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Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner
Dr. Thomas J. Holt, State Veterinarian
February 20, 2012
Division of Animal Industry
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District 2
Live Oak
(386) 330-5751
Supervisor-Dana DeJarnatt
VMO (State)-Dr. Hank Doten
(352) 745-2544
Division of Animal IndustryDirector: Dr. Thomas Holt, State Veterinarian
Assistant Director: Ms. Leigh Humphreys
Bureau Chief, Animal Disease Control: Dr. William Jeter
Bureau Chief, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratories: Dr. Alice Agasan
District 4
Winter Haven
(863) 297-3974
Supervisor-Kenny Westerman
VMO (State)-Dr. John Crews
(863) 698-4249
District 5
Arcadia
(863) 993-4732
Supervisor-John Court
VMO (State)-Vacant
District 1
Cottondale
(850) 718-0459
Supervisor-Dennis Stokes
VMO (Federal)-Dr. Pat Berger
(850) 260-2106 District 3
Ocala
(352) 620-3441
Supervisor-Frank Markham
VMO (Federal)-Dr. John Jones
(352) 266-3844
District 6
Okeechobee
(863) 462-5171
Supervisor-Victor Crews
VMO (Fed.)-Dr. Nancy Reimer
(772) 323-7723
Live Oak Animal Disease
Diagnostic Laboratory
(386) 330-5700
Bureau Chief: Dr. Alice Agasan
(321) 697-1405
Director: Dr. James Maxwell
(386) 330-5730
Bronson Animal Disease
Diagnostic Laboratory
(321) 697-1400
Bureau Chief: Dr. Alice Agasan
(321) 697-1405
Director: Dr. James Maxwell
(321) 697-1423
Division Headquarters
Tallahassee
(850) 410-0900
Director: Dr. Thomas Holt (850) 410-0909
Assistant Director: Ms. Leigh Humphreys (850) 410-0930
Bureau Chief: Dr. William Jeter (850) 410-0942
ACP Administrator: Mr. Ed Poppell (850) 410-0923
Program Managers
Emergency Programs - Dr. Greg Christy (850) 410-0902
& Joe Kight (850) 410-0920
Small Animals- Dr. Sam Lamb (850) 410-0950
Equine - Dr. Michael Short (850) 410-0901
Bovine - Dr. Diane Kitchen (850) 410-0940
Animal Traceability - Stephen Monroe (850) 410-0944
Small Ruminants/Poultry - Dr. Pam Hunter (850) 410-0947
Poultry - Jennifer Jennings-Glover (850) 251-1226
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Division of Animal Industry Funding
State Budget $ 7,550,000
Federal Grants - USDA $ 1,100,000
Domestic Security Grants $ 240,500
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Division of Animal Industry
Staffing 126.5 Positions
17 Veterinarians
6 PhDs
Field Inspectors, Supervisors, Laboratory
Technicians, Administrative Support
State Budget $ 7,550,000
Federal Grants – USDA 1,100,000
Domestic Security Grants 240,500
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Mission: Division of Animal Industry
• To protect animal and public health
• To protect and ensure economic viability
of animal agriculture and food production
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Serves to protect animal and public health in Florida by preventing,
controlling, and eradicating certain serious animal diseases.
• Regulating and Monitoring Animal Movements
• Maintaining Routine Animal Disease Surveillance
• Investigating and Characterizing Emerging or suspected
Foreign Animal Diseases
• Tracing Diseased and Exposed Animals
• Implementing Disease Control and Eradication Programs
• Carrying out Emergency Preparedness and Response
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner
Division of Animal Industry
Active and Passive Animal Disease Surveillance
Active Surveillance – Routine
•Market, Show/Event Inspections
•Required Health Certification for Movement/Sale
•Mandatory Testing (EIA, NPIP, Small Animal Sales, Interstate
or Import Testing)
•Slaughter surveillance of food animals (live and postmortem)
Active Surveillance – Intensified for Outbreak Characterization/Control
•Trace-back and Herd Testing
•Adjacent Herd/Contact Herd Testing
•Trace-forward Testing
Passive Surveillance – Reporting by Veterinarians/Owners 6
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• (1) African Horse Sickness
• (2) African Swine Fever
• (3) Anthrax
• (4) Avian Influenza
• (5) Bont Tick Infestation (Amblyomma)
• (6) Bovine Piroplasmosis (Cattle Tick Fever)
• (7) Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
• (8) Brucellosis
• (9) Cattle Fever Tick Infestation
• (10) Chlamydiosis (Psittacosis, Ornithosis)
• (11) Classical Swine Fever
• (12) Chronic Wasting Disease
• (13) Contagious Bovine or Caprine Pleuropneumonia
• (14) Contagious Equine Metritis
• (15) Dourine
• (16) Equine Encephalitis (Eastern, Western or Venezuelan)
• (17) Equine Infectious Anemia
• (18) Equine Piroplasmosis(Horse Tick Fever)
• (19) Equine Viral Arteritis
• (20) Exotic Newcastle Disease
• (21) Foot and Mouth Disease
• (22) Glanders
• (23) Heartwater
• (24) Infectious Bronchitis
• (25) Laryngotracheitis
• (26) Lumpy Skin Disease
• (27) Mycoplasmosis (poultry)
• (28) Peste des Petits Ruminants
• (29) Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease)
• (30) Pullorum Disease
• (31) Rabies
• (32) Rift Valley Fever
• (33) Rinderpest
• (34) Salmonella Enteritidis
• (35) Scabies of Sheep or Cattle
• (36) Scrapie of Sheep or Goats
• (37) Screwworm Infestation
• (38) Sheep and Goat Pox
• (39) Strangles
• (40) Spring Viremia of Carp
• (41) Swine Vesicular Disease
• (42) Tropical Horse Tick Infestation(Demacentor nitens)
• (43) Tuberculosis
• (44) Vesicular Exanthema
• (45) Vesicular Stomatitis
• (46) Equine Herpes Virus -1
Specific Authority 585.002(3), 585.15 FS. Law Implemented 585.15 FS. History–New 10-15-84, Formerly 5C-
20.02, Amended 6-1-92, 5-15-95.
Each of the following pests or diseases is declared to be a dangerous, transmissible pest or disease of animals and
to constitute an animal and/or public health risk. Any person who has knowledge of, or suspects, the existence of
any of the following diseases or pests in the state shall immediately report suspicions or findings to the State
Veterinarian (during office hours: (850)410-0900; after hours: 1(800) 342-5869; e-mail: [email protected]).
CHAPTER 5C-20 DANGEROUS TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASE
5C-20.002 Declaration; Requirement to Report
5C-20.004 Requirement to Report Suspicious Disease Incidents
Any person who has knowledge of, or suspects, the existence of
any other unusual animal disease or pests in the state which may
be a foreign or a newly-emerging disease that might result in
unusually high animal loss, economic damage, or is suspected of
causing human disease, should immediately report suspicions or
findings to the State Veterinarian (during office hours: (850)410-
0900; after hours: 1(800) 342-5869; e-mail: [email protected]).
Specific Authority 585.002(4), 585.007, 585.15 FS. Law Implemented
585.14, 585.15, 585.145(1) FS. History–New 9-19-05.
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Reportable Disease
Categories Category 1 Eradication
AI (H5N1 – High Path)
FMD
Bovine Brucellosis / Tuberculosis
Category 2 Control
WNV/EEE
Rabies
Category 3 Monitor
AI (Non H5/H7)
Strangles
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West Nile Virus Transmission Cycle
West
Nile
Virus
Mosquito vector Incidental infections
Bird
reservoir
hosts
Incidental infections
Bird
reservoir
hosts
West
Nile
Virus
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Accomplishments for fiscal year 2010-2011 include:
• Over 16,000 animal site inspections conducted by field
inspectors, and over 500 quarantines were issued
• 332,316 laboratory tests performed
• 342 suspected, dangerous transmissible diseases
reported
• More than 60 on-site, in-depth disease investigations
carried out
• 11 foreign animal disease investigations conducted 12
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Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Charles Bronson, Commissioner
Division of Animal Industry
Reservoir of Agent
Route of Entry
New Susceptible Hosts
Escape
Mode of Transmission
The Epidemiologic Chain
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Charles Bronson, Commissioner
Division of Animal Industry
Breaking the Chain
Chain Links Intervention Strategies
Reservoir of Agent Elimination of infected animals/carriers (HCD)
Controlling infected wildlife/fencing, hunting,
vaccinating (Rabies, Pseudorabies)
Irradiation and release of screwworms
Escape (Expirations, fecal, blood, reproductive) Vaccinations to decrease shedding (Brucellosis,
AI)
Control Breeding
Mode of Transmission Quarantine, Movement Controls (HCD)
Biosecurity Measures (HCD)
Elimination of Vectors/Pesticide Application
(Piroplasmosis, WNV)
Route of Entry End Use of Contaminated Feeds (toxins,
salmonella)
Ruminant feed Ban (BSE)
Ensure Clean Syringes (BLV, Anaplasmosis)
Ensure Safe vaccines (END, CSF)
Ensure Safe Semen Usage
New Susceptible Hosts Herd Depopulation and Repopulation (HCD)
Regional Depopulation/Repopulation (ASF/Haiti)
Vaccination (HCD)
Breeding for Resistance
HCD – Highly Contagious Diseases such as FMD, AI, TB, etc.
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Emergency Preparedness
and Response
• Natural Disasters
• Catastrophic Animal Disease
– Foreign or Emerging Diseases
– Bioterrorism
– Zoonotic Diseases
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State Emergency Response Team
Emergency Support Function 17
State Agricultural Response Team
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Varied Florida Experience
– Natural Disasters vs. Animal Diseases
– Adoption of Incident Command System
– Goal is to Join Disease Eradication Methods
and Protocols with State Emergency
Response Team Approach
Florida Leadership in Animal
Emergency Response
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Our TEAM in Florida is SART
State Agricultural Response Team
SART Members
State Agricultural Response Team
Currently 996 members registered
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“VETS” Team
• Veterinary Emergency Treatment Service
• University of Florida, College of Veterinary
Medicine emergency response team
• Over 50 veterinarians and staff
• Livestock, equine, and companion
animal teams
State Agricultural Response Team
• A joint program of the FVMA, College of
Veterinary Medicine and the Department
• Established to enlist private veterinarians
and veterinary technicians in specific
emergency events
• Coordinates training, communications and
response of volunteer veterinary medical
resources
Vet Corps
State Agricultural Response Team
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The Florida
Veterinary Corps
(The Corps) has
been established to
enlist veterinarians
and veterinary
technicians who are
willing to volunteer
their services in
responding to animal
emergencies in the
state of Florida.
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Various Emergency Declarations
State Federal
Commissioner Declaration Secretary Declaration
Governor Declaration Presidential Declaration
Joint Declaration Provide Strongest Response
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USDA vs. DAI Perspective
Federal State (FL)
Common Goal to Control / Eradicate Disease
Protecting National Industry Protecting State Industry
Historically Provided Resources Historically Provided Authorities
Accept Shared Command Accept Shared Command
Larger Reservoir of Disease
Specialists and animal health
personnel
Personnel w/ local knowledge with
residency
Tap public and private resources
outside the state
Tap public and private resources
within the state
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Incident Command System
• Incident Command Staff
• Planning
• Administration and Finance
• Logistics
• Operations
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Unified Command
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
Information Officer
Logistics Section Planning Section Operation Section Finance/Admin Section
IC – T.Holt/R.Southall/State IMT
State IMT
State IMT
L.Compton/State IMT/JIC
M. Shortl/S.Loerzel/State IMT
Training Unit
P. Hunter
DRO/S. Lamb
Epidemiologists/C. Young
Situation Unit
EMRS/M.Robinson
Documentation Unit
D. DeJarnett/State IMT
Tracker/Later
GIS/M.Springer/K.Cain
Resources Unit
Wildlife/Exotic Animals
USDA/ Animal Care
Technical Specialists
FWC
Risk Assessment
Later
Cleaning/Disinfection/Biosecurity
Later
Environmental/Carcass Disposal
DEP
Indemnity
USDA/ FSA
Economic Impact
Later
Quarantine Policy
Later
Vaccination
Later
Poultry Expert
J. Glover
Animal Care
Dep IC – G.Christy/D.Harrell/ State IMT
Rev 08/04/06
Diagnostics/Lab Coordination Unit
K. McKenzie
Demobilization Unit
Later
Quarantine Policy
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Unified Command
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
Information Officer
Logistics Section Planning Section Operation Section Finance/Admin Section
IC – T.Holt/R.Southall/State IMT
State IMT
State IMT
L.Compton FDACS/JIC
H.Doten/J.Gauthier/State IMT
Disease Elimination Branch (CONTAMINATED)
D. Perry
Disease Detection/Prevention Branch (CLEAN)
M. Krause
Staging Area
State IMT State IMT
Staging Area
John Court
Euth/Disposal Group
FADDS/Investigators
Field Epi/Investigation/Surveillence Group
Wayne Chandler
Appraisal/Indemnity Group
Larry Warden
Clean/Disinf Group
Later
Vaccination Group
FADDS/Investigators
Diagnosis and Testing Group
Later
Vector Control
FWC Personnel
Wildlife/Exotic Animals
Office of Ag Law Enforcement
Quarantine Enforcement
G. Painter
Disease Containment/Compliance Branch
Permitting/Conveyance Group
D. Swearingen
Dep IC – G.Christy/D.Harrell/State IMT
FADDS
------------------ J.Irby
J.Crews J.Jones
M.Krause
Rev 08/04/06
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Partners and Stakeholders
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Ag Law Enforcement
Ag Environmental Services
Plant Industry
Forest Services
Aquaculture
Other Government Agencies Department of Health
Fish and Wildlife Commission
Environmental Protection
USDA-Veterinary Services/Wildlife Services/International Services/Agricultural
Research Service
Private Groups Florida Cattlemen’s Association
Florida Veterinary Medical Association
Food Animal Veterinary Group
Florida Equine Veterinary Practitioners
Humane Society of United States
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