Exhibit 8, 100416 Brazil FMD Risk Evaluation - R-Calf

managers that will allow APHIS to develop appropriate regulatory conditions with mitigations that
address disease introduction risks posed by any initiation of trade. It also constitutes an information
source for APHIS stakeholders, providing justification for the conditions in the rule. The analysis
focuses on Santa Catarina’s status and control measures for FMD, SVD, CSF, and ASF.
Supporting Data
The analysis is based on documentation provided by MAPA, observations made by the site visit
teams, and published information. The report incorporates data obtained from a site visit to Santa
Catarina in 2008 and previous site visits in 2002, 2003, and 2006 to different areas of Brazil. The
visits evaluated the risk of importing fresh (chilled or frozen), maturated, deboned beef into the
United States. The scope of the 2002 site visit included verification of FMD outbreak controls, an
overview of the surveillance program and laboratory capabilities, vaccination practices and
eradication activities, and movement and border controls within Brazil. During this visit, APHIS
placed particular focus on the regional FMD situation in Brazil and South America and on the risk of
reintroducing FMD into Brazil from neighboring countries. The focus of the 2003 site visit was to
collect data that APHIS used in our risk assessment. The focus of the 2006 site visit was to evaluate
the FMD situation following the 2005 and 2006 outbreaks in the States of Mato Grosso do Sul and
Paraná. The scope of the 2008 site visit was to evaluate the status of Santa Catarina with respect to
freedom from FMD, CSF, ASF, and SVD.
Hazard Identification
APHIS has identified several World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) listed diseases [1] as the
primary hazards associated with initiating trade in animals and animal products from foreign regions.
APHIS addresses listed foreign animal diseases of primary concern in our regulations at title 9, Code
of Federal Regulations (9 CFR), Part 94. APHIS is obligated to evaluate the status of a given region
or country for specific foreign animal diseases before opening trade in susceptible species and
related products with that region or country (9 CFR 92.2) [2].
The hazards identified for this analysis are FMD, CSF, ASF, and SVD. Epidemiological
characteristics of the disease agents relevant to the import risks they may pose are described in the
Annexes.
Risk Analysis
This analysis has four components: the release assessment, the exposure assessment, the
consequence assessment, and the risk estimation. These components are defined in OIE guidelines
and represent the international recommended components for animal health import risk analyses.
Release Assessment
For the purpose of this report, release assessment refers to the evaluation of the likelihood that FMD,
CSF, SVD, and ASF exist in Santa Catarina and, if so, the likelihood that these diseases could be
introduced into the United States through imports of susceptible animals or their products from Santa
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