Indonesia and reporting to OIE

[Gert van der Hoek]

Crofs started a discussion in his blog on the absence of reporting to OIE of bird flu outbreaks in poultry by Indonesia.

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/

When you look at the OIE website, not reporting seems to be the normal procedure for diseases which are stated "endemic" .

After a disease is stated "endemic" reporting stops. Look for instance at "bluetongue" in Belgium, same thing.

It says: "final report" . In this final report something is said about 6-monthly reports, but these reports do not follow after 6 months, same thing in Belgium.

There are more diseases which are stated "endemic" , same procedure is followed: reporting stops after the "final report".

See for yourself.

So: regarding Indonesia nothing extra-ordinary. That is: from a burocratic point of view...

[HenryN]

Re: Indonesia and reporting to OIE

Crofs started a discussion in his blog on the absence of reporting to OIE of bird flu outbreaks in poultry by Indonesia.

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/

When you look at the OIE website, not reporting seems to be the normal procedure for diseases which are stated "endemic" .

After a disease is stated "endemic" reporting stops. Look for instance at "bluetongue" in Belgium, same thing.

It says: "final report" . In this final report something is said about 6-monthly reports, but these reports do not follow after 6 months, same thing in Belgium.

There are more diseases which are stated "endemic" , same procedure is followed: reporting stops after the "final report".

See for yourself.

So: regarding Indonesia nothing extra-ordinary. That is: from a burocratic point of view...

Yes, the non-reporting by Indonesia is NOT a new story. However, even when they were reporting the reports were slow

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/03100502/H5N1_Unreported_Vietnam.html

" Indonesia has had H5N1 and H7N1 infections for at least 2 months, but has not reported any of the poultry infections to OIE."

(and they have NEVER reported the H7N1)

The non-news on Indonesian nonreporting is also being discussed at Effect Measure

http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2008/06/indonesias_public_health_apost.php

[sharon sanders]

Re: Indonesia and reporting to OIE

Here is the relevant passage from the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code -

(reporting is required)...

1. "....it becoming endemic so that six-monthly reporting under point 3 will satisfy the obligation of the country to the OIE; in any case, a final report on the incident should be submitted;
2. a six-monthly report on the absence or presence, and evolution of diseases listed by the OIE and information of epidemiological significance to other countries;

http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mcode/en_chapitre_1.1.2.htm#article_1.1.2.3.

http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mcode/en_partie_1.htm

Thanks to everyone who is following this story. We need to be careful to fairly assess the situation and to look at all of the data.