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Canadian Laboratory Response to an Animal Health Emergency:

Explore the Canadian laboratory response to Avian Influenza in BC, examining key components like the FADES plan, role of provincial diagnostic labs, mortality disposal, communication strategies, local expertise, animal welfare considerations, and industry planning. Uncover crucial insights to improve preparedness for future animal health emergencies.

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Canadian Laboratory Response to an Animal Health Emergency:

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  1. Canadian Laboratory Response to an Animal Health Emergency: Recent Experiences with Avian Influenza in BC R Lewis BCMAFF May 2004

  2. Lessons Learned • FADES plan • Role of provincial diagnostic laboratory • Mortality disposal • Communication • Local expertise • Animal welfare • Industry planning

  3. FADES Plan • Agreements with industry in writing • Involve industry • Involve municipalities • Provincial emergency program very valuable in strategic thinking, planning, coordination…

  4. Role of the Provincial Laboratory • Laboratory knows and understands their industry – level of trust with producers • CFIA must understand role and capabilities of provincial diagnostic laboratories e.g. if DL has molecular diagnostics capability, primers should be available for likely FAD • Establish common testing protocols in advance of outbreak • Role for CAHLN?

  5. Mortality Disposal • Role must be clarified for municipal gov’ts re landfills, municipal incinerators • Important role for Ministry of Environment • Private companies responsible for composting or moving mortalities: • Aware of disease issues? • Knowledge of controlling disease spread? • Are activities monitored?

  6. Communications • Share information within and between agencies; with the public and producers • Define role for public health if a zoonotic disease • Tele-seminar for industry associations worked well • News conferences valuable • Daily situation reports and media clippings • Hot line for perceived biosecurity infractions to allow for corrections • Phone line for producer suggestions may be helpful

  7. Local Expertise • Veterinarians – private and public have much to offer • Producer associations provide expertise on production information

  8. Animal Welfare • SPCA veterinarians • Must provide adequate training for depopulation crews i.e. ensure aware of types of production and sensitive to impacts on producer and his/her birds

  9. Industry Role • Industry needs a planning group to respond to disease or other emergency situations • Currently developing a local “Disease Response Plan” for poultry diseases

  10. Biosecurity • Document status before outbreak • Identify all shortcomings including commodity-specific risk activities • Industry must actively participate in additional biosecurity measures to prevent recurrence • Enforcement?

  11. Lessons Learned • FADES plan • Role of provincial diagnostic laboratory • Mortality disposal • Communication • Local expertise • Animal welfare • Industry planning

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