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Viewing cable 06RANGOON1679, BURMA: AI UPDATE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06RANGOON1679 2006-11-13 10:15 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Rangoon
VZCZCXRO6041
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH
DE RUEHGO #1679/01 3171015
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 131015Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY RANGOON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5415
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 1238
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 0015
RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA 4391
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 3614
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 7113
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 4723
RUEHVI/AMEMBASSY VIENNA 0049
RUEHCI/AMCONSUL CALCUTTA 0976
RUEHCN/AMCONSUL CHENGDU 0980
RUDKIA/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 0716
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHDC
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON DC
RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA GA
RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 RANGOON 001679 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS; PACOM FOR FPA; USDA FOR FAS/PECAD, 
FAS/CNMP, FAS/AAD, APHIS; BANGKOK FOR USAID:JMACARTHUR, 
APHIS:NCARDENAS, ESTH:JWALLER AND CDC; CDC ATLANTA FOR CCID 
AND COGH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
SUBJECT: BURMA: AI UPDATE 
 
REF: A. RANGOON 1503 
 
     B. RANGOON 1249 
 
RANGOON 00001679  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1. (U) Summary: GOB authorities have not reported any new 
cases of Avian Influenza in Burma since the outbreak in 
poultry in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions was contained in 
April 2006.  On October 30, the government imposed a ban on 
the import and use of AI vaccine, as well as on animal bones 
and meat powder.  The UN's Senior Coordinator on AI, David 
Nabarro, visited Burma in mid-October and praised Burma's 
cooperation with WHO and FAO on AI issues.  WHO and FAO 
conducted a series of workshops on vaccination contingency 
plans, surveillance, and early warning.  End summary. 
 
2.  (SBU) On October 30, the GOB imposed a ban on the import 
and use of AI vaccines in Burma.  Dr. Maung Maung Kyin, 
former Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) 
epidemiologist and current FAO advisor, explained that the 
GOB would only use vaccination as a final measure, if all 
other efforts to contain a future outbreak have failed.  He 
said that commercial poultry farmers want to vaccinate their 
flocks, but the government refused to approve vaccine 
imports, and advised poultry breeders not to vaccinate. 
 
3. (SBU) Authorities warned that if a private breeder 
violated the ban, the GOB would cull all poultry and evacuate 
people in the affected area.  The LBVD currently inspects all 
large farms every three months and issues "AI-free" 
certificates.  LBVD plans to extend the inspection program to 
small and medium-sized farms soon.  Maung Maung Kyin admitted 
that farmers may attempt to smuggle the vaccine illegally 
over the border, but, he said, the GOB had a good chance to 
detect any vaccination efforts through its regular program of 
sero-surveillance of poultry.  LBVD also instituted a ban on 
the import of animal bones and meat powder to prevent the 
spread of infectious diseases. 
 
International Cooperation Continues 
----------------------------------- 
4. (U) Two representatives from RAND, including one American, 
joined international experts and local facilitators at a 
tabletop exercise on October 16.  On 18 October, David 
Nabarro, the UN Senior Coordinator for Avian Influenza, 
visited Burma as part of a regional trip.  He met with WHO, 
UNDP, Ministry of Livestock and Ministry of Health officials, 
as well as representatives of key donors.  Nabarro later told 
reporters that he was impressed by the high level of 
vigilance in the country, and praised Burma for its open and 
cooperative approach on AI issues. 
 
5. (SBU) With Japanese funding, FAO and LBVD hosted a 
workshop to develop animal vaccination contingency plans for 
Burma on October 24 and 25.  An American consultant to FAO, 
David Castellan, led sessions on "Role and Use of Vaccination 
in Current OIE and FAO Recommendations for the Prevention and 
Control of HPAI H5N1," and "Contingency Plan for Control of 
HPAI H5N1 in Burma."  On November 8, LVBD Director General 
Maung Maung Nyunt told econoff that he had just received 
agreement in principle from the Minister of Livestock and 
Fisheries to adopt Castellan's Vaccination Contingency 
Planning recommendations. 
 
6. (SBU) On November 8-10, AusAID funded a FAO/LBVD workshop 
on Surveillance and Early Reporting of HPAI, and Dr. 
Castellan led sessions on Epidemiology, Field Investigations, 
and Laboratory Training Needs.  In the opening address, Maung 
Maung Nyunt reiterated the GOB's commitment to following 
 
RANGOON 00001679  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
ASEAN, OIE, FAO and Kunming Initiative guidelines.  On the 
margins of the workshop, Maung Maung Nyunt told us that the 
Yunnan government had provided 200,000 Yuan to equip four 
labs LBVD had constructed on the Burma/Thai and Burma/China 
borders.  LBVD personnel stationed at these labs conduct 
active and passive surveillance of the surrounding farms, as 
well as checking poultry imports and exports.  The DG also 
said he plans to attend a JICA-sponsored meeting on the 
Thai/Burma border to address trans-boundary AI issues, and a 
meeting about migratory wild birds and AI in early December. 
 
Compensation Begins 
------------------- 
7. (U) At an earlier meeting with emboff, Maung Maung Nyunt 
described the GOB's compensation plan for farmers affected by 
the extensive culling carried out in March and April to 
eradicate AI-infected poultry.  The government has begun to 
give affected farmers long-term leases for plots of land on 
the outskirts of their villages.  The GOB hopes to encourage 
the creation of poultry zones further away from population 
centers.  The DG said that many villagers do not want farmers 
to establish poultry farms within village limits.  Farmers 
will also be eligible to receive free or discounted day-old 
chicks, building materials, and electricity from the GOB. 
The FAO provided funding for the purchase and import of 
breeding chicken pairs to begin local production of day-old 
chicks.  LBVD also has distributed cell phones to farm 
extension workers to facilitate communication and reporting 
on AI in rural areas. 
 
8. (SBU) Comment: The GOB continues to work closely and 
cooperatively with international organizations and foreign 
governments to strengthen its ability to identify and combat 
AI.  It knows it has a long way yet to go, but readily 
accepts and adopts international recommendations and 
guidelines.  LBVD and Ministry of Health officials make a 
point of thanking the US for reacting first to the 
March-April outbreak and for our expertise in the field.  The 
mid-level bureaucrats and technicians who attend FAO- and 
WHO-sponsored workshops do not have much decision making 
authority, but are sending evaluations and recommendations to 
those who do.  The GOB also appears willing to cooperate with 
the country's neighbors, who are both a potential source of 
AI transmission across the border and are the most 
immediately vulnerable to new AI outbreaks originating in 
Burma.  End comment. 
VILLAROSA