Deputy Director General, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Thailand

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1 Policies that reinforce best practices in preventing risks of human exposure to emerging zoonotic disease threats in SE Asia Dr.Theerapat Prayurasiddhi Deputy Director General, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Thailand

2 Disease + Wildlife Human!

3 Wildlife Sources!

4 Wildlife Sources: Case Study in Thailand! 1. Protected Areas and Outside Protected Areas 2. Illegal wildlife trade 3. Lost / Abandoned / Injured wildlife

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6 2. Illegal Wildlife Trade

7 3. Lost / Abandoned / Injured wildlife Lost / Abandoned / Injured wildlife

8 Challenges

9 Challenges 1. Wildlife without Border 2. ASEAN Economic Community 3. Illegal Wildlife Trade

10 Wildlife Health Management

11 1. Illegal Wildlife Trade Control!

12 2. Developing Wildlife Breeding Center/ Wildlife Health Center

13 3. Wildlife Health Control 1. Species idennficanon 2. Wildlife health check up 3. QuaranNne and IsolaNon 4. Illness/ Death wildlife case - Diagnosis and Treatment - Post- mortem examina2on/laboratory - Preven2on and control 5. Recovery health

14 4. Surveillance and Monitoring Emerging Diseases Planning! Set up 31 mobile units prevent and control emerging diseases Surveillance emerging diseases Knowledge and research in wildlife Monitoring from website Working with Ministry of Agriculture and Coopera2ves and Ministry of Health Etc.

15 5. OccupaNon Health and Safety Personal health and hygeine Human Health check up Human Vaccina2on Programs e.g. Rabies,Tetanus and Influenza vaccine

16 6. Research & Monitoring

17 1. Avian Flu Surveillance Program in Wild Birds ! 1. Captured 82 species of wild birds to check their swab for avian influenza 2. Set up 31 mobile units to control the epidemic of bird flu

18 3. Bird migration study by using satellite transmitter : Brown-headed Gull, Opened Bill Stork!

19 3.1 MigraNon Routes Brown- headed Gull!

20 3.2 Satellite tracking of Asian- Opened Bill Stock!

21 4. Bird Banding Study! To monitor the migratory routes, 19 species of birds were ringed and atached leg flag every year. Cannon nets and mist nets were used to capture the bird for banding!

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23 Migratory routes from birds banding

24 Migratory routes from birds banding Great Knot!

25 Species Record of birds with the leg flag in foreign country Asian Dowitcher 4 Bar-tailed Godwit 100 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Black-winged Stilt 1 Broad-billed Sandpiper 41 Common Redshank 15 Curlew Sandpiper 38 Great Knot 49 Greater Sand Plover 6 Grey Plover 1 Lesser Sand Plover 23 Marsh Sandpiper 6 Red Knot 25 Red-necked Stint 41 Ruddy Turnstone 7 Sanderling 7 Spoon-billed Sandpiper 3 Terek Sandpiper 5 Total 18 sp. 374

26 2. Emerging InfecNous Disease Surveillance Program in Wildlife (2013)! 2.1 Collect the swabs, urine and fecal samples from birds, fruit bats and insec2vorous bats to search for emerging diseases such as avian flu and nipah virus.

27 2.2 Wildlife ecological research -Bird migration study -Mapping of migratory water bird population -Mapping of roosting sites and breeding colony of water birds. -Surveying of bat caves and roosting sites in Thailand.!

28 2.2 Wildlife ecological research (Conti.) The study on the viral pathogen in non human primate at Khao Chagun, Sakaew Province. The study on the viral pathogen in the illegal trade of non human primate. Surveillance of Salmonella spp. Isolated from illegal reptiles trade.

29 7. Wildlife Impact on Human and Environment

30 Impact 1. Disturb / Crop Damage 2. Human Health

31 7.1 Human- Elephant Conflict! Location: 60 Protected Areas! "! Management:! Elephant Health Checking Eco- tourism and Agricultural Tourism Decreasing Conflict between human and elephant Conserva2on Network!

32 7.2 Monkey- Human Conflict in the Urban Community! 183 Sites 47 Provinces 90 Districts

33 7.3 Livestock Impacts

34 7.4 Alien Species Impacts!

35 Management! Wildlife Disease Control Decreasing Conflict between human and wildlife Conserva2on Network!

36 8. Capacity Building Emerging and Re- Emerging Disease Control Personal ProtecNve Equipment (PPE) Etc.

37 9. Public Awareness

38 10. CollaboraNon among related agencies National Level: 1.1 Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives 1.2 Ministry of Public Health 1.3 etc. 2. International Level 2.1 Region 2.2 Global 4 5 6

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40 Saving our wildlife Securing our future

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