1. Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak Planning for Zoos AZFA Conference 2016

2. Foreign Animal Diseases
Diseases not currently found in the United States
15 Significant Ones
Classical Swine Fever
Exotic Newcastle Disease
Rinderpest

3. Avian Influenza & Foot and Mouth Disease

7. A Range of Response Plans

9. Endangered Species of high genetic and conservation value

11. California Exotic Newcastle Outbreak 2002

12. Henry Doorly Zoo/ Wildlife Safari Park
Avian Influenza (AI)
Response Plan
2006

14. Public Health
USDA
Fusion
Center
SZS
Media Public
SAHO

15. June 6, 2012

18. June 11, 2013

19. Omaha Tabletop Planning for Feathers, Flu and You

20. April 2, 2014
Incident Command System and National Incident Management System Training

21. zoo staff from all levels
ICS and NIMS Training
Approximately 60
zoo staff from all levels

22. Incident Command System Language JIC, Incident Commander PIO, Operations Section, Planning Section, Strike Teams, Span of Control, Task force Scalability, Section Chief Safety Officer, Unified Command IAPs, ICP, Staging Area, Camp, JOC, MACC Compensation Claims Unit, Demobilization Unit, Liaison Officer

24. Nebraska Department of Agriculture State Veterinarians Office and Yvonne Nadler ZAHP Fusion Center

25. April 22, 2014

26. Premise Day 1 Backyard Chicken Flock in Omaha Veterinarian near Zoo
Respiratory symptoms- 2 sick, 13 dead
Veterinarian near Zoo
Contacts State Veterinarian
State Response
Presumptive Positive

27. Premise Day 2 Depopulation 2 remaining birds
2 new locations show up- one in wild turkeys near zoo
Some Zoo birds may show symptoms- especially Madagascan Crested Ibis- Endangered

28. Premise Day 3 Zoo contacts state veterinarian
Zoo birds diagnosed presumptive positive
Employees not coming to work
Rumors and aggressive press
Worried well over run hospitals

29. 75 Participants Federal State Local State officials from 3 states
3 Other Zoos

30. Federal USDA/APHIS Veterinary Services USDA Wildlife Services
USDA/APHIS Animal Care
USDA Avian Specialist
FBI
FEMA

31. State State Veterinarian/ Department of Agriculture
Nebraska Game and Parks
Health and Human Services
Nebraska Diagnostic Lab
University of Nebraska
Highway Patrol

32. Local County and City Emergency Coordinators Departments of Health
Omaha Police
Omaha Fire
Humane Society

33. Other Groups Center for Food Security- Iowa State North Dakota Iowa
South Dakota
3 Zoos

34. Outcomes Zoo not well prepared to work within an ICS More training
Established new Relationships that will help us be “In the Trailer”

35. Outcomes
We recognized that the Zoo is part of a much bigger agricultural picture.
Loss of sales- chickens, turkeys, BEEF!
Closed borders

36. Outcomes “How would we know that?” Dealing with the Zoo- new issues
Agencies hadn’t thought too much about dealing with disease in an urban environment

37. Zoo will- Continue working with State and Federal Agencies on planning
Continue ICS training
More tabletops, new scenarios

38. Objective: Be one less worry, with confidence for IC
Objective: Be one less worry, with confidence for IC. Be part of the solution, Not another problem to solve

44. 48 million birds euthanized
HPAI
48 million birds euthanized
$ 1.6 Billion direct cost
$ 3.3 Billion indirect

45. Zoo Responses Varied “Prioritizing animals” Covering exhibits
Draining ponds
Moving birds inside
“Prioritizing animals”
Communication with State Veterinarian

46. Management of Facilities and Equipment is Crucial

47. Foot and Mouth Disease

48. FMD
7 Serovars plus subtypes All cloven hoofed animals Low mortality, high morbidity

49. Traditional Plan:
Stamp it Out

51. 2001 Great Britain Outbreak 10 million animals $14 billion in cost
UK daily mail article recalling the 2001 FMD outbreak. 10 million animals.

52. The case against depopulation of feedlots

53. (burial trench 75 miles long)
Nebraska
5- 6 million cattle
Feedlots over 150,000
(burial trench 75 miles long)

54. Air quality, water quality, etc, etc

55. Evolving new strategies for domestic animals
Composting Limited vaccination Manage to slaughter Multiple years to eradicate

56. Business Continuity for Zoos While protecting the collection Visitation

57. Controlled Access Points
CAP
Iso
CAP

58. Step Two: Isolation Area (shown in red)
Designate the Isolation Area:
the most long-term biosecure animal confinement area in the facility
Designate Isolation Area Controlled Access Point (CAP)
Where PPE Biosecurity Protocols
are implemented
Designate Staff access path

59. Designate visitor areas
Isolation
Note: Visitor and staff pathways never cross and Susceptible animals are never exposed to visitors
Visitor
Exhibit

62. Managing Animal Contact Areas

63. Modeled on secure milk, secure pork, secure eggs
Secure Zoo
Modeled on secure milk, secure pork, secure eggs

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