1. About this Document

1.1 Introduction

The diagnostic and management principles contained in this document conform to the OIE International Animal Health Code (2007). This plan also draws on the concepts and information found in the Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan (AUSVETPLAN) 2002 Disease Strategy — Foot-and-Mouth Disease; the UK's Chapter 3 Foot‑and‑Mouth Disease (Veterinary Instructions Procedures Emergency Routines — VIPER); and Council Directive 2003/85/EC on community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease.

1.2 Objectives

This Foot-and-Mouth Disease Hazard Specific Plan outlines the response to be undertaken by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), under authority of the Health of Animals Act (1990), when an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) occurs. This Hazard Specific Plan is not a stand alone document but part of an overall management plan used by the CFIA to respond to an incursion of an exotic animal disease into Canada.

1.3 Audience

This document is intended to provide CFIA animal health emergency responders with FMD specific information necessary for the control and eradication of the disease in an outbreak. Information about FMD and its epidemiology is briefly summarized in this document as it relates to control activities. It is not a comprehensive review. References are cited throughout. Readers should refer to current literature if additional information is required.

1.4 Related Documents

The following documents provide information on emergency response organization and procedures related to this strategy:

• CFIA Emergency Response Plan
• Animal Health Functional Plan (AHFP)
• Common Procedures Manual; and
• Area-specific contingency plans and agreements with provincial and industry stakeholders that provide emergency support for FAD eradication (i.e., Foreign Animal Disease Emergency Support [FADES] Plans).

1.5 Amendments and Revisions

The FMD Hazard Specific Plan is to be reviewed regularly by all stakeholders through the Canadian Animal Health Consultative Committee. Suggestions and recommendations should be forwarded to:

Dr. Jim Clark
National Manager, Disease Control
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Terrestrial Animal Health Division
59 Camelot Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0Y9
Telephone: 613-221-4270
Facsimile: 613-228-6144

1.6 Acknowledgements

This plan was originally drafted in 2003 by Dorothy W. Geale, BSc (Hons), PhD, DVM, then the Senior Staff Veterinarian, Foreign Animal Disease and revised in February 2006  by Gilles C. Dulac, DVM, MSc, PhD.

The following individuals are gratefully acknowledged  for providing consultation and assistance in the initial drafting: Dr. David Alves, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food; Dr. Alphonso Clavijo, National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (CFIA); Dr. Carolyn Inch, Terrestrial Animal Health Division (CFIA); Dr. Wayne Martin, Canadian Veterinary Medical Association; Dr. Gerald Ollis, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development; Dr. Bill Sterritt, Consultant in Animal Health; and, particularly, Dr. Paul Kitching, National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (CFIA).

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