Stop, Move, Depop and Disposal - What Happens in the Event of a Foreign Animal Disease? - Dr. Beth Thompson, Minnesota Board of Animal Health; Dr. Marie Culhane, University of Minnesota; David Preisler, CEO, Minnesota Pork Producers Association, from the 2020 Minnesota Pork Congress, held January 28 - 29, 2020, Minneapolis, MN, USA. More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_5bHW6MgRAxDHcrbY42-xvfSZdMGNdQD

1. What happens in the event of a foreign animal disease?
Beth Thompson, BAH David Preisler, MPB Marie Culhane, UMN

2. Is Minnesota prepared for an FAD?
Photo Credit: Dr. Gustavo Lopez, UMN
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3. United States FAD Preparedness and Response Goals are:
1. Detect, control, and contain
2. Eradicate (Depop /Disposal) and
stabilize
3. Facilitate continuity of business
• Provide science- and risk-based
approaches and systems to move
non-infected animals and non-
contaminated animal products.
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4. What Plans Have We Made in Minnesota to Manage an
Animal Disease Emergency?
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5. Pre-Event Planning and Communication in Minnesota
• Developing key relationships
• Monitoring and identifying risks
• Promote understanding of risks
• Preparation for adverse events
• Develop science-based response strategies
• Changes in behavior to reduce risk
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6. BestPLANSareDevelopedasa Partnership…
FADPrep
& COB
Plans
USDA
State Industry
Academic
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7. Emergency Diseases of Swine: MN Response
Beth Thompson, DVM | Executive Director
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8. What are our goals?
• Be prepared
• Fast Dx
• Fast response
(depop within 24 hours)
• Containment
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9. Be Prepared
• ICS structure in place
• ICP
• 2 months of supplies on hand
• Trained personnel
• Depop contractors with equipment
• A great lab!!!!
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10. Emergency Response Organizational Chart
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11. Initial response at the infected farm: What happens?
GOAL:
Safe and rapid
depopulation and
disposal of all animals at
the infected premises to
prevent spread of disease.
How?
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12. Depopulation of the Infected Premises
Work with your veterinarian to
develop a depopulation plan
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13. Above ground Burial project
DRS. BOB THALER & JOHN MCMAINE
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Foot & Mouth
Disease

14. Mr. Gary Flory
Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ)
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15. - Will it work in production scale?
- Will it work in other regions?
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16. 2 miles NW of
SDSU Campus
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17. Conduit for
6 thermal
probes into
carcasses
Ended up
with 44
carcasses
per each pit
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18. Pits are covered with
fill dirt and cattle
panel fence around
each pit. Also set up
a game cameras to
monitor predators
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19. 1st worms found on Nov 19th
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23. What else is done to stop a disease from spreading?
Containment
• Movement Standstills
• Biosecurity increased
• Control areas established
• Quarantines in place
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24. STOP
What is a Movement Standstill?
National Movement Standstill
• If ASF detected in commercial swine farms it could spread by interstate commerce
• 24-hour movement standstill of US swine recommended.
• STOP sending and receiving live swine, semen and embryos.
• Geographic region affected by the standstill based on the location(s) of detection(s),
known epidemiological information, and the associated swine network(s) of infected
swine.
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25. When a Foreign Animal Disease is Detected, What Happens?
• In an FAD outbreak, quarantine and movement control are
critical activities for an effective FAD response effort.
• By restricting the movement of infected animals, animal
products, and contaminated fomites, quarantine and movement
control play a significant role in stopping disease spread.
• Quarantines will be implemented for Infected, Suspect, and
Contact Premises.
• Movement controls will be implemented for At-Risk and
Monitored Premises within a Control Area (CA).
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26. Identification of Premises in a Control Area
Suspect Premises
Contact Premises
Infected Premises
Contact Premises
Suspect Premises
At-Risk Premises
Contact Premises (CP)
Premises with swine that
may have been exposed to
ASF, either directly or
indirectly, including but not
limited to exposure to
animals, animal products,
fomites, or people from
Infected Premises.
Suspect Premises (SP)
Premises under investigation due to the presence of
swine reported to have clinical signs compatible with
ASF. This is intended to be a short-term premises
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27. Network Control
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28. FAD Preparedness and Response Goals
Updated in 2013
1. Detect, control, and contain
• Control Areas, Quarantines)
2. Eradicate (Depop /Disposal) and stabilize
3. Facilitate continuity of business
• Provide science- and risk-based approaches and systems to
move non-infected animals and non-contaminated animal
products.
• The Secure Food Supply Plans were developed to minimize the
unintended consequences of the response
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29. Quarantine & Movement Controls will be placed on MANY Producers
– Even if NOT INFECTED
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/04/08/avian-flu-running-tally
nnesota Board of Animal Health and Department of Agriculture
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30. With so many producers potentially affected, need an efficient
response àrequires partnership & shared knowledge
• Regulatory agencies have to
drive the car
• State/Feds have to control the
disease
• Industry (YOU) know how the
engine works
• Disease eradication will be more
efficient with your input
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31. Lessons Learned from 2015 HPAI in Minnesota
“It (the 2015 HPAI outbreak) became so
large, so quickly that it was an all hands on
deck situation. The good relationship
between the (MN) BAH and industry and
size of outbreak broke down barriers.”
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32. Why did the collaboration happen?
• Questions IC needed help answering
• BAH reached out to industry
• Result of ongoing relationship with the BAH avian
program - the Emergency Disease Management
Committee (EDMC)
• For program diseases primarily
• With and without indemnity
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33. Formed the EDMC for Swine in Minnesota
•OVERALL GOAL:
• to enhance awareness, address
gaps, and develop the
preparedness and response
plans for swine disease
emergencies in Minnesota.
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34. Formation of an EDMC for Swine in Minnesota
• RATIONALE:
• Real/potentially devastating African Swine Fever (ASF) threat
• Existing ASF plans not adequately developed.
• A functional EDMC for Swine in MN will address high impact swine diseases of
concern, helping develop plans
• Advisory to the BAH response
PRIOR TO AN EMERGENCY that are:
• practical,
• proactive, and
• scientifically sound.
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35. 66 MEMBERS:
• ALL FACETS of MN Pork Industry ~ 10% of sows in the USA
• Integrated/Semi-Integrated Systems,
• Independent Farms (all sizes), Niche farms
• MN Packers/Processors (and region as appropriate)
• Swine Veterinarians from Companies, Clinics, Consulting
• State / Federal Regulatory Agents
• (MDA, BAH, USDA, others per disease)
• Industry Group representatives from MPB, IPPA
• Academicians from U of MN -VDL, CVM, Extension, CFANS
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36. Outcomes of the EDMC for Swine in Minnesota
• Develop plans for Key Elements of the Disease Response
• Disease Preparedness
• Communication
• Surveillance
• Information Management
• Biosecurity and Quarantine
• Permitted movement control / risk-based disease management
• Mass depopulation, euthanasia, and disposal
• Cleaning and disinfection
• Wildlife management and vector control
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37. What can YOU do to prepare for an FAD?
EDMC outcomes are strategic ways to build on the Secure Pork Supply Plan guidelines
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38. How do YOU prepare for an FAD?
VALIDATED and ACCURATE PINs are NEEDED to facilitate rapid response
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39. The Time to Plan and Prepare is NOW
• Relationships are key and need to
be formed BEFORE disaster strikes
• Industry-Government-Academia in
a public-private partnership
• All stakeholders providing input to
sustain an effective and efficient
response
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