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Current Activities Funded Research and Initiatives at Kansas State University

Protecting Public Health and Food Supplies: GIScience Research for Understanding Plant, Animal, and Human Biohazard Interactions.

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Current Activities Funded Research and Initiatives at Kansas State University

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  1. Protecting Public Health and Food Supplies:GIScience Research for Understanding Plant, Animal, and Human Biohazard Interactions Eric A. Bernard1, John A. Harrington2, J.M. Shawn Hutchinson2, Curtis L. Kastner3, Marty Vanier3, James P. Stack4,Bradley D. DeGroot5, and John C. Reese6 1Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning, 2Department of Geography, 3NABC, 4Department of Plant Pathology,5Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, 6Department of Entomology

  2. National Agriculture Biosecurity Center (NABC) www.k-state.edu/nabc/index.html Biosecurity Research Institute www.vet.ksu.edu/features/2003/bri.htm Food Science Institute www.foodsci.k-state.edu Great Plains Diagnostic Network www.gpdn.org Food Safety and Security www.fss.k-state.edu Geographic Information Systems Spatial Analysis Laboratory (GISSAL) www.ksu.edu/geography/faciliites/gissal.htm Current ActivitiesFunded Research and Initiatives at Kansas State University

  3. The ProblemProtecting Public Health and Food Supplies Four Key Food Safety and Security Issues Animal carcass disposal • Where is the best location? • Introduced species • Where are they are where are they going? • Plant disease • How fast is it spreading and where? • Animal disease • Can field syndrome information & reporting improve diagnosis & reaction time?

  4. Garden City, KS Cattle Feedlot 32,000 head capacity Arkansas River Animal Carcass DisposalScenario 1 - National Agricultural Biosecurity Consortium

  5. Animal Carcass DisposalScenario 1 - National Agricultural Biosecurity Consortium Finney County, Kansas Licensed Capacity of >330,000 CattleSource: KDHE

  6. Animal Carcass DisposalScenario 1 - National Agricultural Biosecurity Consortium

  7. Animal Carcass DisposalScenario 1 - National Agricultural Biosecurity Consortium

  8. Animal Carcass DisposalScenario 1 - National Agricultural Biosecurity Consortium

  9. Animal Carcass DisposalScenario 1 - National Agricultural Biosecurity Consortium Kansas has 6.65 million cattle in 2004 (7% US Herd) Source: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/livestock/pct-bb/catl0105.pdf

  10. Soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) Native to Asia Known vector for disease Confirmed in US on 8/15/00 Research funded by National Agricultural Biosecurity Center and USDA APHIS Introduced Species Scenario 2 – Monitoring and Predicting Exotic Insect Spread Photo credits: Greg Zolnerowich

  11. Introduced SpeciesScenario 2 – Monitoring and Predicting Exotic Insect Spread Ecological Niche Model – GARPMultidimensional approach for predicting the distributions of plants and animals (Stockwell and Noble 1992, Stockwell and Peters 1999).

  12. Introduced Species Scenario 2 – Monitoring and Predicting Exotic Insect Spread

  13. Introduced Species Scenario 2 – Monitoring and Predicting Exotic Insect Spread

  14. Plant Disease Scenario 3 – Great Plains Plant Diagnostic Network (GPDN) US Soybean Rust Detection and Aerobiological ModelingUSDA research conducted by Borchert et al. 2004

  15. REPORTING AND MAP ACCESS DEVELOP/DELIVERGIS APPLICATIONS DATA DISPLAYAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGNAND DATA STORAGE Plant Disease Scenario 3 – Great Plains Plant Diagnostic Network (GPDN) An Effective Communication & Analysis NetworkIntegrating IT, GIS, and Applications within Great Plains Diagnostic Network DATA PROCESSINGAND ANALYSIS

  16. Plant Disease Scenario 3 – Great Plains Plant Diagnostic Network (GPDN) • One of five regional networks comprising the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) established in 2002 by USDA and DHS. • Diagnostics – web-enabled microscopy to identify high risk pests or pathogens. • Communication – protocols to maintain secure and rapid transmission of information. • Training – develop skill diagnosticians and first detectors.

  17. Internet-based, livestock health surveillance. Mobile devices with veterinarians in the field Early detection, reporting and feedback for veterinarians K-State, Sandia National Laboratory, New Mexico State Supported by Homeland Security funds through the USDA and Kansas Animal Health Department. Animal DiseaseScenario 4 – Rapid Syndrome Validation Project (RSVP-A)

  18. Animal DiseaseScenario 4 – Rapid Syndrome Validation Project (RSVP-A)

  19. Animal DiseaseScenario 4 – Rapid Syndrome Validation Project (RSVP-A)

  20. Animal DiseaseScenario 4 – Rapid Syndrome Validation Project (RSVP-A)

  21. SummaryAccomplishments and Future Research GIScience On the Horizon… • Livestock tracking system • Agricultural biosecurity data model development • Environmental sensitivity and risk analysis • Agricultural “brownfield” mapping • Contaminant fate and transport modeling • Remote sensing – analysis of multiple images (e.g., real-time monitoring of plant disease spread/crop conditions, soil moisture monitoring for agriculture decision support)

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