FAD Response in Illinois and the United States

• List FADs where wildlife and vectors are important to disease transmission and describe control elements for these aspects of an FAD.
• Consider the changing demographic characteristics of humans and animal populations. Describe how these characteristics influence FADs and provide methods for improvements in FAD prevention given these demographics.
• Compare and contrast risks associated with live animal trade vs animal product trade as relates to FAD spread.

How long is this module?

• Ten videos run for a total of 52 minutes of viewing
• There are eight required readings
• Assessments: comment on these materials; create your final project update (1000 words plus at least one multi-modal element) and respond to at least two other student's updates to further the discussion (at least 200 words each). Note: this is your final project for the course and will be graded by two professors. We encourage that you invest substantial effort on this project. Reminder: this counts for 23% of your final grade. Further details and the rubric for this project are included at the end of this module.

Interviews with State and Local Specialists from the 2020 FADPReP Table-top Exercises: 

These veterinarian authorities hold their positions as of August 2021. Our panelists let you in on the lessons they have learned as they responded to recent livestock disease outbreaks and discuss:

• How rapidly a disease like FMD can spread throughout a production system and the impact it can have on trade and travel
• The importance of biosecurity to prevent disease from entering your premises and biocontainment to prevent you from spreading disease to your neighbors
• The importance of being part of a uniform organizational response system when working with people from different sectors of the industry and different parts of the country

Dr. Miller's Interview with Dr. Barber (Part One)

Dr. Miller's Interview with Dr. Barber (Part Two)

Dr. Miller's Interview with Dr. Anna Ruman (Part One)

Dr. Miller's Interview with Dr. Anna Ruman (Part Two)

Dr. Johnson-Walker's Interview with Dr. Ernst and Dr. Slager (Introduction)

Dr. Slager on Producers' Emergency Response

Dr. Ernst on a Planned U.S. Response to an Outbreak of FMD

Dr. Sander and Dr. Gilmore (Part One)

Dr. Sander and Dr. Gilmore (Part Two)

Required Readings

• National List of Reportable Animal Diseases

• HHS and USDA Select Agents and Toxins

• African Swine Fever Fact Sheet
• World Organisation for Animal Health: African Swine Fever

• NAHEMS Guidelines: Wildlife Management and Vector Control for a Foreign Animal Disease Response in Domestic Livestock (pages 1-12)

• Defense of Animal Agriculture Report from the Bipartisan Committee on Biodefense website (read the 2-page summary and scan the full report for complete details)

• New strain of horse-killing Hendra virus identified

• Livestock Pathways to 2030: One Health

Optional Readings <<JEN: MOVE THEM TO A NEW UPDATE FOR WEEK 8>>

• USDA FAD PReP Disease Response Documents
• Reflecting Back on Animal Disease Preparedness and Response

• Can a Vaccine Save the World’s Pigs from African Swine Fever?

• Press Release: USDA Continues to Prevent African Swine Fever from Entering the U.S.

• Pilbright Institute: Pirbright African swine fever vaccine protects 100% of pigs from developing severe disease

• Spring 2021 One Health Newsletter

• Wider Image: By catching bats, these 'virus hunters' hope to stop the next pandemic

• Wildlife hosts for OIE-Listed diseases: considerations regarding global wildlife trade and host–pathogen relationships

• THE ATLANTIC: WHERE YEAR TWO OF THE PANDEMIC WILL TAKE US

• THE ATLANTIC: THE NEXT PLAGUE IS COMING. IS AMERICA READY?

• Why One Hack on One Firm Can Shake Global Meat Supply: QuickTake

• Climate change: an enduring challenge for vector-borne disease prevention and control

​Comment on This Week's Course Update

Make a comment below this update about how we can evaluate our (US and Illinois) FMD preparedness. 

Create your Final Project (Update #7)

Option #1: Create an update that describes a potential scenario of a FAD disease spreading through the US livestock populations and summarizes NADPRP concepts that would be appropriate.

Option #2: Create an update that describes a potential scenario of a zoonotic disease spreading through human, livestock, and/or poultry populations and summarizes NADPRP concepts that would be appropriate.

• Select one disease to focus on in the scenario you create in your update.
• Describe how rapidly might that disease spread through the affected populations.
• Discuss what factors would impact the rate of the spread.
• Articulate the factors that influence biosecurity from the perspective of exclusion of the virus from the premises.
• Articulate the factors that influence biosecurity from the perspective of containment of the virus on an infected premises.
• Possible topics to consider: Prevention methods, economic considerations, general exclusion from the nation, clinical signs, recognition, reporting methods, stakeholder and producer's concerns, communications, considerations of supply management and resourcing, PPE, animal welfare, euthanasia, stop-movement orders, mortality management, cleaning and disinfection, aspects of recovery (either returning to national-level disease-free status, industry-wide recovery, or individual farm-level recovery), business continuity, occupational health and safety, and worker mental health.
• Analyze the pros and cons of each of these mitigation efforts and outline the impact they might have on disease spread within the region: stop-movement, vaccination, and depopulation.
• Be sure to add links or other references, images, and media to illustrate your point. Share videos found on YouTube, and recountings of your own experiences.
• Your update should be at least 1000 words plus at least one multi-modal (video, graph, picture, data) element, and four outside sources. Include references for your sources at the end of your update.
• Respond to at least two of your peer's updates with @name, picking a scenario that discusses a disease that is different from the one you discussed. Comment on your peer's discussion of the factors they selected (each response should be at least 200 words).
• Here is the rubric for this project:
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  Final Project Rubric (23% of grade)

  And, finally, be sure to complete the Post-course Survey.