Introduction to the meeting and expected output

Regional Meeting of OIE Reference Centres in Asia and the Pacific

Tokyo, Japan, 6-7 February 2017

OIE Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific

Agenda for the OIE RCs meeting

Mon, 6 February Tue, 7 February

AM

Registration Plenary Session 5:

OIE Standard Setting Opening Session

Welcome remarks

Introduction to the meeting

Keynote speech Group Work

Plenary Session 1:

Diagnostic services

PM

Lunch

(Continued) (Continued)

Plenary Session 2:

Technical TrainingPresentation from each group

Plenary Session 3:

Laboratory NetworksClosing Session

Summary and Conclusion

Closing remarksPlenary Session 4:

OIE Twinning ProjectsReserved for any bi-lateral talks

(Closed session for Japanese

Institutes)Reception Dinner (MAFF)

Objectives

To identify and share challenges in carrying out

key activities of OIE RCs and to discuss ways

forward to improve their service

To promote networking and cooperation among

OIE RCs in the region

To provide the opportunity for sharing lesson

learnt from their experiences

To explore the possibility conducting Twinning

programme

3

4

World centre of research, expertise,

standardization of techniques and

dissemination of knowledge on a specialty

World Asia

CC 51 11

Topic 46 11

Country 26 5

Collaborating Centre

World reference centre of expertise on

designated pathogens or diseases

World Asia

RL 260 48

Disease 119 38

Country 39 8

Reference Laboratory

OIE Reference Centres

Profile of Collaborating Centres in Asia

5

Japan Australia China New Zealand Thailand Singapore

4 3 2 2 1 1

By Host Country (in Asia)

(Including consortium members)

By Topics (in Asia)

11 CCs in Asia out of 51

Composed of two or more institute: 5 (Consortium across countries: 3)

(Disease related topics)

Protozoan Diseases, Food-borne Parasites, New and Emerging Diseases,

Zoonoses,

(Veterinary Services and related topics)

Diagnosis of Animal Disease and Veterinary Products Assessment,

Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health, Laboratory Capacity Building,

Veterinary Service Capacity Building, Animal Feed, Animal Welfare, Food

Safety

Profile of Reference Laboratories

6

Brucellosis FMD AI Rabies ND BSE

22 (3) 14 (3) 10 (4) 9 (2) 8 (3) 7 (1)

Ovine epididymitis Scrapie Leptospi-rosis Blue-tongueEquine rhino-

pneumonitis CSF

6 (0) 6 (0) 6 (1) 5 (1) 5 (0) 5 (1)

Aquatic Terrestrial Multi Bee Avian Bovine Equine Caprine Swine

2 (28) 16 (88) 1 (23) 4 (6) 5 (13) 3 (14) 1 (11) 1 (11) 1 (6)

Aquatic Multi Bovine Caprine Swine

10 1 1 1 2

Global (Asia)

The world-unique RLs in Asia

No (vacant) RL for OIE listed Diseases

Most frequent RLs (More than 5 RLs)

RLs for Non OIE-listed Diseases

Aquatic Multi Avian Horse Sheep &

GoatSwine Other

Non-

disease

10 (10) 3 (15) 1 (2) 1 (5) 1 (1) 3 (7) 1 (1) 2 (2)

Disease (Laboratories)

Vacant (Listed disease)

Profile of Reference Laboratories in Asia

48 RLs in Asia out of 260

7

Multi Bee Avian Cattle Horse Rabbit Sheep &

Goat Swine Other

Non-

listed

13 (1) 0 7 3 3 0 3 (1) 5 (2) 1 (1) (5)

Amphibian Crustaceans Fish Molluscs

1 5 6 (1) 1

Japan PR China Australia RO Korea Thailand IndiaChinese

Taipei Iran

12 12 10 6 4 2 1 1

Terrestrial: 35

Aquatic 13

By Host Country

(Non-Listed diseases)

(Non-Listed diseases)

Five topics

1. Diagnostic services;

2. Technical training;

3. Laboratory networks;

4. OIE Twinning Programme;

5. OIE Standard Setting.

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Composition of invited experts

Collaborating Centres• 9 CCs out of 11

• 13 Institutes including consortium partners

• 6 Japan, 2 Australia, 2 China, 1 Singapore, 1 Thailand, 1 NZ

• Some of those experts are also RL experts

Reference Laboratories• 24 RL experts + 3 CC experts, who covers 28 listed diseases

(out of 116) and 3 non-listed diseases.

• Covered 12 Aquatic and 19 Terrestrial disease

• 11 Japan, 6 Australia, 4 PR China, 3 Thailand, 1 Chinese Taipei,

1 RO Korea, 1 India,

9

Samples tested more than 100 1-99 Non

RLs in Asia 8 10 25

10

1. Providing diagnostic services Terms of Reference

• To provide diagnostic testing facilities, and, where appropriate, scientific and

technical advice on disease control measures to OIE Member Countries

• To store and distribute to national laboratories biological reference products and any

other reagents used in the diagnosis and control of the designated pathogens or

diseases;

• To use, promote and disseminate diagnostic methods validated according to OIE

Standards;

Diagnostic testing for other OIE MCs (in 2015)

Any challenges for RLs to provide such service?

Why MCs do not utilize RLs more? How to encourage MCs to do so?

Any challenges to distribute biological reference products/other

reagents used in the diagnosis and control of diseases?

2. Providing technical training

Scientific and technical training to other MCs

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To provide scientific and technical training for personnel from OIE Member Countries;

To organise and participate in scientific meetings on behalf of the OIE;

Terms of Reference

Yes No

24 19

Any challenges preventing OIE RCs from providing the training?

How to overcome such challenges?

Collaboration between OIE and RCs

Trainings/ Field activities under the collaboration

Training course at the RCs (NIAH, NVAL, CADC, CVRI,…) ,

Field activities (NIAH, Hokkaido Univ., …)

Invite OIE experts to scientific meetings

OIE Focal Point Seminars, OIE Technical Meetings,

Representing OIE in other meetings

3. Establishing laboratory networks

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• To establish and maintain a network with other OIE Collaborating Centres

designated for the same specialty, and should the need arise, with Collaborating

Centres in other disciplines; (CC)

• To establish and maintain a network with other OIE Reference Laboratories

designated for the same pathogen or disease and organise regular inter-laboratory

proficiency testing to ensure comparability of results;

Terms of Reference

Global RL networks recognized on the OIE website:

Possibility to establish regional networks or networks by species?

Any challenges to share data/ information about designated pathogens/

diseases?

OFFLU, FMDV, Bluetongue, Rabies

Laboratory networks in the region

Under the SEACFMD, Sub-regional level (ASEAN, SAARC)

4. Participating the OIE Twinning Programme

Projects completed Projects underway Projects approved

World 38 29 11

Asia-Pacific(Parent/Candidate)

11(2/6)

10(2/6)

1(1/1)

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• Sustainable enhancement of capacity and expertise by supporting a link between an

OIE RC (parent) and a national laboratory (candidate)

• Scope

• Project length is 1-3 years, for OIE listed diseases or topics

• All include essential generic topics such as biosafety, biosecurity and quality assurance

• Funding to support the link (except for equipment or salaries)

(“non OIE-funded” also possible)

Objectives and Scope

Share lessons learnt from experience of OIE Twinning Projects

How to encourage RCs (parents) and national institutes (candidates)

to participate in the programme?

5. Contributing to Standard Setting Procedure

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To propose or develop methods and procedures that facilitate harmonisation of

international standards and guidelines applicable to the designated specialty; (CC)

To recommend the prescribed and alternative tests or vaccines as OIE Standards;

To develop, standardise and validate according to OIE Standards new procedures

for diagnosis and control of the designated pathogens or diseases;

To carry out and/or coordinate scientific and technical studies in collaboration with

other laboratories, centres or organisations;

To collect, process, analyse, publish and disseminate epizootiological data relevant

to the designated pathogens or diseases;

Terms of Reference

How to contribute to the OIE Standard Setting Procedure?

Group Work: Challenges and Way Forward “Network and Capacity improvement”

Select Chair and Rapporteur

Discuss challenges and ways forward

(re: all or some of 5 topics)

Summarise and prepare presentation (2-3 page(s))

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Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

CCsRLs

(Bovine)

RLs

(Swine/Avian)

RLs

(Aquatic)

9 9 8 8

Summary and conclusion

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Hirofumi Kugita

OIE Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific

Thank you for your attention