Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner Division of Animal Industry Dr. Thomas J. Holt, State Veterinarian February 20, 2012 Division of Animal Industry Director: Dr. Thomas Holt, State Veterinarian Assistant Director: Ms. Leigh Humphreys Bureau Chief, Animal Disease Control: Dr. William Jeter Bureau Chief, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratories: Dr. Alice Agasan District 1 Cottondale (850) 718-0459 Supervisor-Dennis Stokes VMO (Federal)-Dr. Pat Berger (850) 260-2106 State Budget $ 7,550,000 3 District 3 Ocala Division Headquarters Tallahassee (850) 410-0900 Director: Dr. Thomas Holt (850) 410-0909 Assistant Director: Ms. Leigh Humphreys (850) 410-0930 Bureau Chief: Dr. William Jeter (850) 410-0942 ACP Administrator: Mr. Ed Poppell (850) 410-0923 Program Managers Emergency Programs - Dr. Greg Christy (850) 410-0902 & Joe Kight (850) 410-0920 Small Animals- Dr. Sam Lamb (850) 410-0950 Equine - Dr. Michael Short (850) 410-0901 Bovine - Dr. Diane Kitchen (850) 410-0940 Animal Traceability - Stephen Monroe (850) 410-0944 Division of Animal Industry Funding Federal Grants - USDA $ 1,100,000 District 2 Live Oak Domestic Security (386) 330-5751 Grants Supervisor-Dana DeJarnatt VMO (State)-Dr. Hank Doten (352) 745-2544 $ 240,500 District 4 Winter Haven (863) 297-3974 Supervisor-Kenny Westerman VMO (State)-Dr. John Crews (863) 698-4249 District 5 Arcadia (863) 993-4732 Supervisor-John Court VMO (State)-Vacant 5 4 6 Live Oak Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (386) 330-5700 Bureau Chief: Dr. Alice Agasan (321) 697-1405 Director: Dr. James Maxwell (386) 330-5730 (352) 620-3441 Supervisor-Frank Markham VMO (Federal)-Dr. John Jones (352) 266-3844 Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (321) 697-1400 Bureau Chief: Dr. Alice Agasan (321) 697-1405 Director: Dr. James Maxwell (321) 697-1423 District 6 Okeechobee (863) 462-5171 Supervisor-Victor Crews VMO (Fed.)-Dr. Nancy Reimer (772) 323-7723 Small Ruminants/Poultry - Dr. Pam Hunter (850) 410-0947 4/14/11 2 1
Division of Animal Industry Staffing 126.5 Positions 17 Veterinarians 6 PhDs Field Inspectors, Supervisors, Laboratory Technicians, Administrative Support State Budget $ 7,550,000 Federal Grants USDA 1,100,000 Domestic Security Grants 240,500 3 Mission: Division of Animal Industry To protect animal and public health To protect and ensure economic viability of animal agriculture and food production 4 2
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner Division of Animal Industry Serves to protect animal and public health in Florida by preventing, controlling, and eradicating certain serious animal diseases. Regulating and Monitoring Animal Movements Maintaining Routine Animal Disease Surveillance Investigating and Characterizing Emerging or suspected Foreign Animal Diseases Tracing Diseased and Exposed Animals Implementing Disease Control and Eradication Programs Carrying out Emergency Preparedness and Response Active and Passive Animal Disease Surveillance Active Surveillance Routine Market, Show/Event Inspections Required Health Certification for Movement/Sale Mandatory Testing (EIA, NPIP, Small Animal Sales, Interstate or Import Testing) Slaughter surveillance of food animals (live and postmortem) Active Surveillance Intensified for Outbreak Characterization/Control Trace-back and Herd Testing Adjacent Herd/Contact Herd Testing Trace-forward Testing Passive Surveillance Reporting by Veterinarians/Owners 6 3
CHAPTER 5C-20 DANGEROUS TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASE 5C-20.002 Declaration; Requirement to Report Each of the following pests or diseases is declared to be a dangerous, transmissible pest or disease of animals and to constitute an animal and/or public health risk. Any person who has knowledge of, or suspects, the existence of any of the following diseases or pests in the state shall immediately report suspicions or findings to the State Veterinarian (during office hours: (850)410-0900; after hours: 1(800) 342-5869; e-mail: rad@doacs.state.fl.us). (1) African Horse Sickness (2) African Swine Fever (3) Anthrax (4) Avian Influenza (5) Bont Tick Infestation (Amblyomma) (6) Bovine Piroplasmosis (Cattle Tick Fever) (7) Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) (8) Brucellosis (9) Cattle Fever Tick Infestation (10) Chlamydiosis (Psittacosis, Ornithosis) (11) Classical Swine Fever (12) Chronic Wasting Disease (13) Contagious Bovine or Caprine Pleuropneumonia (14) Contagious Equine Metritis (15) Dourine (16) Equine Encephalitis (Eastern, Western or Venezuelan) (17) Equine Infectious Anemia (18) Equine Piroplasmosis(Horse Tick Fever) (19) Equine Viral Arteritis (20) Exotic Newcastle Disease (21) Foot and Mouth Disease (22) Glanders (23) Heartwater (24) Infectious Bronchitis (25) Laryngotracheitis (26) Lumpy Skin Disease (27) Mycoplasmosis (poultry) (28) Peste des Petits Ruminants (29) Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease) (30) Pullorum Disease (31) Rabies (32) Rift Valley Fever (33) Rinderpest (34) Salmonella Enteritidis (35) Scabies of Sheep or Cattle (36) Scrapie of Sheep or Goats (37) Screwworm Infestation (38) Sheep and Goat Pox (39) Strangles (40) Spring Viremia of Carp (41) Swine Vesicular Disease (42) Tropical Horse Tick Infestation(Demacentor nitens) (43) Tuberculosis (44) Vesicular Exanthema (45) Vesicular Stomatitis (46) Equine Herpes Virus -1 Specific Authority 585.002(3), 585.15 FS. Law Implemented 585.15 FS. History New 10-15-84, Formerly 5C- 20.02, Amended 6-1-92, 5-15-95. 5C-20.004 Requirement to Report Suspicious Disease Incidents Any person who has knowledge of, or suspects, the existence of any other unusual animal disease or pests in the state which may be a foreign or a newly-emerging disease that might result in unusually high animal loss, economic damage, or is suspected of causing human disease, should immediately report suspicions or findings to the State Veterinarian (during office hours: (850)410-0900; after hours: 1(800) 342-5869; e-mail: rad@doacs.state.fl.us). Specific Authority 585.002(4), 585.007, 585.15 FS. Law Implemented 585.14, 585.15, 585.145(1) FS. History New 9-19-05. 4
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Reportable Disease Categories AI (H5N1 High Path) FMD Eradication Bovine Brucellosis / Tuberculosis WNV/EEE Rabies AI (Non H5/H7) Strangles Control Monitor West Nile Virus Transmission Cycle Mosquito vector Incidental infections West Nile Virus West Nile Virus Bird Bird reservoir reservoir hosts hosts Incidental infections 10 5
11 Accomplishments for fiscal year 2010-2011 include: Over 16,000 animal site inspections conducted by field inspectors, and over 500 quarantines were issued 332,316 laboratory tests performed 342 suspected, dangerous transmissible diseases reported More than 60 on-site, in-depth disease investigations carried out 11 foreign animal disease investigations conducted 12 6
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Charles Bronson, Commissioner Division of Animal Industry The Epidemiologic Chain New Susceptible Hosts Reservoir of Agent Route of Entry Escape Mode of Transmission Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Charles Bronson, Commissioner Division of Animal Industry Reservoir of Agent Chain Links Escape (Expirations, fecal, blood, reproductive) Mode of Transmission Route of Entry New Susceptible Hosts Breaking the Chain Intervention Strategies Elimination of infected animals/carriers (HCD) Controlling infected wildlife/fencing, hunting, vaccinating (Rabies, Pseudorabies) Irradiation and release of screwworms Vaccinations to decrease shedding (Brucellosis, AI) Control Breeding Quarantine, Movement Controls (HCD) Biosecurity Measures (HCD) Elimination of Vectors/Pesticide Application (Piroplasmosis, WNV) End Use of Contaminated Feeds (toxins, salmonella) Ruminant feed Ban (BSE) Ensure Clean Syringes (BLV, Anaplasmosis) Ensure Safe vaccines (END, CSF) Ensure Safe Semen Usage Herd Depopulation and Repopulation (HCD) Regional Depopulation/Repopulation (ASF/Haiti) Vaccination (HCD) Breeding for Resistance HCD Highly Contagious Diseases such as FMD, AI, TB, etc. 7
Emergency Preparedness and Response Natural Disasters Catastrophic Animal Disease Foreign or Emerging Diseases Bioterrorism Zoonotic Diseases 15 16 8
State Emergency Response Team Emergency Support Function 17 State Agricultural Response Team 17 Florida Leadership in Animal Emergency Response Varied Florida Experience Natural Disasters vs. Animal Diseases Adoption of Incident Command System Goal is to Join Disease Eradication Methods and Protocols with State Emergency Response Team Approach 18 9
Our TEAM in Florida is SART State Agricultural Response Team SART Members Currently 996 members registered State Agricultural Response Team 10
VETS Team Veterinary Emergency Treatment Service University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine emergency response team Over 50 veterinarians and staff Livestock, equine, and companion animal teams State Agricultural Response Team Vet Corps A joint program of the FVMA, College of Veterinary Medicine and the Department Established to enlist private veterinarians and veterinary technicians in specific emergency events Coordinates training, communications and response of volunteer veterinary medical resources State Agricultural Response Team 11
The Florida Veterinary Corps (The Corps) has been established to enlist veterinarians and veterinary technicians who are willing to volunteer their services in responding to animal emergencies in the state of Florida. 23 Various Emergency Declarations State Commissioner Declaration Governor Declaration Federal Secretary Declaration Presidential Declaration Joint Declaration Provide Strongest Response 24 12
USDA vs. DAI Perspective Federal State (FL) Common Goal to Control / Eradicate Disease Protecting National Industry Historically Provided Resources Accept Shared Command Larger Reservoir of Disease Specialists and animal health personnel Tap public and private resources outside the state Protecting State Industry Historically Provided Authorities Accept Shared Command Personnel w/ local knowledge with residency Tap public and private resources within the state 25 Incident Command System Incident Command Staff Planning Administration and Finance Logistics Operations 26 13
IC T.Holt/R.Southall/State IMT Unified Command Dep IC G.Christy/D.Harrell/ State IMT Safety Officer Liaison Officer Information Officer State IMT State IMT L.Compton/State IMT/JIC Operation Section Planning Section Logistics Section Finance/Admin Section M. Shortl/S.Loerzel/State IMT Resources Unit Diagnostics/Lab Coordination Unit Technical Specialists D. DeJarnett/State IMT K. McKenzie Training Unit Demobilization Unit Poultry Expert Vaccination P. Hunter J. Glover Situation Unit Environmental/Carcass Disposal Animal Care Epidemiologists/C. Young DEP USDA/ Animal Care DRO/S. Lamb Cleaning/Disinfection/Biosecurity Indemnity Quarantine Policy USDA/ FSA GIS/M.Springer/K.Cain Wildlife/Exotic Animals Economic Impact Documentation Unit FWC EMRS/M.Robinson Risk Assessment Quarantine Policy Tracker/ 27 Rev 08/04/06 IC T.Holt/R.Southall/State IMT Unified Command Dep IC G.Christy/D.Harrell/State IMT Safety Officer State IMT Liaison Officer State IMT Information Officer L.Compton FDACS/JIC Operation Section Planning Section Logistics Section Finance/Admin Section H.Doten/J.Gauthier/State IMT Disease Elimination Branch (CONTAMINATED) D. Perry Disease Detection/Prevention Branch (CLEAN) M. Krause Disease Containment/Compliance Branch G. Painter FADDS ------------------ J.Irby J.Crews J.Jones M.Krause Staging Area State IMT Appraisal/Indemnity Group Staging Area State IMT Field Epi/Investigation/Surveillence Group Quarantine Enforcement Office of Ag Law Enforcement Permitting/Conveyance Group Wayne Chandler FADDS/Investigators D. Swearingen Euth/Disposal Group Diagnosis and Testing Group John Court FADDS/Investigators Clean/Disinf Group Vaccination Group Larry Warden Vector Control Wildlife/Exotic Animals FWC Personnel 28 Rev 08/04/06 14
Partners and Stakeholders Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Ag Law Enforcement Ag Environmental Services Plant Industry Forest Services Aquaculture Other Government Agencies Department of Health Fish and Wildlife Commission Environmental Protection USDA-Veterinary Services/Wildlife Services/International Services/Agricultural Research Service Private Groups Florida Cattlemen s Association Florida Veterinary Medical Association Food Animal Veterinary Group Florida Equine Veterinary Practitioners Humane Society of United States 29 15