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“Update on Livestock Diseases: Avian Flu and More” A presentation for the 2016 Midwest Rural Energy Council’s Annual Rural Energy Conference, March 2-4, La Crosse, WI. Presentation given by Darlene Konkle, WI Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

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“Update on Livestock Diseases: Avian Flu and More”

A presentation for the 2016 Midwest Rural Energy Council’s Annual Rural Energy Conference, March 2-4,

La Crosse, WI.

Presentation given by Darlene Konkle, WI Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

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WisconsinAnimalDiseaseResponse

Dr. Darlene Konkle, Wisconsin Assistant State Veterinarian

• Agriculture generates $88 billion for WI• 350,000 Jobs

• Dairy ‐ $27 billion

What’sAtStakeforWI

WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP)

Division of Animal Health

(608) 224‐4872

USDA – APHIS ‐Veterinary Services (515) 284‐4140

24 Hour Duty Officer (WEM)

1‐800‐943‐0003

Federal+State

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Foreign&EmergingAnimalDiseases

• Highly pathogenic ‐ contagious

• Low immunity in general population

• Large impact

• International trade

• Consumer confidence

• Public perception

• Easily dispersed or obtained

WisconsinFADResponse

• State Veterinarian has authority to take actions to control FADs

• Network of partner agencies, including private organizations and volunteer organizations

• Respond in tandem with USDA APHIS Veterinary Services

• Structure for response – Incident Command System

IncidentCommandSystem

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HighPathAvianInfluenza

What’satStakeforWI?

• Agriculture generates $88 billion for WI

• Poultry – WI ranks 22nd in US

• Egg layers

• Meat type chickens and turkeys

• Game birds

• Small poultry flocks

•$65 million in poultry exports

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HPAIintheUS2014‐2015

• 1st Detection, Dec. 2014:  Backyard flock in Oregon

• Subsequent Detections in WA, OR and CA

• March 4, 1st detection in MN commercial turkey flock

• Wisconsin ramps up preparations

• Meetings with industry and partner agencies

• Update plans

• Ensure staff have supplies, medical clearance

• Subsequent detections in MN, MO, AR, KS

HPAIinWisconsin• Presumptive positive Friday, April 10

• Confirmed April 13  H5N2

• Cage free layer facility in Jefferson County, 200,000 birds

• Slight increase in mortality began Monday, April 6

• Mortality increased over the next 2‐3 days

• Samples for AI sent to Missouri veterinary diagnostic lab

• WI State Veterinarian received initial notification Thursday evening, April 9

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Cage free layer facility

Barn used for compost

Poultry houses

Cage free laying facility ‐ interior

ResponseActions

• Maintain health and safety of responders/ public

• Immediate quarantine of infected premises

• Notify surrounding premises with poultry 

• Indemnification assessment completed

• Depopulation

• Disposal – Composting

• Cleaning and disinfection

• Area Surveillance 10 Km

• Permitted movement of low risk poultry products in surrounding area

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Jefferson—1st Detection

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Next2casesHPAI

• April 15, 2015, confirmation 1‐2 days later

• Commercial Turkey operation in Barron County

• 126,000 turkeys

• Backyard flock in Juneau County

• 33 birds, mixed species including ducks

• Veterinarians notified DATCP in each case 

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Barron—1st Detection

Juneau

WIHPAITimeline

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HealthandSafety

• This strain of H5N2 NOT a public health threat• Coordination with state and local Public Health • Medical clearance and fit testing to wear respirator for responders

• Health monitoring for responders post exposure

• Training in use of personal protective equipment

• Other health and safety issues:• Weather

• Hazards associated with disinfectants, facilities, slips and falls

Personal ProtectiveEquipment

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Biosecurity

• Biosecurity was a stand alone objective for this incident – critically important to stop spread

• Cleaning and disinfection of vehicles, equipment

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Training for farm personnel, responders

• Handling surveillance samples

• Mitigate access to rodents, wild birds

• Biosecurity audits

PublicInformation

• Press releases

• DATCP website

• Daily HPAI briefings:  distribution to over 5000 people

• Fact Sheets

• FAQs

• Presentations

• Radio and TV interviews

• Outreach to fairs, clubs, public health

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WIGovernor’sDeclaration

• Declaration of State of Emergency

• DATCP worked with Wisconsin Emergency Management and Governor’s Office

• Declaration statewide, but focused on affected counties

• Authorized deployment of WI National Guard 

• Mission:  cleaning and disinfection

• Personnel tracking

ShowsandSwaps

• June 10th: State Veterinarian Issued Summary Special Order

• No Swap Meets

• No Open Shows Unless Part of a County, District or State Fair

• All Exhibitors Certify No Deaths Within 10 Days

Partnerships

• DATCP staff, other Divisions

• USDA‐APHIS‐Veterinary Services

• Poultry Industry

• County Emergency Management

• State and Local Public Health

• WI DNR

• WI National Guard

• Wisconsin Emergency Management

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Impacts• Trade Bans – international exports 18% of poultry industry

• Industry cost – revenue, replacements & genetic stock, jobs

• Response Costs – State and USDA, personnel, materials and time for response

• Cost to consumers

• Limited resources – for depopulation, disposal, C&D and surveillance

• Disposal concerns –compost, waste water, products

• Permitted movement ‐ First implementation of Secure Food Supply protocols

What’sNext?

•Plan for worst case scenario

•Analyze epidemiologic information

• Identify Gaps

•Refine plans ‐ SOPs

•Work with Industry, USDA

• ID lessons learned

WIChronicWastingDiseaseInvestigation• Positive breeding facility in Eau Claire County depopulated November, 2015

• 229 head total

• Sedation and lethal injection

• Intractable animals depopulated via gunshot – USDA Wildlife Services sharpshooters

• Testing performed for CWD via conventional methods

• Testing performed for research on potential live animal test

• Preliminary results – 28 suspect positive 

• Final – 33 total positive

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Information OfficerRaechelle Cline 

Incident CommanderDarlene Konkle

Finance/Admin  Section ChiefMelissa Mace

Liaison OfficerDarlene KonkleSafety Officer

Jason Krampien

Logistics Section ChiefJeff Hare

Planning Section ChiefDarlene Konkle

Operations Section ChiefChris Ondercin

Documentation Unit Melissa Mace

Euthanasia BranchLibby Balzer

Sampling BranchShelby Molina

Disposal BranchDoris Olander 

Data Mgmt BranchBecky Podgorski

Supply Unit LeaderRandy Niederkorn

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Wisconsin Animal Response Corps

• A group of volunteers skilled in working with animals during emergencies

• Established as an MRC unit in 2004.

• Veterinarians, veterinary technicians, humane officers, producers, others

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Questions?Questions?