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Animals and Emergency Response: Integration of the Veterinary Community with the Emergency Response Community

Animals and Emergency Response: Integration of the Veterinary Community with the Emergency Response Community. Dr. Bethany Grohs U.S. EPA. Stating the Problem.

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Animals and Emergency Response: Integration of the Veterinary Community with the Emergency Response Community

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  1. Animals and Emergency Response: Integration of the Veterinary Community with the Emergency Response Community Dr. Bethany Grohs U.S. EPA R3 Emergency Response Conference

  2. Stating the Problem • Death is a sad but inescapable fact of farming life. Sheep especially have a quite remarkable propensity for dropping dead at a moment's notice, but any farming operation involving livestock, no matter how well ordered, will have its share of casualties. R3 Emergency Response Conference

  3. Historic Solution R3 Emergency Response Conference

  4. New Paradigms R3 Emergency Response Conference

  5. U.S. Capitol Response:Anthrax and Ricin R3 Emergency Response Conference

  6. World Trade Center R3 Emergency Response Conference

  7. Foot and Mouth Disease R3 Emergency Response Conference

  8. Changes to Emergency Response • Agroterrorism awareness • Increased interagency coordination • NIMS, NAR, All-hazards, ICS • One Medicine Approach R3 Emergency Response Conference

  9. “What it really did for us is raise the importance of animal health to an issue of national security”Dr. Marc Mattix, MT Dept Livestock R3 Emergency Response Conference

  10. Why be concerned? The United States is vulnerable to agroterrorism - Inadequate plans to deal with an attack - Current system deals with unintentional threats Countering Agricultural Bioterrorism National Research Council, 2002 “There are not enough appropriately trained veterinarians capable of recognizing and treating exotic diseases of livestock in the US. Other types of expertise required for dealing with agricultural diseases are lacking.” - Congressional Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving WMDs, 2002 R3 Emergency Response Conference

  11. What’s at stake? • $1.2 Trillion in economic activity (2002) • 2.8 Million workers (1994) • Exports are our lifeblood • $56.2 billion exported in Ag commodities (2003) • US Share of global production (2002) • 39% of corn • 38% of soybeans • 8% of wheat R3 Emergency Response Conference

  12. Animal Movement • Mixing of animals at auction markets • More than 5 million cattle pass through every year • Transported via trucks • Dissemination of • pathogens to • animals or fomites R3 Emergency Response Conference

  13. Bioterrorism Biological agents targeting humans, animals, or plants Agroterrorism Bio, chem, rad agents targeting agriculture or its components • Livestock • Food Supply • Crops • Industry • Workers R3 Emergency Response Conference

  14. U.S. Agriculture Vulnerable • Dispersed geographically, concentrated operations • Herd susceptibility • Economic impact – diseases halt import/export • Agents are easy to obtain & disseminate • Non-attributional R3 Emergency Response Conference

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