COSALFA 48. Report of the Ex Officio Secretariat for the 48th Meeting of the South Commission for the Fight Against Foot and Mouth Disease (Virtual Session, 19 August 2021)

Abstract

[Introduction] The Report of the ex officio Secretariat is submitted for consideration of the delegates of the countries to the COSALFA 48, as a working document for the analysis and discussion of the advances in the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease observed in the June 2020-June 2021 period. This report includes a synthesis of the status of the actions taken for the eradication and prevention of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in South American countries and in Panama, as well as an evaluation of the level of compliance by the countries and the Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO) of the resolutions adopted in the 47th COSALFA. Additionally, an account is given of the general technical cooperation activities, including the results of agreements and projects, as well as the interinstitutional and collaborative efforts with other cooperation agencies made by PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO in support of the countries. The situation of the foot-and-mouth disease in the region is based both on the country reports sent to PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO and the information gathered by the Center in cooperation activities offered to the countries, supplemented by the analysis of the relevant information published in different media. The level of compliance of the Resolutions is based on the information gathered by the ex officio Secretariat within the framework of the commitments to the Hemispheric Program for the Eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (PHEFA), which can be supplemented by inputs from the Delegates.