The Wisconsin Animal Disease Emergency Response Plan

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TheWisconsin Animal Disease Emergency Response
Plan

• Dr. Gerald Ruch
• Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and
  Consumer Protection

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Wisconsin Biosecurity Workgroup

• The information in this presentation was
  developed through a coordinated project of
  University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative
  Extension Department of Agriculture, Trade and
  Consumer Protection, Division of Animal Health
  University of Wisconsin-Madison College of
  Agricultural and Life Sciences and School of
  Veterinary Medicine and U.S. Department of
  Agriculture, APHIS, Veterinary Services.
  

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Foot and Mouth Disease

• Highly contagious
• Affects cloven-hooved animals
• Exists worldwide

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Foot and Mouth Disease

• The federal policy of the United States is
  tokeep FMD out of the country and maintain an
  FMD-free status.
• FMD is an example of an animal disease requiring
  an emergency response plan.

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What if an FMD outbreak occurred in the US?
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Emergency response

• State Veterinarian/USDA-Area
• Veterinarian-in-Charge
• Responsibility Would co-coordinate the
  emergency response by working with WEM and other
  state agencies to provide needed support at field
  level.

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Emergency response

• Wisconsin Emergency Management
• Responsibility Would assist Agriculture
  officials in coordination of state resources to
  support response efforts.

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Emergency response

• USDA Regional Emergency Animal Disease
  Eradication Organization (READEO)
• Responsibility Would mobilize federal
  agriculture resources to assist in response. May
  act in support of multiple states.

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Emergency response

• Eastern Region Team Leader
• Responsibility Would join State Veterinarian
  and USDA AVIC in the states Emergency Operations
  Center. Would coordinate Federal resources with
  FEMA senior agent.

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Emergency response

• Industry Liaison
• Responsibility Provides industry support to
  response and coordinates industry resources to
  assist. Acts as liaison to all industry groups
  effected by outbreak. Assures that industry
  interests are addressed.

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Participating Agencies

• Emergency Operations Center
• DATCP
• Wisconsin Emergency Management
• USDA/APHIS
• Dept. of Transportation
• DNR
• Dept. of Administration
• Red Cross
• Dept. of Corrections
• 
  continued.

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Participating Agencies

• Emergency Operations Center (continued.)
• Dept. of Justice
• Dept. of Military Affairs
• University of Wisconsin
• Dept. of Health Family Services
• WVMA
• Dept. of Commerce
• PSC
• Dept. of Workforce Development

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Field Operations Center

• Incident Commander (Assistant State
  Veterinarian)
• DATCP/Division of Animal Health Emergency
  Coordinator/ Head Field Ops Unit
• County Sheriff(s)
• County Emergency Manager(s)
• Division of Animal Health Public Information
  Officer

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Field Operations Center

• County Extension Agent(s)
• Division of Animal Health District Veterinarian
• Division of Animal Health Inspector/ Compliance
  Officer
• Head of Administration Unit
• Head of Technical Support Unit
• Industry Representatives

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Field Administration

• Contracts and Leases
• Finance
• Information Resources
• Personnel and Safety
• Procurement and Supply
• Vehicles

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Field Operations

• Appraisal
• Biosecurity and Surveillance
• Cleaning and Disinfection
• Diagnosis and Inspection
• Field Epidemiology
• Regulatory Enforcement
• Vaccination
• Vector Control
• Euthanasia
• Disposal

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Technical Support

• Animal Welfare
• Database Systems
• Disease Reporting
• Disease Specialist
• Economics
• Environmental Impact
• Epidemiology and Risk Assessment
• Orientation and Training
• Vaccine Evaluation
• Wildlife

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Summary

• A federal, state and local, response is required
  in an animal disease emergency
• Everyone will be needed to assist in combating
  and containing the disease
• The biggest key will be our collective ability to
  get an early diagnosis and quick response

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Wisconsin Biosecurity Workgroup

• University of Wisconsin-Extension
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• CALS/Veterinary Medicine
• University of Wisconsin-River Falls Department of
  Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, APHIS, Veterinary
  Services.