Second regional seminar of OIE Stray dog population management and rabies for

trans Eurasian region countries Tashkent,Uzbekistan, 27-29 September 2017.

Country report on stray dog national situation Report of Georgia

Lena Ninidze

NFA

Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia

National Food Agency

Veterinary Department

Regional Divisions

Animal especially dangerous Infection Disease Supervision Division

Animal Feed veterinary Drugs Registration Division

Animal Feed veterinary Drugstores and Clinics Supervision Division

Animal Registration and Identification Division

Risk Analysis Division

Risk Analysis Division

District Veterinarians

privet Veterinarians

Food Safety Department

Phytosanitary Department

FMD

Anthrax

Rabies

Brucellosis

Tuberculosis

Other

Questionnaire

OIE self assessment questionnaire

• Comprehensive

• Easy to fill

• “Etcetera” is necessary for some fields

First national report for assessment of stray dogs

• Under discussion

• To share with stakeholders

Problems:

• Wrong management and relationship regarding the puppies

• Renouncement on puppies

• Animal migration from villages to cities

• Low number of animal shelters in regions

• No statistical information regarding stray dog population

• Favorable weather conditions

Stray dog situation

Problems

• 31 samples of stray animals were tested for rabies in 2015-2017, rabies was confirmed in 19 clinical (61%).

• Each year 20-25% of animals bit humans are stray animals

Stray dog situation

11 12

8

11

5

3

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

2015 2016 2017(6)

Rabies cases in stray animals

Testes samples Случай бешенство

Stray dog situation

• 3 animal shelters were built

• Sterilization, identification, vaccination and other activities are conducted in animals in shelters

• Stray animal quantity was counted in Tbilisi (capital)

Stray dog situation

• Collaborations with NFA and shelters management was improved

• Prophylactic vaccination of 10 000 stray animals was conducted

• Number of stray animal samples was increased for laboratory testing

Control measures on stray animals

Plan of actions is elaborated for each shelter:

• Dog catching teams

• Sterilization

• Euthanasia

• vaccination

• Deliver of dogs in their natural areal

conducting national plan

main measures for control stray dogs - vaccination

Monitoring and assessment on conducted measures

• Stray animal quantity was counted in Tbilisi (capital)

Monitoring and assessment on conducted measures

• Stray animal quantity was counted in Tbilisi (capital)

Based on survey results 43000 dogs and cats were counted in Tbilisi

Rabies in Georgia

• Rabies is endemic in Georgia

• Around 250000 pets (dogs and cats) are vaccinated

• Number of rabies cases in animals was decreased and their were no human rabies cases for 3 years

Rabies in Georgia

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017(6)

Rabies cases by species

dogs/cats farm animals other

4 4

0 0 0 0

0,5

1

1,5

2

2,5

3

3,5

4

4,5

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (9)

Rabies cases in humans

Rabies in Georgia

Rabies in Georgia

National strategy for control and elimination for rabies was developed by veterinary department (under discussion)

• vaccination

• Strengthening the control for rabies

• Public awareness

• Early response in outbreaks

• Animals shelter control

• Number of stray animals

• Identification-registration

• Wild animal surveillance

• Etc.

Evaluation and plans for future

• Georgia is partially compliant with OIE standards for control of stray animals at this stage

support:

• Possibility for conducting oral vaccination in stray animals

• Determining the type virus, based on rabies positive clinical samples

• Guideline for 10 day monitoring over bitten animals

Thank you for your attention!

World rabies day 2016