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Emerging Diseases Committee
April 8, 2003
Seminar
Title: Maximum Preparedness -- Lessons
from Three Recent Emerging Diseases in the US
#1:
West Nile Virus in the US during 2002
First
Year WNV Experience in MO
Dr.
Gayle Johnson, Veterinary Pathologist
University
of MO, Columbia
#2:
Exotic Newcastle’s Disease Outbreak in the US
Current
Status and State Operational Perspectives
Dr.
Richard Breitmeyer
California
State Veterinarian
Diagnostic
Lab Issues for Control of END – CA Experience
Dr.
Alex Ardans – Director
California
Animal Health and Food Safety Lab System
#3:
Chronic Wasting Disease – A National Emerging Disease
Current
Status of the Disease in North America
Dr.
Mike Gilsdorf –
USDA
Veterinary Epidemiologist
Quick
Tests – Possible Roles in CWD Diagnostics
Dr.
Barb Powers – Diagnostic Pathologist, Lab Director
Colorado
State University, Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
Laboratory
Waste Issues with CWD Diagnostics
Dr.
Donal O’Toole – Veterinary Pathologist
University
of Wyoming, State Veterinary Lab
CWD:
Issues Related to Federal Parks and Tribal Lands
Dr.
Sam Holland, State Veterinarian
SD
Animal Industry Board
Business
Meeting Agenda: Called to
order at 5:30 pm.
Attendance
The
business session was attended by the following members:
David Zeman (chair), Alex Ardans (co-chair), Bob Crandell, Lenn
Harrison, Lanny Pace, Barb Powers, Gayle Johnson, Sam Holland, Mark Engle,
Phyllis Menden, Donal O’Toole,
Old
resolutions
New
Resolutions
Meeting
evaluation
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The
seminar presentations were well attended, opening with 48 people and
at times up to 54 people in attendance.
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Preliminary
evaluation of the evaluation forms from attendees, show very positive
feedback.
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It
was decided that next year we would reduce the number of presentations
by one
Committee
meeting plan for the year
The
committee agreed to meet at least three times a year
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Once
at the annual meeting
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Once
at the AAVLD/USAHA meeting
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Once
by conference call in early January to plan the annual meeting agenda
Adjourned
at 6:25 pm.
In
attendance
NIAA
Members:
Dr. David Zeman, Chair
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South Dakota State
University Animal Disease Research Diagnostic Laboratory |
| Dr. Alex Ardans, Vice
Chair |
California Animal Health
and Food Safety Lab. |
| Dr. Gayle Johnson |
University of Missouri |
| Dr. Wendell Peden |
Individual Member |
| Dr. LaRue Johnson |
American Assoc. of Small
Ruminant Practitioners |
| Dr. Cris Young |
Kentucky Department of
Agriculture |
| Dr. Lanny Pace |
Mississippi State
University |
| Dr. Lenn Harrison |
University of Kentucky |
| Kevin Kirk |
Michigan Department of
Agriculture |
| Dr. Joan M. Arnoldi |
Michigan Department of
Agriculture |
| Teresa Halvorsen |
Iowa Farm Bureau |
| Phyllis Menden |
North American Deer
Farmers Association |
| Dr. Wilbur Amand |
American Assoc. of Zoo
Veterinarians |
| Dr. Mark Engle |
National Pork Producers
Association |
| Ernie Birchmeier |
Michigan Farm Bureau |
| Dr. Howard Lehmkuhl |
National Animal Disease
Center |
| Dr. Sam Holland |
South Dakota Board of
Animal Health |
| Jodi Luttropp |
Holstein Association USA |
| Dr. David Schmidt |
Iowa Department of
Agriculture |
| Dr. Jake Hines |
American Association of
Bovine Practitioners |
| Greg Cox |
Diachemix |
| Dr. Richard Breitmeyer |
California Department of
Agriculture |
| Scott Stuart |
National Livestock
Producers Association |
| Dr. Robert Crandell |
Viral Antigens |
| Dr. Don Lein |
Cornell University |
| Dr. Larry Williams |
Nebraska Department of
Agriculture |
| Keith Robbins |
Ontario Pork Producers'
Marketing Board |
| Tim Niedecken |
eMerge Interactive |
| Dr. Jewell Plumley |
West Virginia Department
of Agriculture |
| David White |
Ohio Farm Bureau &
Ohio Livestock Coalition |
| Dr. Carsten Schroeder |
IDEXX Laboratories |
| Dr. Andrea Ballagi |
IDEXX Laboratories |
| Dr. Joe O'Donnell |
IDEXX Laboratories |
| John Lawrence |
IDEXX Laboratories |
| Jim Fraley |
Illinois Farm Bureau and
Illinois Milk Producers Fed. |
| Richard Kirchhoff |
National Association of
State Departments of Ag. |
| Dr. Jim Weiss |
Nebraska Department of
Agriculture |
| Lisa Lemieux |
IDEXX Laboratories |
| Dr. Tim Trayer |
AVMA Liaison/ Ag. Vet.
Associates |
| Dr. Bob Warren |
Mississippi Board of
Animal Health |
| Dr. Harry Snelson |
Schering-Plough Animal
Health |
| Dr. Asmita Patel |
Bio-Rad |
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Non-Members:
| Dr. Donal O'Toole |
University of Wyoming |
| Dr. Barb Powers |
Colorado State University |
| Dr. Lowell Anderson |
USDA APHIS Veterinary
Services |
| Dr. Mike Gilsdorf |
USDA APHIS |
| Tyler Brown |
Global Animal Management |
| Stan Potratz |
Premier 1 Supplies |
| Dr. Warren Wilson |
Intervet |
| Dr. Robert Smith |
USDA CSREES/PAS |
| Dr. Sabrina Swenson |
USDA APHIS VS NVSL |
| Dr. John Ragan |
USDA FSIS |
| Dr. Bob Meyer |
USDA APHIS Veterinary
Services |
| Dr. Barb Martin |
USDA APHIS VS NVSL |
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