Dr. Paul SundbergVP, Science and Technology

National Pork Board

Swine Health Information Center

Our reality

Our reality

2014 Iowa 27,106,695 imported pigs33 states

Our reality

Emerging Swine Production Disease?

Regulatory?

Trans boundary?

FAD?

OIE Listed Diseases?

Zoonotic Disease?

Working on Our Preparedness

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Santayana (in The Life of Reason, 1905)

“When the situation was manageable it was neglected, and now that it is thoroughly out of hand we apply too late the remedies which then might have effected a cure.”

Winston Churchill, 1935

Lessons??1.Pathway of introduction is difficult – at best

Be prepared for the next one because it is coming2.We can’t expect USDA alone to respond to emerging diseases

Industry needs to take more responsibility for non-regulatory diseases

3.Better state-federal-industry response coordination is essential

Agreed upon response plan before the next disease

Working on Our Preparedness

Are we looking?

AASV Task Force: PEDv Wasn’t a Surprise!

• Anecdotal reports from the region• Published papers from researchers• Researcher to researcher communications• Reports to AASV Swine Health Committee

BUT, what did we do with this information?

Is looking enough?

https://www.topnotchtablets.com/node/24

Swine Health Information Center

Swine Health Monitoring Project

752 breeding sites (20 systems)

2.1M sows

Swine Health Monitoring Project

Working on Our Preparedness

Swine Health Information Center

•Identify the biggest threats that are around the world– Be better prepared

• Have better diagnostic capabilities in place• Have better awareness of how to respond to specific

diseases•Inform production decisions

– Sharing information will see trends and find risks much more quickly

– Analysis of the information will inform swine health decisions on the farm

• Board of Directors

– NPB Mark Greenwood Brett Kaysen

– NPPC Howard Hill Bill Luckey

– AASV Matt Anderson Daryl Olsen

– At Large Mark Schwartz Mike Terrill Matthew

Turner

• Lifespan and funding

– 5 year lifetime

– One time Checkoff investment of supplemental funds

Swine Health Information Center

How has PEDv changed our future?

Federal Reporting?

How will WE be different? (Dr. Max Rodibaugh)

Trans boundary?

Emerging Swine Production Disease?

FAD?

Regulatory?

OIE Listed Diseases?

Zoonotic Disease?

Nothing should impede investigating the index case!!

Trans boundary?

Emerging Swine Production Disease?

FAD?

Regulatory?

OIE Listed Diseases?

Zoonotic Disease? Centralized CoordinationDisease status transparencyTransform traceability

Premises identificationElectronic Health Certificates

How will WE be different? (Dr. Max Rodibaugh)

Trans boundary?

Emerging Swine Production Disease?

FAD?

Regulatory?

OIE Listed Diseases?

Zoonotic Disease?

More attention of disease in Grow-Finish unitsNotify if something unusual is occurringInformative diagnostic lab submissions

Biosecurity will need to change

How will WE be different? (Dr. Max Rodibaugh)

Working on Our Preparedness

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Santayana (in The Life of Reason, 1905)

“When the situation was manageable it was neglected, and now that it is thoroughly out of hand we apply too late the remedies which then might have effected a cure.”

Winston Churchill, 1935