Brazil: FMD-free without vaccination for 2 years, Rio Grande do Sul celebrates with opening of new markets

Published 2023년 5월 26일

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Rio Grande do Sul has celebrated two years of being a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)-free zone without vaccination, a status granted by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in 2021. This achievement, marked by extensive surveillance efforts including border control programs, reflects the collective dedication of authorities and the agricultural sector. The status not only opens up potential new international markets for local products but also offers benefits such as improved export conditions, reduced costs, and enhanced market confidence. Chile's recent recognition of Rio Grande do Sul as an FMD-free zone further underscores the region's progress, with expectations of increased exports to countries like China, Philippines, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and the United States.

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Photo: Fernando Dias/Seapi May 27, 2023. On this day, Rio Grande do Sul completes two years of FMD-free zone without vaccination. The status was granted by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) two years ago. An achievement that is the result of the efforts of the public authorities, entities and the productive sector. From 2020, a year before the international certification, until now, several actions have been carried out by the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Sustainable Production and Irrigation (Seapi) to guarantee this status, such as the implementation of a border surveillance program that is a reference national, Sentinela, the Guaritas program, which carries out surveillance in 97 municipalities on the border of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, and active and passive surveillance actions. The data reveal this commitment. Active surveillance for foot-and-mouth disease recorded from 2020 to March 2023 a total of 19,000 inspections on properties, 92,352 ...

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