National Disease Response PlanDr. Liz Wagstrom, Chief Veterinarian

National Pork Producers Council

Steps Forward - Emerging Diseases

Moving Forward from PED

• NPPC Pork Forum Resolution– Disease Matrix– Emerging Disease Response– Strengthening the Borders

• USDA Reporting and Response Plans

Emerging Diseases

• Lessons learned– Communication– Authorities– Tools/Resources– Central entity to coordinate efforts

Emerging Disease Response Plan

• Developed by group of pork producers, state animal health officials, USDA– Different geographical areas, production types, etc.

• Built on successes – and failures – from PRV Eradication program– Control Board premise– Industry/State/Federal

Steps in a Response

• Identify emerging issue– Outbreak in US– Outbreak elsewhere

• Rapid response teams gather information

• Other sources of information considered

• Board recommends response

• Response recommendations adjusted as situation evolves

Emerging Diseases Response Recommendations

• Menu of potential options for response

• Entity in charge of leading that option named

• Funding identified

• Situation dependent

Members of US Swine Health Board

• Pork producer leaders– NPB, NPPC, and ad hoc

• Swine Veterinarians– AASV president, practicing veterinarians

• Members of USDA Veterinary Services

• State Animal Health Officials

• Other experts will be brought in on an as needed basis

Gaps and Challenges

• Surveillance to uncover emerging diseases

• Structure to support– Rapid Response Teams– US Swine Health Board

• Coordination with Federal and State– NLRAD– USDA Emerging Diseases Response

More lessons to be learned

• Evaluation of PED Federal Order

• What was value to– Producers– Trading partners– Federal government– State government– Customers– Others

Evaluation of PED Federal Order

• Were the objectives met?

• Is there additional work needed that can be accomplished with the current Federal Order?

“Beginning in itself has no value, it is an end which makes beginning meaningful, we must end what we begun.” ― Amit Kalantri

Thank you!