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CVM’s Vet erinary L aboratory R esponse N etwork What’s happened in 2011 Renate Reimschuessel, VMD, PhD. OR Organizational Chart. Vet-LRN’s MISSION.

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  1. CVM’s Veterinary Laboratory Response NetworkWhat’s happened in 2011Renate Reimschuessel, VMD, PhD

  2. OR Organizational Chart

  3. Vet-LRN’s MISSION To promote human and animal health bycollaborating with veterinary diagnostic laboratoriesto provide scientific information, to build laboratory capacity andto train scientistsinvestigating CVM regulated products(animal feeds/animal drugs)

  4. Vet-LRNVeterinary Laboratory Response Network How:Develop infrastructure through Communications network, Cooperative agreement/Grants/Contracts, Training exercises

  5. Need a system to help investigate potential pet/livestock food/medicine related disease CVM is developing a new network similar to the FERN system (smaller)

  6. Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks (ICLN)WHAT ABOUT OTHER LABORATORY NETWORKS? State Commerce Interior EPA Energy Homeland Security Agriculture HHS Justice Defense

  7. Vet-LRNVeterinary Laboratory Response Network And Why do we need it?

  8. Lab work Animal is sick Vet bills Contact FDA Was it the food?

  9. What does CVM want? Veterinary Records Collect Feed samples More Tests? Necropsy? Histopathology? Who Pays? Who Pays?

  10. Vet-LRN can help CVMinvestigations • To diagnose feed or drug adverse events in matrices not commonly encountered in food testing laboratories • eg. Non- typical animal feed • eg. Animal dies, but none of the feed is available for testing -need to test tissues/blood

  11. Food labs are used to food Feeder fish

  12. Food labs are used to food

  13. Food labs are not used to some foods for animals:

  14. Food labs are not used to diagnostic samples:

  15. Vet-LRN Works with other networks but Vet-LRN needs to be at CVM 1 Program DirectorWrites RFA’sInteracts with the labs on CVM projectsReceives data from the projectsWrites reports 1 Support ScientistAssists in these projectsConducts in-house investigations microbiology/chemistry

  16. Vet-LRN 1 Liaison with OSC Monitors incoming complaints Interacts with emergency response groups Assists in response study coordination1 Contract chemist Responsible for setting up new laboratory equipment dedicated to Vet-LRN Developing validation and proficiency protocols Conducting in-house testing1 Commissioners' Fellow (Oct 2011- 2 year term) Major responsibility 2012 Chicken Jerky Testing Coordination and evaluationThese are all tasks that cannot be done by outside networks

  17. Vet-LRNVeterinary Laboratory Response Network How do we decide what we need to investigate? • Discussions with Office of Surveillance and Compliance • Discussions with consumer complaint coordinatorsDiscussions with veterinary laboratories • Discussions with clinicians • Coordinate with other FDA groups Animal Feed Safety System, EOPS, ORA, CORE, PetNet

  18. 2011 Projects - Chemistry • Optimize MS-LC melamine and cyanuric acid method in pig muscle, liver, kidney and urine. • Goal – increase proficiency and capacity • 3 FERN USDA laboratories • Arizona State Public Health Laboratory • New Hampshire Public Health Laboratory • Washington State Public Health Laboratory

  19. 2011-2012 Projects- Micro Evaluate pet feeds for bacterial pathogens Salmonella Listeria E. coli 0157H7 generic E. coli Goal – increase proficiency and capacity 6 FERN FDA laboratories FL Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services MI Dept of Agriculture MN Dept of Agriculture NC Dept of Agriculture OH Dept of Agriculture WA Dept of Agriculture 2011 - regular kibble 2012 - raw diets and exotic feed

  20. Stakeholder Meeting March 2011 Met with Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories to: Develop contacts with CVM Describe capabilities Describe needs

  21. Who was at the stakeholder meeting? 8 1 1 10 FERN 15 AAVLD 9 FERN 19 AAVLD 21 NAHLN 21 NAHLN

  22. Pacific Region Vet-LRN Laboratories Southwest Region 2nd Tier Vet-LRN Laboratories Central Region Pending Vet-LRN Laboratories Northeast Region Southeast Region Vet-LRN Laboratories by FERN Regions Guelph

  23. Vet-LRN’s Website http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/ScienceResearch/ucm247334.htm

  24. CVM Vet-LRN RFA 2011 Evaluation of Salmonella in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Pets a Vet-LRN Program Cooperative Agreement Goal – gain further insight into the frequency of Salmonella infected companion animals increase proficiency and capacity 11 Laboratories will develop standardized protocol for methods and patient selection 1100 symptomatic and 1100 asymptomatic fecal samples will be analyzed Protocols have been standardized, IACUC approvals in, Client Consent forms, Brochure describing the project created Labs have already processed more than 600 samples

  25. Vet-LRN Cases During end of 2011 Multiple case investigations by Vet-LRN and our participating laboratories Cases include: small animal, exotic, livestock, fish Chicken JERKY

  26. Diagnostic Laboratory Feed contamination database • Last information from diagnostic laboratories compiled up through 2006 • Only listed chemicals • Current DB will request info on microbial and chemical events

  27. Proficiency testing • Collaboration with the Moffett Center to administer 4 PT tests during FY 2012 • Salmonella (2) + 2 chemicals (copper+TBD) • To support proficiency testing requirements of accrediting organizations

  28. CVM Vet-LRN RFA 2012 CVM Vet-LRN Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Program PA12-194 Posted June 4, 2012 Closing Date July 2, 2012

  29. Plans for 2012-2013 • Work with AAVLD to develop a proficiency (round robin) program which will fulfill needs of both Vet-LRN and AAVLD • Provide new instruments to Vet-LRN labs to speed up certain chemical or microbial tests. • Provide training on new instruments • Participate in National preparedness exercises

  30. Goals Enhance communication between CVM and Veterinary Diagnostic LaboratoriesStakeholder meeting, monthly updates Provide scientific information to CVM Salmonella RFA, FERN Collaborations Build Laboratory CapacityDeveloped networkProficiency testing started 2012 Become part of ICLN May 2012-accepted as a member network of ICLN

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