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ETPGAH UK Mirror Group
Progress report
Phil Sketchley - Chief ExecutiveNational Office of Animal Health Ltd
UK Mirror Group
> Structure and functioning (stakeholders, chair, secretariat, meetings, etc.)
> Action plan and selection of priorities
> Communication at national level
> Directing national funding
> Work programme for 2008
Structure of UK Mirror Group> Secretariat: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)
– Professor Steve Dean – Chief Executive– Dr Jack Kay – VMD-R&D and Science Policy Manager– Gemma Adams – secretary
> Chair: Phil Sketchley - NOAH – National Office of Animal Health – representing UK animal medicines industry.
> Current stakeholders:– Professor Quintin McKellar - Dean RVC- Royal Vet College– Professor Julie FitzPatrick - Chief Executive, Moredun Research
Institute.– Dr John Preston MRCVS – VMD Board.– Catherine McLaughlin – Animal Health and Welfare, National
Farmers Union,– Dr Alex Morrow – Defra Animal Health and Welfare and Eurogap.– Professor Jim Scudamore – Liverpool Vet School & ETPGAH
consultant.– Invitation to CVO (vacant)
Progress of UK Mirror Group
> 2 meetings held so far –hosted by Defra> July 2007 and Jan 2008
> Key Actions @ first meeting:ESTABLISHING GAPS in Research
> To assist in developing a common priority list, it was agreed each member would submit details of their perceived priorities:
– 7 most important exotic diseases– 7 most important endemic diseases– 7 most important zoonotic diseases– 7 most important products for treatment– 7 most important areas for further research
Exotic Diseases Priorities
> Avian influenza
> Foot and Mouth
> Blue tongue disease
> Newcastle disease
> Veterinary Laboratories Agency;
> Institute for Animal Health, Compton; Centre for Infections,
> Health Protection Agency
> Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright
> Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright
> Veterinary Laboratories Agency;
> Scottish Agricultural College
Disease UK groups with expertiseDisease UK groups with expertise
Endemic Diseases Priorities
> Mastitis (multi-agent)
> Tuberculosis (and diagnostic tuberculins)
> Parasitic gastroenteritis
> Lameness
> University of Bristol;
> Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Moredun, > AFBI Stormont,> Imperial College; > Institute for Animal Health, Compton
> Moredun Research Institute
> University of Bristol;> Royal Veterinary College; > University of Liverpool;> Scottish Agricultural College; > University of Bristol
Disease UK groups with expertiseDisease UK groups with expertise
Zoonotic Disease Priorities
> VTEC 0157
> Campylobacter
> Salmonella
> Antimicrobial resistance
> Veterinary Laboratories Agency;> Health Protection Agency; > University of Edinburgh; > Imperial College
> Veterinary Laboratories Agency, > Institute for Animal Health, Compton; > University of Bristol;> University of Cambridge;> University of Nottingham; University of Oxford
> Veterinary Laboratories Agency, > Institute for Animal Health, Compton; > Institute of Food Research, Norwich; > University of Bristol; > University of Cambridge; > University of Nottingham
> Veterinary Laboratories Agency; > University of Birmingham; > Health Protection Agency; > University of Bristol; > Royal Veterinary College
Disease UK groups with expertiseDisease UK groups with expertise
SummaryDisease type Disease UK groups with expertise Exotic Avian influenza Veterinary Laboratories Agency; Institute for Animal Health,
Compton; Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency Foot and mouth Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Blue tongue disease Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Newcastle disease Veterinary Laboratories Agency; Scottish Agricultural College Endemic Mastitis (multi-agent) University of Bristol; Tuberculosis (and diagnostic tuberculins) Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Moredun, AFBI Stormont,
Imperial College; Institute for Animal Health, Compton Parasitic gastroenteritis Moredun Research Institute Lameness University of Bristol; Royal Veterinary College; University of
Liverpool; Scottish Agricultural College; University of Bristol Zoonotic VTEC 0157 Veterinary Laboratories Agency; Health Protection Agency;
University of Edinburgh; Imperial College Campylobacter Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Institute for Animal Health,
Compton; University of Bristol; University of Cambridge; University of Nottingham; University of Oxford
Salmonella Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Institute for Animal Health, Compton; Institute of Food Research, Norwich; University of Bristol; University of Cambridge; University of Nottingham
Antimicrobial resistance Veterinary Laboratories Agency; University of Birmingham; Health Protection Agency; University of Bristol; Royal Veterinary College
Others?> West Nile Fever> Echinococcus
multilocularis> Classical swine fever> African Horse Sickness> Leishmaniasis (via
PETS)> Heartworm (dirofilaria
immitis)> Fascioloiasis> Anthrax> Cryptosporidiosis> Toxoplasmosis> Leptospirosis
> Toxoplasmosis> Sheep scab> African Swine Fever> Bovine viral diarrhoea> Porcine reproductive
and respiratory syndrome
> Tick-borne diseases> Necrotic enteritis> Infectious bronchitis> Gumboro & Mareks> Brachyspira> Neospora
> Cat Flu (emerging virulent strains and novel approaches to control)
> Border’s disease
> Strangles
> Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
> Mycoplasma
> Feline Infectious Peritonitis
> Myxomatosis
> Angiostrongylus vasorum
> E. Cuniculli
> Pasterellosis (rabbits)
> Rabies
> Nosema ceranae infestation
> Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis
> Porcine Multisystemic Wasting disease (PMWS) pigs
> Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies
> Caseous Lymphadenitis (sheep)
> Clostridium botulinum
ANNEX: ADDITIONAL DISEASES AND ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO UK TO BE KEPT UNDER REVIEW
> Infectious pancreatic disease (IPN) salmon
> Bovine abortion
> Bovine respiratory disease
> Swine respiratory disease
> Poultry coccidiosis/ colisepticaemia
> Varroa destructor infestation
> Digitial Dermatitis
> Neopspora vaccine
> Anthelmintic resistance (sheep mainly)
> Caseous Lymphadenitis (sheep)
> RabiesOrf/ringworm
> Listeriosis
> Lyme Borreliosis
> Blackhead (turkeys)
> Bee products – Small Hive Beetle, etc.
> Anticancer medicines for companion animals
> Antibiotic to treat nosema (both apis and ceranae forms)
> Fish infectious diseases and issues (e.g. ERM, PKD, sea lice)
ANNEX: ADDITIONAL DISEASES AND ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO UK TO BE KEPT UNDER REVIEW
ANNEX: ADDITIONAL DISEASES AND ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO UK TO BE KEPT UNDER REVIEW
> Anthelmintics (new mode of action chemical family and vaccines)
> Alternatives to animal challenge tests for vaccines> DIVA vaccines> Risk based methodology for re-testing veterinary
vaccines> DNA vaccines> Coccidiosis> Chlamydiosis> Equine viruses> Brucellosis> Ruminant respiratory viruses> TSEs
Centres of expertise for collaboration with UK Mirror Group-summary
> Institute for Animal Health (Pirbright) - FMD, Bluetongue
> Institute for Animal Health (Compton) - Salmonella, Campylobacter, Mareks Disease, Coccidiosis
> VLA (veterinary Laboratories Agency) - TB, Rabies, AI
> Moredun - Parasitic gastroenteritis, Chlamydiosis, ParaTB
> University of Bristol - Campylobacter, Salmonella
> University of Cambridge - Salmonella, Campylobacter
> RVC - influenza (epi), Lameness, Antimicrobial resistance.
> AHT (Animal Health Trust) - equine viruses
> Stormont - Brucellosis, ruminant respiratory viruses
Communication at national level
> So far just within immediate group
> Now we intend to embrace a larger audience of research establishments
Directing national funding
> No specific actions initiated yet.
> This will be addressed at our next meeting in April
> Also to determine a detailed work programme after identifying collaboration with other national mirror groups