Veterinary Services Safeguarding Animal Health
1. Letter from the Deputy Administrator 2. General Information and Introduction 3. Domestic Detection and Surveillance 4. Exclusion 5. International Information
6. Response 7. Regional Information 8. Communications/Outreach 9. Regulations 10. List of Acronyms
FY 2002 Annual Highlights Report
General Information and Introduction
 

Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Infectious Salmon Anemia

Partnerships with States and Industry

Spring Viremia of Carp

Pseudorabies

National Animal Health Laboratory Network

Incident Command System: An Interagency Approach to Emergency Response

CEAH Emergency Management Reporting System (EMRS)

  
     

CEAH Emergency Management Response System

In FY 2002, CEAH further developed and implemented the Emergency Management Reporting System (EMRS), a computerized system for managing animal disease outbreaks or animal emergencies. The system was used FY 2002’s Virginia LPAI outbreak and in California in response to the exotic Newcastle disease outbreak.

In the past, VS managed animal disease outbreaks with paper records. But today, a timely response requires automation, especially if outbreaks affect different geographic areas of the United States. The system is designed for use not only in disease outbreaks, but also for national disasters involving animals and periodic investigations of animal disease. It includes links to mapping applications and geographic information systems for spatial analysis capabilities.

In addition to the EMRS, CEAH provides many types of analysis pertaining to response including: program analysis, trade risk analysis, and geographic information systems (GIS) & spatial analysis. Typical questions related to program issues requiring analysis are as follows:

  • What are the biological and economic consequences of a new or emerging poultry or livestock health problem?
  • What control and eradication methods are most cost effective at given stages of an epidemic?
  • What are the biological and economic consequences of a proposed program change?
  • What are the management and environmental risk factors associated with a particular disease?
  • What are the risks of wildlife transmitting disease to domestic flocks and herds?
  • What are the future surveillance challenges and solutions?
  • How can regions be established on the basis of disease prevalence?

During 2002, CEAH assessed animal health issues during natural disasters, the potential impact of WNV in wild horses, and conducted spatial analysis for avian influenza.

 
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