Avian Influenza Initiatives Canadian Food Inspection Agency Dr. Daniel Schwartz

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Avian Influenza InitiativesCanadian Food
Inspection AgencyDr. Daniel Schwartz
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CFIA Avian Influenza Initiatives

• Reportable Disease Response
• Priority
• Protect animal health, human health, economy.
• Dedicated Resources
• National AI Working Group
• Federal AAFC, CBSA, PHAC, HC, EC
• Provincial MOE, BCMAL, Health Authorities, CDC
• Industry, Public
• Local Initiatives (BC)

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CFIA Avian Influenza Initiatives

• Multifaceted
• Prevention
• Policy/procedures
• Biosecurity
• Surveillance
• Control and Eradication
• Destruction
• Disposal
• Recovery
• Compensation

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PreventionPrevious Response to AI

• Only Highly Pathogenic AI
• H5 and H7
• Inoculation of chicks causing gt75 mortality
• Intravenous Pathogenicity Index gt 1.2
• Cleavage site analysis of hemagglutinin protein
  has multiple basic AA.

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PreventionCurrent Response to AI

• Any H5 or H7 AI virus
• Low or High Pathogenic strains
• Any AI A virus causing serious mortality (as per
  IVPI or ICPI)
• Resulted from low path strains to high path
  mutations.

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Prevention Biosecurity
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Prevention

• Biosecurity
• National Office of Biosecurity
• Capital Region
• National Specialty Bird Pilot Projects
• Assess specific animal husbandry issues
• Squab, waterfowl etc.
• Analyse and Develop effective procedures
• Implementation
• Audit/ Verification

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Prevention

• Surveillance
• Early Detection
• Active and Passive
• CFIA Serologic survey for H5 and H7
• Compartmental Approach
• Primary Breeders, Multipliers, Production Classes

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Control and Eradication
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Destruction (Euthanasia)
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Control and Eradication

• Humane Destruction
• Alternate methods to deal with various species
  and situations
• Modified Atmospheric Chambers
• Gas Mixtures and Delivery
• Surge Capacity

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Control and Eradication

• Disposal
• Mass Disposal Options
• Infected, Non Infected
• Various commodities
• National Protocols and Procedures
• Provincial and Site Specific Issues

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Disposal
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Disposal
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Disposal
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Recovery

• Compensation
• Review of Health of Animals Act and Regulations
• Method of calculating values
• Maximum values
• Vaccination
• Vaccines, protocols