By National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Debra P. Davis
Recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth illness (FMD) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Europe and Japan trigger alarm bells within the usa and different countries, prompting a flurry of latest rules, border controls, inspections, and different actions to avoid incursions of the illnesses. The terrorist assaults in long island urban and Washington, DC, additional a brand new word of urgency to the alarm. eager about extra acts of terror or sabotage in a number of sectors of the economic climate, together with agriculture, U.S. govt and officers have began to reevaluate emergency administration plans according to those threats and to shift the point of interest of analysis and planning.
greater than 2 hundred representatives of presidency, undefined, academia, and nongovernmental companies accumulated at a one-day workshop in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2002, to evaluate what the USA is doing approximately rising animal illnesses and similar concerns and to discover what nonetheless has to be performed. significant goals of the workshop comprise: (1) elucidating details at the U.S. place in regards to in all probability threatening animal illnesses; (2) deciding upon severe difficulties, boundaries, and information gaps; and (3) defining capability destiny nationwide Academies' activities.
rising Animal Diseases describes the problems provided and mentioned through the workshop members. This record precis extracts the main technical matters from the displays and discussions, instead of offering each one consultation and panel dialogue individually. Many matters have been touched upon many times via a number of audio system in several classes, and this layout is meant to permit readers who didn't attend the workshop to have an exceptional realizing of the discussions within the context of the full workshop.
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David E. Swayne is the Director of USDA/ARS/Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory. This facility provides research solutions to emerging and exotic viral diseases of poultry. Dr. Swayne’s personal research interests include pathobiology and control of avian influenza, West Nile fever, and avian pneumovirus in domestic poultry 38 APPENDIX B Quentin Tonelli is the Corporate Vice President and General Manger of the Production Animal Business Group at IDEXX Laboratories. Dr. Tonelli’s research interests include the development of infectious disease diagnostics for poultry and livestock, and he has done extensive work on hepatitis and AIDS diagnostics.
EDUCATION Dr. Peter Eyre, Dean of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, stressed the need for specialized training in veterinary schools. ” he asked. Eyre described a core elective tracking curriculum at his college that provides a common foundation to all students, but then allows individual students to focus on areas such as epidemiology and public health, food animal, or small animal practice. The curriculum includes independent research and externships, which give students valuable experience in industry and government.
Bunning, DHHS/CDC Public Health Surveillance—Models, Lessons Learned 2:00–2:15 pm Panel Discussion and Audience Questions 2:15–2:30 pm BREAK 2:30–3:30 pm Session 3 Moderator: Dr. David E. Swayne, Director, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, USDA/ARS Disease Diagnostics: How Can We Identify It—Quickly, Cheaply, and Accurately? 34 APPENDIX A Dr. Quentin Tonelli, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Industry Perspective Dr. Bruce Akey, Chief, Office of Laboratory Services, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Breakthroughs and Barriers Treatment and Eradication: How Do We Get Rid of It?