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Pandemic Disease at Border Control Station

“Experiences of an Exercise”43rd ATA Annual Conference

8-11th February 2017 – Hong Kong

Special Products for Special Needs

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Live Animals

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Live/td. Individual Care and

comfort for all species

Your Benefits

• Handling by specially trained

staff

• Species-appropriate care

• Fast transit times

• Documentation of the transport

chain

• Proactive communication

Key Facts

• 150 zoo animals

• 2,000 horses

• 15,000 pets

• 80 million fisches

. . . per year

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All animals big and small – Animal Lounge in Frankfurt

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• Documentary and physical

Handling of all Animal

Shipments at Frankfurt Airport

(Cargo/Baggage)

• Handling Agent of all Airlines at

FRA

• Animal-Hub LH

• Operation since April 2008

• 4000m²

• 42 large animal stalls

• 39 small animal boxes

• 18 climatic chambers

• Veterinary examination area

• Border Inspection post and

Point of Entry EU

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How does the Frankfurt Animal Lounge look like?

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European Union

● Regulation 2016/429 of the EU Parliament and of the Council of 9th March 2016 on transmissible

animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (“Animal

Health Law”)

● Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of

foot-and-mouth disease

Federal Republic of Germany

● National Animal Health Act Federal Republic of Germany (TierGesG)

● Foot-and-Mouth-Disease Regulation (MKSeuchV 2005) Federal Republic of Germany

● Last Exercise: 2012 – theoretical scenario

● Practice Exercise: March, 18th/19th 2016

Pandemic Disease Exercise – Law & Regulations

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- Task Force Pandemic Animal Disease at Regional Administrative Council

- Hessian Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

- Veterinary Authority City of Frankfurt/Main

- State Veterinarians of the Hessian Border Inspection Post

- Fire Department – City of Frankfurt/Main

- Fire Department Frankfurt Airport

- Technical Unit of the Federal Ministry of the Interior

Pandemic Disease Exercise –Authorities & Institutions

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● Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) from Mozambique with wrong declaration and listed as dog

for the transport

● Transported in a dog’s kennel

● Mozambique is black-listed country

for import of cloven hoofed animals

● During import control check through State Veterinarians of Border Inspection Post

symptoms of Foot-and-Mouth disease detected

● Report of suspicious case to Veterinary Authority City of Frankfurt/Main

Scenario

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● Highly contagious Virus infection of cloven

hoofed animals

● Different Progress/Symptoms

- Cattle: obvious symptoms within few days

- Sheep/Goats: up to weeks undetected

- Pigs: due to amount of excreted pathogens highly critical

- wild cloven hoofed animals can carry virus without

clinical symptoms

● Ways of infection

- Direct contact with animals

- Animal trade

- Traffic of persons between stalls/stables/farms

- Air

- Rodents etc.

● Healing experiments and vaccination forbidden in EU!

● Euthanizing only way to stop pandemic disease!

Mouth-and-Foot-Desease – Short description

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● Closure of all entrances / gates

● Storage of suspicious animal in climate chamber of examination area

● Turn on of viral proof filter system of ventilation/ turn off of standard ventilation

● Switch waste water disposal/ Collection all sewage in tanks/container in basement of FAL

● Forbid moving animals out of the Animal Lounge

● Forbid moving animals into the Animal Lounge

● Control of movement of all persons within the warehouse area

● Control of movement of all tools/devices within the warehouse area

● Embargo for animal transports via Frankfurt ww (Export, Import, Transit)

Activity– Initial measures after suspicious symptoms

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● Immediate Closure of all entrances / gates / driveways

● Placement of signs at all entrances / gates / driveways

● Require all persons to stay in the building

Activity– Closure of Border Control Point by Authorities

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● Put on protective clothing (two layers)

● Preparation of test equipment and other materials for examination

Activity– Preparation and Entry of Veterinarian Authority’s staff

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● Check of all persons who had been in the Animal Lounge at the moment of detection of

suspicious symptoms

● Background check, to identify all persons who had been in the Animal Lounge during the stay of

the suspicious animal

● Information to all staff members who had been in contact with the animal and who do have

susceptible animals at home

● Same procedure with visitors

● Install sluice for decontamination of persons and establish decontamination-process

Activity– Implementation of a sluice for decontamination of persons

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● Installation of a sluice for vehicles that leave the Animal Station

- Rescue/ Fire brigade

- Skinner

- Cleaning / decontamination company

Activity – Cleaning & Decontamination of vehicles

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● Examination / Quick test method confirms suspicion

● Euthanizing suspicious animal is instructed

● Packing and transport of animal to

Friedrich-Löffler-Institut at the Island Riems (Baltic Sea)

for pathological examination

(National Reference Lab.)

Activity– Euthanizing and Packing of Suspicious Animal

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● Alternative quarters needed for all animals, already on the way to FRA

● Installation of accommodation options for different species (kennels, transporters, walk around)

● Coordination with relevant authorities (customs, veterinarians)

● Preparation of feed

● Data Access to IT-systems of authorities for handling and import delivery

● Posting of signs for import customers at the Airport

Activity– Installation of emergency quarters

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● Check of affected Species

● Definition of cleaning and disinfection for non-susceptible species (e.g. cats, dogs, horses etc.)

● Define Process and disinfecting

● Organization of transports to the emergency quarters and relocate

Activity– Discharge of non-susceptible species

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● Check, if potential transmitting animal can’t be discharged from the animal station or must be

euthanized (not susceptible but can be vectors)

● Bring in equipment for euthanizing animals / e.g. by gas (fumigation for chicks)

● Discharge Container

Activity– Euthanizing of transmitting animals

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● Instruct cleaning and disinfection procedures

● Adhere to Cleaning requirements according to the Council Directive 2003/85/EC and Foot-and-

Mouth-Disease Regulation (DE) and according instructions of Veterinary Authorities

● Detergent and concentration depends on pathogen and instructions from authorities

Activity– Cleaning & disinfection Animal Lounge

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Preliminary

disinfection

Initial

cleaningIntensive cleaning and waiting period

Final

cleaning &disinfection

24h 24h 24h + 7 days waiting period 24h

➢ High number of complex activities to be initiated

➢ Many parties to be instructed => crisis management team needed!

➢Methods and practicability for decontamination of non susceptible animals proved

➢Needed methods for disinfection of Animal Lounge coordinated and tested with authorities

➢ In the worst case the entry point will be closed for several weeks which will impact:

- Worldwide transports,

- Food production,

- Sports events with animals (competitions, polo, riding shows etc.)

- private individuals and companies

➢ Safeguarding of the economical impact by insurance not possible

Good preparation reduces down time of Animal Station and Entry Point

Frankfurt Animal Lounge and all involved parties are well prepared!

Result & Experiences

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Careful handling of the issues

“Danger of animal epidemics”

and

“Hygiene”

is urgently necessary.

Compliance with rules and regulations

is an absolute must.

All participants in the transport-chain must be

aware and alert!

The animals will appreciate it . . .

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Thank you for your attention!

Joerg Bodenroeder

Senior Director Handling Specials