FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Regional Training on African Swine Fever (ASF) Detection and Emergency Response

Hybrid Event, 16/11/2020 - 27/11/2020

African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly fatal infectious disease of domestic and wild pigs of all breeds and ages with no effective vaccine nor treatment. ASF virus is very resistant and survives long periods in various conditions. Since the first report of ASF in China on 3 August 2018, a total of 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific have reported ASF outbreaks, including China, Mongolia, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and India. Asia is producing over 58% of pigs globally (FAOSTAT), the concerns, therefore, are growing for its impacts on food security and economics as the virus is expanding towards more areas and countries.

Provisional Agenda

Day 1: 16 November 2020, Monday

Time

Agenda

Responsible

Format

13:00 -   13:30

Welcoming   Remarks

-            FAO RAP: Kachen Wongsathapornchai

-            USAID BHA: Jonathan Baker

-            SAFOSO: Patrik Buholzer

 

Real time

13:30 -   14:00

Introduction

All

14:00 -   14:30

Orientation   of virtual technology: Zoom, Articulate, WhatsApp. Instructions on daily   reviews

SAFOSO

14:30 -   15:30

Current   ASF situation update

-            Global

-            Regional

-            Country (INI, PNG, TL)

 

SAFOSO  

FAP   RAP country reps

15:30 -   16:30

Optional   meet-and-greet

 

 

17-18 November 2020: homework

Homework

Module   1: Recognition of ASF clinical signs

 

Self-study in Articulate

Module   2: Laboratory diagnostics

 

Module   3: Identifying risk pathways and populations at risk

 

Quiz   on modules 1-3

 

Day 2: 19 November 2020, Thursday

13:00 -   13:30

Presentations   of lessons learned from e-Learning

All

Real time

13:30   - 14:30

Review   of e-Learning, discussion on practical applications, and Q&A

All

14:30   - 16:00

Reporting   to relevant authorities

SAFOSO

16:00   - 16:30

Discussion   experiences from simulation exercise on reporting to relevant authorities

All

16:30 -   17:30

Optional   discussion, individual Q&A, IT troubleshooting, individual extra help   session

 

 

20-23 November 2020: homework

Homework

Module   4: How to implement proper animal movement restriction and containment   measures

 

Self-study in Articulate

Module   5: How to implement 3D (depopulation, disposal, decontamination) activities

 

Quizzes   on module 4-5 topics

 

Day 3: 24 November 2020, Tuesday

13:00 -   13:30

Presentations   of lessons learned from e-Learning

All

Real time

13:30   - 14:30

Review   of e-Learning, discussion on practical applications, and Q&A

All

14:30   - 16:00

Conducting   outbreak investigation and additional case finding through tracing backward   and forward

SAFOSO

16:00   - 16:30

Plenary   discussion on experiences and challenges for 3D activities

Chair

16:30 -   17:30

Optional   discussion, individual Q&A, IT troubleshooting, individual extra help   session

 

 

25-26 November 2020: homework

Homework

Module   6: Ensuring best practices in wild boar risk management for ASF detection and   control

 

Self-study in Articulate

Module   7: Concept of compartmentalization in commercial pig production

 

Quizzes   on module 6-7 topics

 

Day 4: 27 November 2020, Friday

13:00 -   13:30

Presentations   of lessons learned from e-Learning

All

Real time

13:30   - 14:15

Improving   biosecurity on farms

Group   Work

Groupwork

14:15   - 15:00

Group   presentations on improving biosecurity

Chair

Groupwork

15:00   - 15:30

How to   strengthen public-private partnerships for control of ASF

SAFOSO

Real time

15:30   - 16:00

Post   training survey and closing

FAO   RAP and SAFOSO

Real time