Animal Health Laboratory Animal Health Laboratory & & Zoonotic Pathogens Zoonotic Pathogens Beverly McEwen, Beverly McEwen, Davor Davor Ojkic Ojkic , Hugh , Hugh Cai Cai , , Susy Susy Carman, Carman, Durda Durda Slavic, Grant Slavic, Grant Maxie Maxie , Murray Hazlett, Josepha DeLay, Margaret , Murray Hazlett, Josepha DeLay, Margaret Stalker, Jim Fairles, Brent Hoff Stalker, Jim Fairles, Brent Hoff University of Guelph University of Guelph CPHAZ Symposium May 5, 2009 CPHAZ Symposium May 5, 2009
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Animal Health LaboratoryAnimal Health Laboratory & &
Zoonotic PathogensZoonotic PathogensBeverly McEwen, Beverly McEwen, DavorDavor OjkicOjkic, Hugh , Hugh CaiCai, , SusySusy Carman, Carman, DurdaDurda Slavic, Grant Slavic, Grant MaxieMaxie, Murray Hazlett, Josepha DeLay, Margaret , Murray Hazlett, Josepha DeLay, Margaret
Stalker, Jim Fairles, Brent HoffStalker, Jim Fairles, Brent Hoff
University of GuelphUniversity of Guelph
CPHAZ Symposium May 5, 2009CPHAZ Symposium May 5, 2009
Animal Health LaboratoryAnimal Health Laboratory
Overview of AHLOverview of AHLZoonotic pathogens Zoonotic pathogens identified at the AHLidentified at the AHL
many animals on many animals on an individual an individual premisepremise
Pathology Pathology BacteriologyBacteriologyAvian or Avian or Mammalian Mammalian VirologyVirologyMolecular BiologyMolecular BiologyMycoplasmologyMycoplasmologyClinical PathologyClinical PathologySerologySerologyToxicologyToxicologyParasitologyParasitology
Testing & Surveillance Testing & Surveillance Diagnostic Cases> 400 tests available> 45,000 cases>750,000 procedures> 2000 occurrences of zoonotic pathogens identified on average annually23,000 occurrences of zoonotic pathogens since 1998
TrendsComputerized data retrievable to 1988 New & emerging animal diseases or pathogens Trends in endemic agents/diseasesTargeted surveillance eg. Avian Influenza, TSEsAntimicrobial resistance
Categories of Zoonotic Pathogens Categories of Zoonotic Pathogens Identified at AHLIdentified at AHL
Summary AHL & Zoonotic Pathogens: Summary AHL & Zoonotic Pathogens: Opportunities and ChallengesOpportunities and Challenges
History of collaborationHistory of collaborationSource ofSource of
DataDataAnimals as sentinelsAnimals as sentinelsPathogensPathogens
ExpertiseExpertise in zoonotic in zoonotic pathogenspathogensAdaptable Adaptable –– always new or always new or emerging issuesemerging issuesIdentify zoonotic pathogens Identify zoonotic pathogens regularlyregularly
Warning issued on reportWarning issued on reportOMAFRA funding OMAFRA funding ––Surveillance, test Surveillance, test development, emergency development, emergency preparationpreparation
••Streamline and improve Streamline and improve reporting for policy makers:reporting for policy makers:
••CFIA reportable CFIA reportable and notifiable and notifiable diseasesdiseases – not all zoonotic pathogens included – link to Health?
••OMAFRA OMAFRA – Animal Health Act is pending
•Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 557 COMMUNICABLE