Agroterrorism/ Bioterrorism: Potential Occurrences and Emergency Management of Foreign and Emerging Animal Diseases Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS Professor and Extension Program Leader for Veterinary Medicine Texas Cooperative Extension Texas A&M University System
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Agroterrorism/Bioterrorism: Potential Occurrences and Emergency Management of Foreign and Emerging Animal Diseases
Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MSProfessor and Extension Program Leader
for Veterinary MedicineTexas Cooperative ExtensionTexas A&M University System
US Threatened by Potential Occurrences of FEADs Foreign animal diseases
Not currently present in US Accidental and intentional risks for entry
Travelers Meat products Garbage Bioterrorists
Emerging animal diseases A new disease or a new form of an old endemic
disease Natural, accidental and intentional risks of
emergence
Zoonotic diseases Diseases shared by animals and people Various FEADs
Types of Occurrences of FEADs
Natural Accidental Intentional (Bioterrorist Act)
Devastating Impacts of Animal Disease Outbreaks
Economic impacts Sociologic impacts Emotional impacts Political impacts
Foot and Mouth Disease
Not in U.S. A reportable disease
Viral disease Domestic and wild cloven-hoofed livestock Blisters and sores in mouth and on feet
Lock gates Stranger alert International visitor – >48 hours wait
Purchased livestock – >2 weeks isolation, tests
Routine observations
State Emergency Management
Texas State Emergency Management Plan Annex O
Agriculture Production and Companion Animals
Appendix 3 Foreign and Emerging Animal Diseases (FEAD) Response Plan
State jurisdiction Texas Animal Health Commission
Five state FEAD committees assess mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery issues Impact assessment committee Security and containment committee Environmental committee Public information committee Community impact committee
Identified incident command system Incident command post(s) Incident commanders – TAHC and DPS
First Assessment and Sampling Team (FAST) Joint Information Center (JIC) Texas Emergency Response Team (TERT)
To support field deployed ICP(s)
Quarantine animals Several mile radius containment zone Months to years Depopulate animals Surveillance of animals Control or eradicate options
Local Emergency Management
Texas Local Emergency Management Plan Annex N
Direction and Control
Appendix 4 Animal Issues Plan
Local jurisdiction County Judge or City Mayor Local Emergency Coordinator (EMC)