Transcript Agro-security Indiana Board of Animal Health Marianne Ash, DVM DACVPM Biosecurity and Emergency Planning Indiana Board of Animal Health.

Agro-security
Indiana Board of Animal Health
Marianne Ash, DVM DACVPM
Biosecurity and Emergency Planning
Indiana Board of Animal Health
State Board of Animal Health’s
Charge
“general supervision of the prevention,
detection, control, and eradication of
diseases and pests affecting the health
of animals within and in transit through
the state and the
production, manufacture, and processing
and distribution of products derived
from animals to control health hazards
that may threaten the public
health…….”
IC 15-2.1-3.11
State Board of Animal Health
AREAS OF FOCUS:
• Animal Health
– Pseudorabies, tuberculosis, scrapie, rabies
• Food Safety
– Meat & Poultry, Dairy Inspection
• Emergency Preparedness
– SAVE, Animal Issues in Disaster, bioterrorism
State Board of Animal Health
“Office of the State Veterinarian”
11-Member Board
– represent major commodities, industries
100+ Staff Members
– veterinarians, animal health, support
– meat, poultry, dairy inspection
Guiding Principles
• Access
– To information, resources, answers
• Expertise
– Professionals in touch with constituent issues
• Outreach
– Education, awareness, training
• Representation
– Constituents’ voice on specific issues
• Responsiveness
– Ability to address situations quickly, with priority
INDIANA PREPAREDNESS STRATEGY
Provide the state of Indiana with:
A well trained workforce equipped to detect and respond
to an agricultural assault in a coordinated fashion
according to a well-designed plan.
Sufficient diagnostic capabilities to respond in an
agricultural crisis.
State of the art technology for response management.
Strong partnerships with all state, federal and industry
stakeholders
A well informed and prepared animal industry
Emergency Response Districts
BOAH – IDHS - ISDH
BOAH VETERINARY
STAFF
Central office - 7
Field - 10
ANIMAL SURVEILLANCE AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
TEAMS
Indiana Veterinarians representing:
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Private practice
Academia
State regulatory authorities
Federal regulatory authorities
GOAL
Improve Indiana’s capabilities for
deterrence, detection, response to
and recovery from animal related
disasters.
PRIVATE – 56
ACADEMIA - 11
BOAH -13
USDA/VS – 8
USDA/Animal Care -1
USDA/WS - 2
OUTREACH – FISH SCHOOL
BOAH – DNR – Purdue
OUTREACH
ICS for Staff and Industry
OUTREACH
EUTHANASIA & DISPOSAL TRAINING
Biosecurity for the Birds
Statewide Biosecurity Seminars for 4H
Indiana Test 12 Program
Free diagnostics
Cooperative Effort
ISPA
BOAH
USDA
NPIP
BOAH SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
USDA
DNR
AI Swabs
Partnerships
Avian Influenza Training
Across Indiana
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County Health Authorities
State Department of Health
Board of Animal Health
Industry
Certificate Program in
Veterinary Homeland Security
Web based distance learning
program
Cooperative effort:
•Purdue University Homeland
Security Institute
• Purdue School of Veterinary
Medicine
•Indiana Board of Animal Health.
RESPONSIVENESS – PREMISE ID
RESPONSIVENESS – INAHERDS
Technology
INAHERDS
PREMISE IDENTIFICATION
DISEASE SURVEILANCE
ANIMAL MOVEMENT
CONTACT INFORMATION
TEST DATA INTEGRATION
DAIRY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
SWINE FARMS
33 Farms – 3 Miles
Information for Better Decision
Making
ANIMAL MOVEMENT
• 687,115 – Cattle, Swine, Cervids
Imported Qtr 4 2007
• From 40 States
Our State Partners
North Carolina to Indiana
Imports
Where did
they go?
Who else is at risk?
FLOODS
Who is at Risk?
FLOODS
Who is at Risk?
EXERCISES
LOCAL
COUNTY
STATE
NATIONAL
INDIANA
STATE FAIR
PARTNERSHIP
Open Swine – 827 Exhibitors
26 States
Tomorrow’s Challenge is
Unknown!
Guiding Principles
• Access
– To information, resources, answers
• Expertise
– Professionals in touch with constituent issues
• Outreach
– Education, awareness, training
• Representation
– Constituents’ voice on specific issues
• Responsiveness
– Ability to address situations quickly, with priority
THE END
QUESTIONS ?