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

All official service field staff, community participants, and private sector veterinarians are trained
and required to look for signs of notifiable diseases. If any of the listed diseases, including FMD,
CSF, ASF, or SVD is suspected, the disease must be immediately reported to the local unit or to an
authority that would notify the local unit.
Response to a suspected outbreak begins within 12 hours from the time the unit receives notification.
All actions are carried out as if the herd is infected until proven otherwise. The suspect holding is
immediately quarantined, movement of animals is prohibited, and samples are collected and sent to a
laboratory to confirm the diagnosis.
Field inspections
LVU personnel carry out special visits to certain herds classified as “risky” by the official service.
Risky herds are those owned by rural landless herd owners and Indian tribes, herds in areas densely
populated with backyard and street cattle, or herds that have previously been affected by one of the
diseases under evaluation. In addition, official veterinarians inspect animals prior to movement into
Santa Catarina.
Surveillance at abattoirs and meat packing plants
Animals are individually inspected by personnel from the official service for signs of vesicular
disease before slaughtering. Other body parts, including the tongue and feet, are examined during
postmortem inspection.
Surveillance at animal gathering places
All animals entering fairs, auctions, or exhibitions are clinically inspected by official veterinarians.
Laboratory diagnosis
There are three laboratories for diagnosing FMD. These are located in Recife (Pernambuco State),
Para (Belen State), and Pedro Leopoldo (Minas Gerais State). MAPA supervises these laboratories.
The Pan-American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center (PANAFTOSA), located in Rio de Janeiro, is
the reference laboratory for FMD in Brazil and neighboring countries. The Recife laboratory
performs routine serology for CSF, and for SVD and ASF if necessary.
Serological monitoring
Serologic studies follow OIE guidelines. (See section 9.)
Regarding reportable swine diseases, current strategies under MAPA’s disease prevention and
control programs include:
Permanent sanitary surveillance.
Mandatory and immediate notification of events or suspicion of occurrence of CSF or other
swine diseases.
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