Surveillance and eradication of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia in Denmark

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1 Surveillance and eradication of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia in Denmark Stig Mellergaard Division of Animal Health Danish Veterinary and Food Administration European Fisheries Fund: Denmark and EU invests in sustainable fisheries

2 Eradication of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia in Danish Aquaculture Initiated in 1960 ies by the fish farmers as a volontary programme Danish Veterinary and Food Administration prepared the legislative basis and controls for the programme during 1970 ies All costs for the eradication culling, fallowing and cleaning and disinfection - paid by individual fish farmer Programme continued until 2009 where final measures were initiated

3 Handling of VHS outbreaks until 2009 Removal of all fish and gametes (slaughter and culling) Undersized fish occasionally sold to farms specialised for seasonal production Cleaning and disinfection Fallowing Restocking with healthy fish from registered free farms All costs paid by the individual farmer

4 Fish farms - central Jutland

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6 Land based brackish water farms

7 Clinical signs of VHS

8 Incubation phase Days

9 Disease phase Weeks

10 Virus elimination fase Weeks

11 Eradication in large river systems

12 Eradication in small river systems

13 Directive 91/67 Commission decision 2002/304 Approved zones and farms Non-approved zone obtained status as a programme zone for a period of 10 years The aim was to obtain VHS-free status for the whole Danish territory National legislation allowed to regulate control and eradication of VHS in non-approved zones

14 in DK VHS infected farms Fish farms

15 VHS status 2008 EU approved VHS free Free from VHS > 10 år Free from VHS < 10 år Infected farms

16 Programme for final VHS-eradication Application for an eradication-programme, May Approved autumn 2008 Funded by the European Fisheries Fund after national priority Order 216, of March 23, 2009: Order on specific measures and compensation in connection with eradication of VHS No VHS infected fish in Denmark by 1April 2009

17 Structure of the programme Eradication programme : Mandatory immediate stamping out Valuation and compensation of the killed fish Fish killed by CO 2, minced and rendered in biogas plant Sanitary slaughter of healthy fish (if favourable) Cleaning and disinfection conducted by the fish farmer

18 zone for EU funded programme

19 Structure of the programme Preventive measures - year 2009: Main fallowing of 7 (6) brackish water farms (two years) Auxiliary fallowing of 19 fresh water farms (six weeks) Removal of wild living rainbow trout in high risk watercourses by electro-fishery With assistance of cormorants Extra sampling 115 pools of ten fish

20 Fallowing of risk farms in 2009

21 Structure of the programme Preventive measures - year 2010: Main fallowing of 6 brackish water farms (two years) Auxiliary fallowing of 13 fresh water farms (six weeks) Removal of wild living rainbow trout in high risk water courses by electro-fishery + after flooding Extra inspections 58 with sampling 132 pools of ten fish

22 Fallowing of risk farms in 2010

23 Structure of the programme Preventive measures - year 2011 and 2012: Extra inspections 66 with sampling 108 pools of ten fish Preventive measures - year 2011 and 2012: Extra inspections 48 with sampling 139 pools of ten fish

24 Planned VHS free status 2013 Cost reduction four year surveillance programme Sampling of 30 fish per farm for four years

25 Budget Total budget 48.5 mill DKK 6.5 mill 2009: 2.1 mill. 2010: 2.1 mill. 2011: 1.1 mill. 2012: 0.6 mill. 2013: 0.6 mill. Fallowing and compensation Compensation

26 Compensation Main fallowing: 0.33 mill pr year (0.33 pr kg feed) Auxiliary fallowing: 0.70 mill pr year (Max pr kg feed) Removal of wild living rainbow trout: 0.01mill.

27 Balance sheet Budget 6.50 mil. Total costs of project 2.06 mil. Non-consumed funding 4.44 mil. 27

28 Diagnostic work All laboratory analyses is conducted at: Technical University of Denmark, National Veterinary Laboratory EU Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases

29 Acknowledgements European Fisheries Fund Danish Aquaculture Association National Veterinary Laboratory Staff of DVFA 29

30 Thank you for your attention European Fisheries Fund: Denmark and EU invests in sustainable fisheries