Knowledge of Exotic Animal Diseases and Response Measures

1. Exotic Disease Response Knowledge of Exotic Animal Diseases and Response Measures

2. Training Agenda During this session we will cover: • Disease categories • Disease information • Response measures • Relevant legislation.

3. What you will learn By the end of this module you will be able to: • Identify which animal diseases, are listed by the OIE • Describe a range of exotic diseases • Describe response systems, timeframes, structures • Explain your duties and responsibilities under relevant legislation.

4. Knowledge Checks • Are not designed to Pass or Fail you! • Make sure you have understood what you have learned before moving on to the next module. • You can refer to your reference material (Workbook, handouts etc.) if you need to. • If you haven’t achieved 100% accuracy, I’ll provide some help before we move on to the next topic.

5. 1: Disease categories Objective By the end of this topic you will be able to: • Identify which animal diseases and pests of animals, are listed by the OIE

6. Unwanted organisms causing disease Bacteria Viruses Other micro-organisms

7. Unwanted organisms (pests) External parasites Internal parasites

8. Zoonotic diseases • Diseases of animals transmissible to man • 75% of emerging diseases are zoonotic • Needs to be considered when determining measures taken and precautions required during a response

9. 2: Disease information Objective By the end of this topic you will be able to: • Describe a range of exotic diseases and the likely response measures for those diseases.

10. 3: Response measures Objective By the end of this topic you will be able to: • Describe response systems, timeframes, structures.

11. Response measures depend on • Herd immunity • Infectivity • Cycle interruption • Portal of entry • Route of transmission • Portal of exit • Reservoir • Ecology of the agent.

12. MAF response measures GENERIC Response measures DISEASE SPECIFIC RESPONSE SPECIFIC Objectives & plans

13. Overall structures National Co-ordination Response Centre FORT FORT FORT Restricted Place Restricted Place Restricted Place Restricted Place Restricted Place

14. Response phases Initial Report Post Response Investigation Stand- down Response

15. Phase 1: Initial Report • Farmer or vet rings MAF 0800 emergency line with report of suspicious disease • Details are taken and decision made on whether to investigate (Duty ED Investigator).

16. Phase 2: Investigation • Objectives and plan prepared for the investigation (Duty ED Investigator) • Investigation carried out on farm (Investigating Vet) • Investigation in lab (RC Investigators) • Notify NCC re results (Duty ED Investigator).

17. Phase 3: Response NCC RC FORT • Declare response (Director Biosecurity) • Prepare response objectives • Co-ordinate response • Prepares a response plan, • Activates FORTs, • Provides testing, advice, and management information services • Organism management • Surveillance • Movement control

18. Phase 4: Stand-down • NCC declares a stand-down when the disease is eliminated or controlled.

19. Phase 5: Post Response • Surveillance continues for a set time after stand-down.

20. Example response objectives • Maintain essential industries – milk collection • Determine spread within 2 weeks • Eradicate disease within 6 weeks.

21. 4: Relevant Legislation Objective By the end of this topic you will be able to: • Explain your duties and responsibilities under the: • HSNO Act • Animal Welfare Act • Resource Management Act.

22. HSNO Act, 1996 • Packaging, labelling and transport of biological samples • Use of hazardous substances – sprays, disinfectants, poisons, etc.

23. Animal Welfare Act, 1999 • Handling • Taking samples • Treatment • Humane killing.

24. Resource Management Act, 1991 Covers anything that may impact on the environment; • Digging holes • Burning • Discharge of milk, etc.