAHIS

MONITORING SYSTEM: 201 countries/territoriesreporting monitoring information

EARLY WARNING SYTEM: 212 exceptional events(alerts) notified last year & 1,139 follow-upreports


Key indicators for dissemination of information through WAHIS

WAHIS OFFICIAL NETWORK: about 201 nationalDelegates and Chief Veterinary Officers receiveweekly information and alert messages

SUBSCRIBERS: more than 12,000 subscribers tothe WAHIS Info-List in 2015, in addition to WAHISofficial network


Key indicators for dissemination of information through WAHIS

WAHIS Web Interface: more than 4,000 pagesviewed every day

Users consult WAHIS interface to make politicaland commercial decisions



transparency





• Latest news


WAHIS helps deny or confirm rumors

Rumors are circulating

WAHIS capture the rumors

OIE verifies with Delegate

Immediate notification submitted in WAHIS

neighboring countries and trading partners can protect themselves

against the disease entering in their countries

Rumors confirmedRumors denied

No unjustified economic losses


Rumours tracking: improvement of WAHIS sensitivity

About 20 000 items tracked & verified in 8 languages in 2015 SOURCES:• 260 OIE Reference laboratories• Official websites from Veterinary Services from 180 Members• Scientific papers• Public and animal health networks, GLEWS• Media reports• Social networks• And more…

WAHIS captures the rumours

OIE verifies with Delegate



transparency





• Latest news


WAHIS capacity building for Focal Points

• OBJECTIVES :

- Development of their skills in understanding the notificationobligations requirements and WAHIS use

- Encourage them to increase their coordination role innational animal disease surveillance systems and in collectingdata

• TRAINING ON WAHIS: - Focal Points on Animal Disease Notification- Focal Points on Wildlife - Focal Point for Aquatic Animals


WAHIS capacity building

Since 2005, national Focal Points for diseasenotification from nearly all Member Countrieshave been trained at least once

40 regional and global trainings have been run(average 25 participants)


• OBJECTIVES :

- More involvement of OIE Officers in selected Regions

- Provide them with relevant skills to provide basic support WAHISusers in their regions when needed

For selected OIE Regions and Sub-regions

WAHIS Regional support



transparency





• Latest news


Notification procedures 2016

• Notification Procedures throughWAHIS better harmonised withthe Codes

• Notification requirements moreprecise and more convenient forMember Countries

• Available on the OIE Delegatewebsite and in WAHIS

Contact us: [email protected]


New WAHIS Alerts application

NEW WAHIS PORTAL: Animal Health Data

NEW WAHIS PORTAL: 7 sections for all the Animal Health Data

1. List of real-time alert notices2. Subscription to the OIE List3. WAHIS alerts smartphone app.4. WAHIS Interface5. Handistatus II6. Archives7. World Animal Health8. Interface WAHIS-Wild9. WAHIS data entry interface


If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected]

You can subscribe to the OIE-Info distribution list to receive OIE’s Alerts from the OIE: www.oie.int

RSS Feeds are also available: you can choose to receive alerts and follow-up reports

For Russian speakers you can subscribe to dedicated list by sending an email to [email protected]

Contacts with WAHIAD


WAHIS Video

12, rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France www.oie.int

[email protected] - [email protected]

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