Aquatic Animal Health National Aquatic Animal Health Plan (.ppt

1、Aquatic Animal Health National Aquatic Animal Health Plan (NAAHP),Dr. Jill Rolland Director, Aquaculture Swine Equine & Poultry Programs USDA APHIS Veterinary Services,Federal Advisory Committee for Animal Health January 21st, 2010,Introduction,What is Aquaculture? Why is APHIS involved in aquacultu

2、re?,Aquatic Species Raised in the United States,#1 Catfish Salmon Trout Hybrid Striped Bass Tilapia Sturgeon Eels Baitfish (carp, minnows, golden shiners, etc.) Ornamental fish (koi carp, goldfish, zebra danios, etc.) Mollusks (mussels, oysters, clams, geoducks) Crustaceans (shrimp, freshwater shrim

3、p, crawfish, artemia),2002 Animal Health Protection Act,Consolidates a number of previous statutes Defines “Livestock” to include all farm raised animals Defines “Animal” to include all members of the animal kingdom except humans Provides clear statutory and regulatory authority to provide services

4、to aquatic industries,National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Aquaculture,Purpose and Scope,National Aquaculture Act of 1980: created interagency coordinating group named Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture Purpose: increase the overall effectiveness and productivity of Federal aquacul

5、ture research, technology transfer and assistance programs Scope: Address critical issues of national and regional importance through interagency collaboration and stakeholder consultations,Interagency Collaboration Focus,Quarterly meetings with 20+ invited federal agencies Form task forces, working

6、 groups or special projects as frameworks for interagency initiatives Examples: Aquaculture Effluents Task Force (1999-2005) Working Group on Aquaculture Drugs, Biologics and Pesticides (1990-2008) National Aquatic Animal Health Plan for Aquaculture Task Force (implementation) National Aquaculture S

7、cience and Technology Task Force (ongoing),National Aquatic Animal Health Plan for Aquaculture Task Force,NAAHP - Mission,Facilitate the legal movement of all aquatic animals, their eggs, and their products in interstate and international commerce. Protect the health and thereby improve the quality

8、and productivity of farmed and wild aquatic animals. Ensure the availability of diagnostic, inspection, and certification services. Minimize the impacts of diseases when they occur in farmed or wild aquatic animals.,NAAHP,The NAAHP is not a regulationIt provides general principles and guidelinesSTAT

9、US - notice of availability was published August 21st 2008. - 27 comments were received. - Implementation ongoing pending funding.,NAAHP Organization,Introduction Roles, Responsibilities, & Authorities Aquatic Animal Disease of Concern Surveillance Disease Prevention, Control, & Management,Zonation

10、Research & Development Outreach & Awareness Education & Training Implementation,The Plan is organized into 10 chapters:,Chapter 4 Diseases of Concern,Reportable and Program Diseases Suggested List of Program Diseases:Epizootic hematopoietic necrosis (exotic to the U.S.)Infectious hematopoietic necro

11、sis Oncorhynchus masou virus disease (exotic to the U.S.)Spring viremia of carpViral hemorrhagic septicemiaViral encephalopathy and retinopathy Infectious pancreatic necrosisInfectious salmon anemiaRed sea bream iridoviral disease (exotic to the U.S.)Channel catfish virus diseaseWhite sturgeon irido

12、viral diseaseBacterial kidney disease (Renibacterium salmoninarum)Enteric septicemia of catfish (Edwardsiella ictaluri)Piscirickettsiosis (Piscirickettsia salmonis)Epizootic ulcerative syndromeGyrodactylosis (exotic to the U.S.)Emerging disease that fits the criteria in Section 4.2.1 B.,NAAHP,3 prim

13、ary recommendations:Creation of a National Advisory CommitteeDevelopment of a national aquatic health laboratory network.Development of a secure application suite,Secure Application Suite,Initiated in Fiscal Year 2010Intended to provide states, tribes, industry, the Federal government and other stak

14、eholders with the tools necessary to: support reporting of aquatic animal diseases protect aquatic animal resources support movement and certification documentation produce reports, maps and other documentation for surveillance and disease management purposes.,National Aquatic Animal Health Laborato

15、ry Network,System to meet international requirements Consistency for interstate requirements Standardized system for routine testing Comparable results Confidence in results Aquaculture lab working group, subset of USAHA-AAVLD Aquaculture Committee,National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Network,P

16、rovide a network of approved labs Standard Procedures OIE Methods and Protocols Bluebook Training Quality Assurance/Quality Control Lab equipment, record keeping, reagents Data Storage and Accessibility,National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Network,Completion of draft plan Sept 2009 USAHA Resolu

17、tion Sept 2009 VHS technical working group met June 2010 Next steps: need input on further implementation,Need for a Subcommittee on Aquatic Animal Health,Prioritize implementation of elements of the NAAHP Recommend how testing protocols developed by the National Aquatic Animal Pathogen Testing Network (NAAPTN) could be implemented Provide advice to APHIS and Federal Partners on appropriate action to finding Program Aquatic Animal Pathogens listed in the NAAHP,