Secretarys Advisory Committee on Animal Health Veterinary Services

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health Veterinary Services Animal Disease Emergency Management: An Overview Jose R. Diez Associate Deputy Administrator U. S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services January 21, 2011 Safeguarding Animal Health 1

Emergency Management and Diagnostics • National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) • Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) • National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management (NCAHEM) Safeguarding Animal Health 2

National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management (NCAHEM) • Preparedness and Incident Coordination (PIC) • Interagency Coordination (IC) • National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS) Safeguarding Animal Health 3

Preparedness and Incident Coordination (PIC) New Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness and Response (FAD PRe. P) documents in 2010 • Case Definition Development Process • Overview of Information Management • Overview of the National Veterinary Stockpile • Overview of Modeling and Assessment Tools • Finance • Overview of the National Response Framework and National Incident Management System • Overview of Etiology and Ecology of HPAI • Surveillance • Health and Safety and PPE • Biosecurity • Cleaning and Disinfection • Communications • FMD Response Plan • HPAI Response Plan • Swine Industry Manual • Dairy Industry Manual Safeguarding Animal Health 4

Preparedness and Incident Coordination (PIC) In 2010 released: SECURE EGG SUPPLY PLAN Safeguarding Animal Health 5

Preparedness and Incident Coordination (PIC) New in 2010 VS Memo 580. 4 Flow Charts Available on-line at https: //fadprep. lmi. org Safeguarding Animal Health 6

Preparedness and Incident Coordination (PIC) FAD PRe. P documents at: https: //fadprep. lmi. org Go to the site to request a username and a password Safeguarding Animal Health 7

PIC- National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC) https: //naherc. sws. iastate. edu/ Safeguarding Animal Health 8

Interagency Coordination (IC) Slide represents all NCAHEM units Safeguarding Animal Health 9

Interagency Coordination (IC) Incident Management Levels Tier 3 Incident Management Tier 2 Tier 1 L/S Execution & Lead L/S/F Execution Sector Facilitation Sector Technical Lead and Coordination Sector Technical Authority Lead DHS Situational Awareness DHS Facilitation of Interagency Preparations to Support DHS Coordination Authority Local/State Incident Food and Agriculture Sector Managed Incident jointly managed by Federal, State, Local, and Private Sector Incident Magnitude Interagency Coordination • Sector emergency declaration • Sector Secretary requests DHS support • Presidential declaration Safeguarding Animal Health 11

Interagency Coordination (IC) • QUADS Countries: US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. UK and Ireland are involved as members of technical working groups. • Purpose: • Improved animal disease response arrangements, integrated training, ongoing stakeholder awareness and enhanced policy development. • Creating efficiencies by: – Considering common emergency preparedness issues – Facilitating technical exchange – Facilitating training opportunities • Reducing duplication and enhancing collaboration Safeguarding Animal Health 11

Organization of QUAD Working Groups and Technical Working Groups Animal Health QUADRILATERAL Animal Welfare WG Aquatic Animal WG Compartmentalization Technical Working Group Emergency Mgt** WG EAD Response Training Technical Working Group Germplasm Standards? WG Epi Team Technical Working Group ** EMWG WG Projects • IAHER; • FMD Comparison (2009 -10); • Course framework on use of Modelling in decision-making • International Network of Vaccine Banks for FMD Vaccine • Project Management for Technical Working groups [sub-groups] Safeguarding Animal Health DDD Technical Working Group Surveillance WG

Interagency Coordination (IC) • Disease Spread Modeling and Partnerships • Capitalize on national and international expertise • Coordinate epidemiologic and economic modeling efforts • Partners include veterinary epidemiologists, livestock health experts, computer programmers, agricultural economists, disease modelers, and other specialists involved in development and application of epidemiological and economic models Safeguarding Animal Health 13

Interagency Coordination (IC) • Test Exercises: FMD Exercise Series • USDA / FBI Table Top Exercise June 22, 2010 The exercise focused on bidirectional communication between the USDA and the FBI during animal and plant disease scenarios • USDA / FEMA Workshop and Table Top Exercise January 2011 Purpose of these exercises is to develop and exercise the process required for Federal–to-Federal support during a catastrophic animal or plant disease outbreak • FMD Functional Exercise Summer 2011 Purpose will be to test Federal inter-departmental response and State / Regional response to an FMD outbreak. Safeguarding Animal Health 14

Interagency Coordination (IC) 3 -D Tools • • Depopulation Disposal Disinfection APHIS Emergency Management Website • http: //www. aphis. usda. gov/emergency_response/tools/ aphis_role_emergency_tools_disposal_training. shtml Safeguarding Animal Health 15

Interagency Coordination (IC) Depopulation Research • Firearms for cattle • CO 2 for swine • Foam for poultry • Captive bolt for cattle Safeguarding Animal Health 16

Interagency Coordination (IC) Disposal Research • • • Pathogen fate, transport and persistence throughout disposal/treatment process (composting); Pathogen exposure risk during disposal/treatment (rendering); Disposal risk mitigation (rendering); Logistical infrastructure/standards for allowing movement from control zone; Decision support tools (cost/benefit/risk analyses); New technologies (gasifier) Safeguarding Animal Health 17

Interagency Coordination (IC) Decontamination Research • Generic disinfectant efficacy study at Plum Island (EPA); • Effectiveness of various cleaning technologies (EPA); • Return-to-normal operations SOPs (EPA/rendering Industry); • Cold weather decon SOPs (Canada) Safeguarding Animal Health 18

National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS) -Supplies, PPE, anti-virals, vaccines onsite in 24 hours -Commercial service contracts for people and equipment for depopulation, decontamination and disposal Safeguarding Animal Health 19

National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS) Contracts with commercial firms for 3 D Operations -Depopulation -Disposal of Carcasses -Disinfection Safeguarding Animal Health 20

National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS) Contracts-Emergency Transport • Iowa sample to FADDL Plum Island 3. 5 hours • Alabama sample to NVSL Ames, Iowa, 5 hours Safeguarding Animal Health 21

National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS) The NVS exercise program is designed to enhance the preparedness of Federal, State, Tribe, and Territories to logistically respond to damaging animal disease outbreaks. • • Annual In 2009, exercised with the Multi-State Partnership for Security in Agriculture (MSPSA) states (NE, IL, KY) In 2010 exercised with Southern Agriculture & Animal Disaster Response Alliance (SAADRA) states (MS, AL, and LA. IN 2011 planning full scale exercise with the Navajo Nation. SAADRA NVS Planning Workshop November 2009 Safeguarding Animal Health 22

Questions? Safeguarding Animal Health 23