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WEG 2018 Biosecurity and Welfare Updated: 30/08/2018 FINAL 1 World Equestrian Games 2018 Tryon International Equestrian Center, North Carolina 2 nd – 25 th September 2018 BIOSECURITY MANUAL Biosecurity, quarantine and infection control operational procedures

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WorldEquestrianGames2018

TryonInternationalEquestrianCenter,NorthCarolina

2nd–25thSeptember2018

BIOSECURITYMANUAL

Biosecurity,quarantineandinfectioncontroloperationalprocedures

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Operationalprocedurereference

Operationalproceduretitle Pagenumber

TIEC-WEG-BIO-01 Staffingandoperationalresponsibilitiesatarrivalpoints:(1)PAQ(InternationalFEIcompetitionhorses);(2)Domesticarrivals(DomesticFEIcompetitionhorsesandExhibitionhorses)(USDA,NCDA-CS,WEGVetServicesteams)

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-02 Biosecurityprotocolsandguidanceforgrooms,ridersandteamveterinarianswhilehorsesarestabledatthevenue

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-03 Biosecuritycontrolpoints,zoningandbiosecurityproceduresatthevenue

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-04 HealthrequirementsforInternationalFEICompetitionhorses

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-05 HealthrequirementsforDomesticFEICompetitionhorses

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-06 HealthrequirementsforExhibitionhorses

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-07 VeterinaryhealthandwelfareinspectionandbiosecurityproceduresfordomesticarrivalsattheDAZ,includingcoordinationwithsecurityscreeningandFEIinspections

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-08 VeterinaryhealthandwelfareinspectiondecisionmakingtreeattheDomesticArrivalsZone(DAZ)

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-09 VeterinaryhealthandwelfareinspectionandbiosecurityproceduresforhorsesintheFEIVenueBarnsandExhibitionBarns

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-10 Decisionmakingtreeforallhorsesinthemainvenuestabling,excludingPAQandisolationareas

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-11 Suspicionofdisease;pre-emptivemeasures;andcategoriesof‘containable’andnon-containable’diseases

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-12 CriteriaforholdinghorsesattheDAZforinvestigation,diversionofhorsestoBarn1holdingstallsfromtheDAZ;orforremovalofhorsesfromtheFEICompetitionBarnsstablestotheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationstalls

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-13 ActionstobetakenwhenkeydiseasesyndromesaredetectedintheDAZ,intheFEIVenueBarns,orExhibitionBarns:actionsforindexcases,actionsforin-contactsanddiagnostictestrequirements

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-14 OperationalproceduresforFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStalls

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-15 Listofdiseasescontainableandnon-containableatthevenueisolationstallsandwhichrequiretransfertoexternalisolationfacilities(TEHorUGAVetHospitalorNCStateVetHospital)

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-16 Criteriaforreleaseofhorsesfromvenueisolationstalls

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-17 DomesticArrivalsZone(DAZ)cleaninganddisinfection

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-18 FEIVenuebarnscleaninganddisinfection

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-19 CleaninganddisinfectionofIsolationStables 57TIEC-WEG-BIO-20 WEGproceduresforbiosecurityincident

managementandcommunicationsduringWEG

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-21 DiseasesunderthejurisdictionofUSDA

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-22 WEGVetServicescontrolplansforother(non-USDAandNCDA-CSjurisdiction)diseases

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GlossaryandDefinitionsTerm Definition

ADA AmericanDisabilityAct

BiosecurityManager Veterinarianinoverallchargeofbiosecurity,reportstoVSM

Containabledisease Anon-USDAreportable,non-FAD;affectedhorsesarejudgedbytheWEGVSMandBiosecurityManagertobeofacceptablerisktobemanagedintheisolationfacilitiesatTIEC

DAZ DomesticArrivalsZone

DomesticFEICompetitionhorses

FEICompetitionhorseswhichareeithernormallyresidentintheUSA,orhavepreviouslybeenimportedtotheUSAandcompletedPAQataUSDAapprovedimportquarantinecenter.

ExhibitionBarns ThesearebarnsphysicallyoutsidetheFEIVenueCompound,andprovidetheonlyhousingforExhibitionhorses.

Exhibition/ADAHorses AllhorsespresentatTIECduringWEGthatarenotpartofFEIcompetition:Demonstration,andADAhorsesandponies.

TheseareallUSresidentanimals.

ExhibitionBarnVeterinarian

TheseveterinariansworkexclusivelywithExhibitionHorses,overseeingtheirarrivalinspectionandhealthwhileatTIEC.TheydonothavecredentialsforadmissiontotheFEIcompoundandwillnothavecontactwithFEIcompetitionhorses.

FAD ForeignAnimalDisease(adiseasenotnormallyoccurringintheUSAandwhichisreportabletoUSDA)

FEI FederationEquestreInternationaleorInternationalFederationforEquestrianSport

FEICompetitionHorseIsolationStalls

TheseisolationstallsareinsidetheFEIVenueCompound,andareforisolationofFEICompetitionHorsesinthefaceofdisease(non-Piroplasmosis-positivehorsesexclusively).

FEICompetitionHorses Horsescompetingatthe2018games,includesInternationalandDomestichorses.

FEIStewards IndividualswithFEIaccreditation,taskedwithensuringrulesofcompetitionarefollowed.

FEIVenueBarns TheseareallbarnsinsidetheFEIVenueCompound.TheyprovidehousingforFEICompetitionHorses.

FEIVenueCompound ThisistheareaoftheTIECenclosedbyasecureperimeterpolicedbytheFEI,andoverseenbyFEIStewards.ItdoesnotincludeBarn1andtheDAZ,orthePAQ(Barn5).

GSP Greenville-SpartanburgInternationalairport,inSouthCarolina.PrimarylandingsiteforInternationalFEICompetitionHorses.

InternationalFEICompetitionhorses

FEICompetitionHorsesarrivinginUSAforpurposesofWEGcompetition.ThesehorsesarriveatGSPandtravelundersealorUSDA-escortedtoTIECtocompletePAQ.

InternationalFEICompetitionPiroplasmosis-positivehorses

FEICompetitionHorsesarrivinginUSAforpurposesofWEGcompetition,whichareknowntobePiroplasmosis-positiveinadvance.ThesehorsesarriveatGSPandtravelundersealorUSDA-escortedtoTIECtocompletePAQ,andarethenhousedinthePiroplasmosisBarns.

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InternationalMiami-ArrivalFEICompetitionPiroplasmosis-positiveHorses

AnyInternationalFEICompetitionhorsearrivinginMiamiUSDAapprovedimportquarantinecenterandcompletingPAQtherewhicharePiroplasmosis-positive,andtraveltoTIECundersealorUSDA-escorted.ThesehorseswilljointhePiroplasmosis-positiveInternationalFEICompetitionHorsesimmediatelyafterinspectionattheDAZ.

NCStateVetHospital NorthCarolinaState,CollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,VeterinaryHospital.RegionalreferralhospitalprovidinghospitalizationandisolationresourcesforFEICompetitionHorses.

NCDA-CS-CS NorthCarolinaDepartmentofAgricultureandConsumerServices

NF NationalFederation

Non-containabledisease AUSDAreportablediseaseoraFAD;alsoincludescontagiousendemicdiseasesthatwouldbedifficulttocontroliftheyoccurredatTIECduringWEG;affectedhorsescouldbejudgedbytheUSDA,NCDA-CSorWEGVSMtobeunsuitableformanagementintheisolationfacilitiesatTIECandcouldbeshippedtoaremoteisolationfacility.

PAQ PostArrivalQuarantine–thiswilloccurinTIECBarn5exclusively,andintheadjacentPAQIsolationStalls.

PAQIsolationStalls ThesestallsarepartofPAQ,andaresituatedimmediatelyadjacenttoBarn5.TheyprovideisolationfacilitiesforhorsesinPAQonly

PiroplasmosisBarns ThesebarnsareinsidetheFEIVenueCompound,andareforInternationalFEICompetitionPiroplasmosis-positivehorses

Piroplasmosis-positiveHorseIsolationStalls

ThesestallsareinsidetheFEIVenueCompound,andareforisolationofInternationalFEICompetitionPiroplasmosis-positivehorsesifneededinthefaceofdisease.

Piroplasmosis-positivehorses

AllInternationalFEICompetitionPiroplasmosis-positivehorsesandInternationalMiami-ArrivalFEICompetitionPiroplasmosis-positiveHorses.ThesehorsesarehousedexclusivelyinthePiroplasmosisBarns,andmanagedaccordingtospecificbiosecurityprotocols.

PPE PersonalProtectiveEquipment

SecurityTeam TIECemployees/contractorsprovidingsecurityforTIECvenue.

SOP StandardOperatingProcedure

StablesManager TIECemployeewithoverallresponsibilityforstablelogistics,movementofhorses(includingtoisolation),provisionoffoodandwater,C&Dofbarns.

TEH TryonEquineHospital–OfficialprivateequineveterinaryhospitalprovidinghospitalizationandisolationresourcesforFEICompetitionHorses.

TIEC TryonInternationalEquestrianCenter–thevenuefortheWEG.

UGAVetHospital UniversityofGeorgia,CollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,VeterinaryHospital.RegionalreferralhospitalprovidinghospitalizationandisolationresourcesforFEICompetitionHorses.

USDA UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture

VSM VeterinaryServicesManager

WEG WorldEquestrianGames2018

WEGVetServicesTeam VeterinaryteamreportingtotheVSM

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-01

Staffingandoperationalresponsibilitiesatarrivalspoints:(1)PAQ(InternationalFEIcompetitionhorses);(2)Domesticarrivals(DomesticFEIcompetitionhorsesandExhibitionhorses)(USDA,NCDA-CS,WEGVetServicesteams)

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinetheoperationalrolesandresponsibilitiesofthedifferentteamsthatwillberesponsibleforreceiving,andmanagingtheflowof,horsesarrivingattheTIECvenueupto,andincluding,thetransferofhorsesfromquarantine(PAQ)anddomesticarrivals(DAZ)totheFEIVenueBarnsortheExhibitionBarns.

PAQ • ThearrivalsscheduleforinternationalhorseshasbeencoordinatedbyPedenBloodstockGmbHandTheDuttaCorporation,whoaretheOfficialInternationalShippingAgentsforWEGandaretheequinetransportlogisticsmanagersforinternationalhorsemovementstoandfromTIECfortheWEG.Inaddition,somehorsesarrivingatTIECwillbeshippedIRT(InternationalRacehorseTransport).

• FulldetailsofshippingarrangementscanbefoundintheEquestrianFreightManual(availablefromtheFEIwebsite1).

• InternationalFEICompetitionhorsesflyingdirecttoNorthCarolinaforWEGwillarriveatGreenville-SpartanburgInternationalAirport(GSP).NotethatinternationalhorsesflyingtootherUSairports(NewYork,MiamiandChicago)willclearPAQattheportofentryandwillmovetothevenueasDomesticFEICompetitionHorsestogothroughthesameentryprocedureashorsesthatareresidentintheUSA.InternationalhorsesbeingimportedunderCEM-waiverthathaveclearedPAQattheportofentrywillbemonitoredbyUSDAandwillbeshippedtoTIECinsealedtrailers.DetailsofUSDAproceduresforinternationalarrivals,includinghorsesunderCEM-waiver,canbefoundintheUSDAWEGArrivalSOP.

• OnarrivalatGSP,horseswillbeunloadedandtherequiredbloodsamplesforPAQtesting(EIA,EquinePiroplasmosis,DourineandGlanders)willbecollectedbyUSDApersonnel.HorseswillthenbetransferredtotrucksfortransporttoTIECunderthesupervisionofUSDApersonnel.TruckswillbeescortedtoTIECbyStatePolicevehiclesandUSDA.

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• OnarrivalatTIEC,truckswillclearsecurityatthevenueentrypointandthenmovetothesecurePAQarea(Barn5)wherehorseswillbeunloadedunderthesupervisionofPedenBloodstockpersonnelandtransferredintotherelevant‘pod’withinPAQ.

• OncehorsesareinthePAQbarn,theybecometheresponsibilityof,andareunderthejurisdictionof,theUSDAteam.

• Groomswillhaveaccesstothepodtoassistwithsettlinghorsesintotheirstablesandassistingwithinitialclinicalexamination.Oncethisiscomplete,groomswillleavethepod,thepodwillbesealedandthe42hPAQperiodbegins.GroomsandtreatingvetswillhaveaccesstothepodonlywiththeapprovaloftheUSDA.DetailsofUSDAproceduresforPAQcanbefoundintheUSDAWEGPAQSOP.

• HorseswillreceiveaminimumoffourrectaltemperaturechecksduringPAQ(thefirstatinitialarrivalandthenevery12hours)asspecifiedintheUSDAWEGPAQSOP.HorseswillbereleasedfromPAQoncethe42hourperiodiscompletedprovidedtheyhaveremainedclinicallynormalandalltestresultsarenegative(or,inthecaseofPiroplasmosis,thePAQtestresultmatchesthehorse’sexpectedPiroplasmosisstatus).FurtherdetailsaboutimporttestingprotocolscanbefoundintheUSDAEquineImporttestingProtocol2.

• OncereleasedfromPAQ,groomswillwalkhorsesacrosstotheFEIVenueBarnsunderthedirectionoftheStablesManager.InternationalhorsesundertheCEM-waiveraresubjecttoUSDAmonitoring(seeUSDAWEGSOPformonitoringCEM-waiverhorses).

1inside.fei.org/system/files/17.11.17%20Peden%20Bloodstock%20Equestrian%20Freight%20Manual%20WEG%202018%20Tryon%20USA.pdf2https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/downloads/testing-equidae-during-quarantine.pdfDomesticarrivals

• TherewillbetwoDomesticArrivalZones(DAZ):1&2• DAZ1willbeattheentrytotheFEIVenueCompoundbesideBarn1.• DAZ2willbewithintheFEIVenueCompoundandpositioned

adjacenttoBarns’6and7.ItisnecessarybecauseoftheverylongdistancefromDAZ1tothispartofthevenue,andthedifficultyinsafelywalkinghorsesfromDAZ1toBarns’6&7.

• ThefollowinggroupsofhorsesareclassifiedasdomesticarrivalsforthepurposesofWEG2018:

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o InternationalhorsesthathavepreviouslycompletedPAQatNewYork,MiamiandChicagoandbeenimportedtotheUSA.

o Domestic(USresident)FEIcompetitionhorseso Domestic(USresident)ExhibitionHorsesbeingusedfor

demonstrations,andalsoADAminiatureponies*• Domesticarrivalswillreachthevenuebyprivatetransporter.• Eachtruckwillhaveanarrivalstimeappointment;theschedulefor

domesticarrivalsiscoordinatedbyPedenBloodstockGmbH.• OnarrivalatTIEC,trucksclearsecurityatthevenueentrypointand

thenmaketheirownwaytoDAZ1iftheyare:o DomesticFEICompetitionHorseswhicharetobehousedin

Barns2,3or4.o ExhibitionHorses.

• TrucksproceedtoDAZ2iftheyare:o DomesticFEICompetitionHorseswhicharetobehousedin

Barns6&7.• Marshallingoftrucksandsupervisionofunloadingwillbecarried

outbyamemberoftheWEGStablesManager’steam.• Horseswillbeunloadedbythegroomsthathaveaccompaniedthe

horses;membersoftheWEGStablesManager’steammaybeavailabletoassistwithunloadingifrequestedbutthiswillnormallybetheaccompanyinggrooms’responsibility.

• OncetheDAZarrivalcheckshavebeencompleted,groomswillwalktheirhorseintotheFEIcompoundtotheirallocatedbarnandstalls(FEIcompetitionhorses)ortotheirallocatedstallsinBarn1(Exhibitionhorses).

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-02

Biosecurityprotocolsandguidanceforgrooms,ridersandteamveterinarianswhilehorsesarestabledintheFEIVenueCompound

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistoprovideguidanceforNationalFederationsonthebiosecuritymeasuresthatareinplaceduringthebuild-uptocompetitionincludingwhattoexpectonarrival;duringcompetition;andondeparturefromtheWEG.TheguidanceextendstoallthosefromtheNF’swithresponsibilityforthecareandmanagementofteamhorsesatthevenue,especiallygrooms,ridersandteamveterinarians.

SOP BiosecuritymeasuresinplaceattheTIECvenue

• TheWEGVeterinaryServicesteam,workingwithUSDAandNCDA-CS,theFEIandtheTIECvenuemanagers,hasputinplaceanumberofbiosecuritymeasurestoreducetheriskofdiseaseentrytothevenueandtohelpensurethatallFEICompetitionHorsesstayhealthywhilstatthevenueandareabletoreturnhomehealthy.

• HorsesarrivingfromoutsidetheUSAthathavenotundergonePostArrivalQuarantine(PAQ)attheportofentryintotheUSAwillbereceivedatthevenuebyateamledbyveterinariansfromtheUSDAwhowillsupervisethetransferofhorsesintothePAQstablesandwillsupervisetheircareandhealthmonitoringfor42hoursbeforetransferintothemainvenuestablingattheendofPAQ.TheUSDAhasprimaryresponsibilityforbiosecurityofhorsesinPAQ.

• AllDomesticFEICompetitionhorses,InternationalMiami-ArrivalFEICompetitionPiroplasmosis-positiveHorses,andExhibitionHorseswillreceiveaveterinaryhealthandwelfarecheckonarrivalintheDomesticArrivalsZone(DAZ)beforebeingclearedtomovetotheFEIVenueCompound(FEIVenueBarns)orExhibitionstables.TheWEGVetServicesBiosecurityteamhasprimaryresponsibilityforbiosecurityofhorsesintheDAZ.

• Piroplasmosis-positivehorseswillbestabledinPiroplasmosisBarnsdedicatedforexclusiveuseofPiroplasmosis-positivehorsesandwillbesubjectedtoadditionalsupervisionandcontrolswhilstonthevenue,includingtreatmentwithacaricides,andinspectionforticks.TheseprecautionsaredetailedintheNCDA-CSInfectiousDiseaseManagementandSurveillancePlanandUSDAEquinePiroplasmosisMitigationProtocol.TheUSDA,withtheassistanceofNCDA-CS,has

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primaryresponsibilityforbiosecurityofhorsesinthedesignatedPiroplasmosisbarnsandareas.

• AllhorsesintheFEIVenueCompoundandinExhibitionBarnsoutsidetheFEIVenueCompoundwillberequiredtohavetwicedailyvisualhealthinspectionandtemperaturechecks(rectaltemperature)whichshouldberecordedonthesheetsprovidedtoNF’sbytheWEGVeterinaryServicesManager(VSM).ThesecheckscanbecarriedoutbygroomsorotherNFmembers;NF’sarewelcometoaskforassistancefromWEGVeterinaryServicesmembersiftheywish.TeamVeterinariansareresponsibleformakingsurethetemperaturesarerecordedonthestallrecordingsheetandforsigningtheentryintheFEIVenueCompound.TheExhibitionBarnVeterinariansareresponsibleforthisintheExhibitionBarns(Barn1).

• StewardswillberesponsibleforcollectingthetemperaturerecordingsheetsintheFEIVenueCompoundintheeveningeachdayaftertheeveningtemperatureshavebeenrecorded.StewardswillcheckthattemperatureshavebeenenteredontoeachsheetandwillnotifytheBiosecurityManagerifanyvaluesaremissingorappearincorrect.Stewardswillcapturethedataonthesheetssotheycanbestoredonaspreadsheetatthevetclinic.ThisdutywillbetheresponsibilityoftheExhibitionBarnVeterinariansintheExhibitionBarns.

• Anyhorseswithincreasedrectaltemperaturesoranyothersignsofdisease(including,butnotlimitedto,nasaldischarge,coughing,diarrhoeaorneurologicalsigns/ataxia/incoordination)mustbereportedtoamemberoftheWEGVSMorWEGBiosecuritymanagerimmediately.TheTeamVeterinarianisresponsibleforensuringthatclinicalsignsofdiseasearereportedimmediatelytotheBiosecurityManagerandtheVSM.ThisdutywillbetheresponsibilityoftheExhibitionBarnVeterinariansintheExhibitionBarnsandanyhorseswithclinicalsignsoutsideofthenormalrange,inparticularthoselistedinTIEC-WEG-BIO-13,mustbereportedimmediatelytotheBiosecurityManagerwhowillberesponsibleforliaisingwiththeVSM.

Generalguidancetoallpersonnelworkingwithhorsesinthemainvenuestablingbarnstoreducediseasetransmissionrisk

IntheFEIVenueBarns,andtheExhibitionBarns,allpersonnelshouldusecommonsense,andsimple,biosecurityprecautions.Smallchangesto

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hygienepracticesandhusbandrymakeabigdifferenceandsignificantlyreducediseaserisk.• BoththeFEIVenueBarns,andtheExhibitionBarns,havehand

sanitisersattheentrypointsandhandwashingfacilitieslocatedadjacenttoeachbarn:usethesefrequentlytoreducetheriskofdiseasetransmission

• Ifyourhandsbecomevisiblysoiled,washthemfollowingtheguidanceprovidedinthepostersdisplayedatthehandwashpoints:wethandsandcleanthoroughlyusingthehandsanitiserdispensersprovided

• Ifyourhandsbecomesoiledandyouarenotabletowashyourhandsimmediately,applyhandsanitisertoreducetheriskofcontaminatingthestableareaorcreatinganinfectionrisktootherhorsesbeforeyouwashyourhands

• DonotallowcontactbetweenyourhorsesandhorsesfromotherNF’s:thinkaboutwhereyoutiehorsesupsothatnosetonosecontactisavoided

• AvoidcontactbetweenyourselfandhorsesfromotherNF’s;ifyoudohavecontactwithotherhorseswashyourhands.Ifyourclothingbecomessoiledbyotherhorsesespeciallywithdischarges,urine,faecesorbloodchangeyourclothesbeforehandlingyourownhorse

• Keepyourbootsclean• Donotsharefeedingandwateringequipment• Donotsharetack• Ifyouareconcernedaboutthehealthofyourhorse,orotherhorses

aroundyou,reportthisimmediatelytotheWEGVeterinaryServicesManager(DrAnneBaskettandDrBillHay).

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TIEC-WEG-BIO-03

Biosecuritycontrolpoints,zoningandbiosecurityproceduresatthevenue

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefine:(1)thebiosecuritycontrolpointsacrossthevenue;(2)thedifferentbiosecurityzoneswithinthevenue,includingthezonesforPAQ,domesticcompetitionhorsearrivals,Exhibitionarrivals,andthezonesforPiroplasmosis-positivehorses;(3)thegeneralbiosecurityproceduresthatapplyineachofthesezonesandtocrossreferencethesetotherelevantUSDAandNCDA-CSprotocols.

SOP • Thepurposeofbiosecurityatthe2018WorldEquestrianGamesistoreducetheriskofinfectiousorcontagiousdiseaseentryintoTIECandifdiseasedoesoccur(eitherintheFEIVenueorinExhibitionBarns),toreducetheriskofdiseasespread.

• ThebiosecuritymeasuresinplacefortheWEGareriskbasedandareproportionatetothediseasedynamicriskassessmentinplacebeforeandduringtheperiodoftheWEGasdeterminedbyUSDA,NCDA-CSandWEGVetServicesteaminconsultationwiththeVSM,andassetoutintheWEG2018BiosecurityRiskRegister.

• Therearethreebiosecurityzones:greenzone(normalbiosecurity),amberzone(higherbiosecurity)andredzone(highestbiosecurity).Entrytothesezoneswillbedesignatedbyagreen,amberorredhorsepictogramplusamultilingualwrittennotice.Entrytotheredzonewillbeadditionallydesignatedbydisinfectantmats,throughwhichallpersonnelmustwalkonentryandexit.

• ThegreenbiosecurityzonewithintheFEIVenueCompoundisthemainstablingarea.HorsesinthisareaareallofdefinedminimumhealthstatusandincludetheHighHealthHighPerformance(HHP)subpopulation.Accesstothisareaiscontrolledviaaccreditationpassesbutthereisnoadditionalrestrictiononpersonnelmovements.Alcoholhandcleansersarepositionedatentrypointsintothegreenzoneandallpersonnelenteringthiszonemustapplyhandcleanser.Allhorsesinthegreenbiosecurityareamusthavetheirrectaltemperaturestakenandrecordedtwicedaily,eitherbyNFpersonnelorWEGVetServicespersonnel.AllNationalFederationsareencouragedtofollowthesimplebiosecurity

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guidancedetailedinTIEC-WEG-BIO-02.TherearenospecialrequirementsforPPEorbootdisinfectionbutallpersonnelareencouragedtowashtheirhandsaftertouchingorworkingwithahorsebeforeattendingtoanyotherhorsesandtoavoidorminimisecontactbetweenthemselvesandotherhorses,aswellastominimisedirectandindirectcontactbetweenhorses.

• GreenbiosecuritymeasuresalsooperatewithintheExhibitionBarn.HorsesinthisareaarealsosubjecttominimumhealthstatusrequirementsandwillbejudgedandmanagedashealthyhorseshavingmettheserequirementsandhavingpassedaveterinaryinspectiononarrivalintheDAZofthesamestandardthatappliestoFEIhorses.AlthoughExhibitionhorsesrepresentapotentialhigherbiosecuritythreatthanFEIhorses,theprecautionstakeninrelationtodefiningtheirminimumhealthandvaccinationstatusreducetheresidualrisktolowanditisacceptabletomanagetheExhibitionBarnareaundergreenbiosecuritymeasures.ThisprovisionwillmakeoperationoftheExhibitionBarnareamorepracticalandachievable.

• Theamberbiosecurityzonesare:(i)thePiroplasmosis-positivestablesandexerciseareas(whichareunderthejurisdictionofUSDA);and(ii)theDomesticArrivalsZone[DAZ](whichisunderthecontroloftheNCDA-CS,FEIDelegateandtheWEGVeterinaryServicesTeam).AccesstotheseareasisrestrictedtoauthorisedpersonnelwhohavebeentrainedinaccordancewithTIEC-WEG-BIO-02andTIEC-WEG-BIO-17(BiosecurityproceduresandCleansingandDisinfection)andTIEC-WEG-BIO-07(procedurefortheveterinaryhealthcheck)andisrestrictedtoUSDA,NCDA-CSandWEGVetServicespersonnel,PedenBloodstockGmbHpersonnelandauthorisedNationalFederationpersonnel.FEIpersonnel(FEIVeterinaryCommissions,FEIStewardsandtheFEIVeterinaryDirector,FEIVeterinaryAdvisorandFEITestingOfficialshaveaccessinordertoensurethatofficialduties,controls,investigationsandtestingtakeplace.FEItreatingvetsmayalsorequireaccess.AccesstotheDAZisrestrictedtoUSDA,NCDA-CSandWEGVetServicesbiosecuritypersonnel,PedenBloodstockpersonnelandauthorisedNationalFederationpersonnelaccompanyingthehorserequiredforunloadingandloadinghorsesandhandlingthemintheveterinary

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inspectionstables(normallyonepersonperhorse).OtherNFpersonnelarenotallowedintheDAZunlessinvitedbytheSecurityTeam.AccesstothePiroplasmosis-positivedesignatedareasisrestrictedtoUSDA,NCDA-CSpersonalandWEGvetservicesbiosecuritypersonnelauthorisedbyUSDAandNCDA-CS-CS.

• Biosecurityproceduresintheamberzonesaredesignedtoreducetheriskofindirectdiseasetransmissionbetweenhorsesviavectorsandfomitesintheamberzone,includingrequirementsforPPE,bootcleaninganddisinfection(PAQandDAZ),andtickcontrolandinspection(Piroplasmosis-positivedesignatedareas).

• IntheDAZ,WEGvetservicesbiosecuritypersonnelmustdressappropriatelyandwearapprovedPPE.ThedresscodeforveterinarypersonnelworkingintheDAZis:

o freshlylaunderedscrubtopwornoveracleanvetservicespoloshirt

o barearmsbelowtheelbowo clean,longkhakipants(shortsarenotpermitted)o disinfectablewaterproofworkboots(thismeansbootsthat

canbeimmersedinwater,canbedisinfectedandcanbescrubbed.Trainingshoesorsimilar,opentoesshoesetcarenotpermitted)

Armsandhandsmustbekeptcleanandalcoholhandcleansermustbeappliedinbetweeneachhorse.Armsandhandsthatbecomevisiblydirtyorgrosslycontaminatedmustbewashedbeforeapplyingalcoholhandcleanser.Thescrubtopmustbereplacedforacleanoneifitbecomesdirtyorcontaminatedwithbodyfluids.Aclean,freshlylaunderedscrubtopmustbeworneachday.Ifamemberofthebiosecurityteamcomesintocontactwithahorsesuspectedofhavinganinfectiousorcontagiousdisease,theymustleavetheDAZoncethatshipmentofhorseshasbeendealtwithandhaveaandcompletechangeofclothes.

• Clinicalexaminationgloveswillnotbewornforroutinehealthchecksbutmustbewornifhandlinganyhorsewherethereissuspicionofdisease,evidenceofclinicalsignsoranelevatedtemperature.

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• HorsesinthePAQwillbesubjectedtohealthsurveillanceasdirectedbytheUSDAteam,includingtwicedailyrectaltemperaturechecks(eachhorsewillreceiveaminimumoffourrectaltemperaturechecksbeforereleasefromPAQ).HorsesinthePiroplasmosis-positivedesignatedareasmusthavetheirrectaltemperaturestakenandrecordedtwicedailyasinallotherbarns,inadditiontotheUSDArequirementsforticksurveillanceandcontrol.

TheredbiosecurityzonesarethePAQarea(whichisunderthejurisdictionoftheUSDA)andthetwosetsofFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStallslocatedwithinFEIVenueCompound(locatedadjacenttobarns6and7andadjacenttothecoveredarena).AccesstothePAQareaisrestrictedtoUSDApersonnelorotherpersonnelwhohavebeenauthorizedbyUSDA.AccesstothemainvenueisolationstablesisrestrictedtopersonnelwhohavebeentrainedandwhohavebeenaccreditedascompetentbyNCDA-CSandtheWEGVeterinaryServicesManager.Onlyessentialpersonnelarepermittedtoentertheisolationstables.Allpersonnelmustsigninandoutofthisarea.StrictoperatingprotocolsmustbeadheredtoasspecifiedinTIEC-WEG-BIO-14Stringentbiosecurityprecautionsdesignedtoreducetheriskofdiseasespreadwithinthestablesandreducetheriskofdiseasespreadtooutsideareasoperateintheisolationstables.StringentrequirementsforPPE,bootdisinfectionandhandwashingapplyintheredzone.Allequipmentandutensilsusedinthisareamustbemarkedwithredtapetoavoidaccidentaltransferanduseinotherpartsofthevenue.

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HealthrequirementsforInternationalFEICompetitionhorses

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinethehealthrequirements,includingrequiredandrecommendedvaccinations,forInternationalFEICompetitionhorsesarrivingatthevenue.

Theprincipleofdesignatingadefinedhealthstatusisthatallhorsesonthevenuemustbeofequivalenthealthstatusinorderto:(i)minimisetheriskofdiseasetransmissionbetweengroupsofhorses;(ii)tomaintainconfidenceininfectioncontrolbyallcompetitors;(iii)andtoensurethatthehealthstatusofinternationalhorsesisnotcompromisedsothattheycanbeissuedwithanexportcertificatebyUSDAforreturntotheircountryoforiginorcountryofnextdestination.

Definition InternationalFEICompetitionhorsesmustmeettheminimumhealthstandardsdefinedbyUDSA,NCDA-CSandtheFEI.Thisincludesacurrent,validhealthcertificate;current,validvaccinationforEquineInfluenza;current,validvaccinationagainstEHV-1;successfulcompletionofPAQ;andnegativetestsonarrivalforEquinePiroplasmosisGlanders,DourineandEIA(furtherdetailsaboutimporttestingprotocolscanbefoundintheUSDAEquineImporttestingProtocol)1.

1https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/downloads/testing-equidae-during-quarantine.pdf

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HealthrequirementsforDomesticFEICompetitionHorses

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinethehealthrequirements,includingrequiredandrecommendedvaccinations,forDomesticFEICompetitionHorsesarrivingatthevenue.

Theprincipleofdesignatingadefinedhealthstatusisthatallhorsesonthevenuemustbeofequivalenthealthstatusinorderto:(i)minimisetheriskofdiseasetransmissionbetweengroupsofhorses;(ii)tomaintainconfidenceininfectioncontrolbyallcompetitors;(iii)toensurethatthehealthstatusofinternationalhorsesisnotcompromisedsothattheycanbeissuedwithanexportcertificatebyUSDAforreturntotheircountryoforiginorcountryofnextdestination;and(iv)toprotectthehealthstatusofthedomestichorsepopulation.

Definition DomesticFEICompetitionHorsesmustmeettheminimumhealthstandardsdefinedbyUDSA,NCDA-CSandtheFEI.Thisincludesacurrent,validhealthcertificatemeetingNCDA-CSrequirements;current,validvaccinationforEquineInfluenza;current,validvaccinationagainstEHV-1;successfulcompletionofDAZ;negativeserologytestsforPiroplasmosiscarriedoutwithin30-90daysandEIAcarriedoutwithin12monthsofarrivalatthevenue.

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HealthrequirementsforExhibitionHorses

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinethehealthrequirements,includingrequiredandrecommendedvaccinations,forExhibitionhorses,whichinclude:demonstrationhorses,exhibitionhorses,pony-rideanimals,andADAminiaturehorsespresentatTIECduringtheWEG.

TheexpectationisthatExhibitionhorsesmustmeetthesamehealthstandardsastheFEICompetitionhorses.TheprincipleofdesignatingadefinedhealthstatusisthatallhorsesatTIECmustbeofequivalenthealthstatusinorderto:(i)minimisetheriskofdiseasetransmissionbetweengroupsofhorses;(ii)tomaintainconfidenceininfectioncontrolbyallcompetitors;(iii)andtoensurethatthehealthstatusofinternationalhorsesisnotcompromisedsothattheycanbeissuedwithanexportcertificatebyUSDAforreturntotheircountryoforiginorcountryofnextdestination.

Definition

ExhibitionhorsesarrivingatthevenuefordemonstrationsduringtheWEGpresentapotentialdiseaserisktoFEICompetitionhorseswithintheFEIVenueCompound.ThisriskmaybemitigatedtoanacceptablelevelbyrequiringthesehorsestobeofequivalenthealthstatusasFEICompetitionhorses.ExhibitionHorsesmustmeettheminimumhealthstandardsdefinedbyUDSA,NCDA-CSandtheFEI.ExhibitionHorsesmust:1. Beidentifiedbyamicro-chip.2. Haveacurrent,validhealthcertificatemeetingNCDA-CSrequirements,

andissuedwithin30daysoftheirarrivalatthevenue,eveniftheyarenormallyresidentinNC.

3. HaveanegativeserologytestforPiroplasmosiscarriedoutwithin30-90daysandEIAcarriedoutwithin12monthsofarrivalatthevenue.

4. ProvideanFEIPassportorRecognitionCardorUSEFPassport,ORtheymusthaveanequivalentdocumentthatiscertifiedbyanUSDAaccreditedveterinarianand:

a. Formallyidentifiesthemb. Declarestheirownershipc. Declarestheirresidentlocation.d. Listspriorvaccination

5. IftheydonothaveanFEIPassportorRecognitionCardorUSEFPassporttheymustprovideanownerattestationthat:

a. ListspriorInfectiousdiseasetesting

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b. ListsHorseShowsorEventsattendedinthepast60daysc. Listsanyanti-dopingorcontrolledmedicationtesting.

6. HaveevidenceofvaccinationagainstEquineInfluenzaandEHV-1equivalenttothatrequiredofFEICompetitionHorses.

7. AderogationhasbeenissuedforthesehorseswhichmeansthatDourineandGlanderstestsarenotrequired.

ManagementofExhibitionBarnsandmonitoringofExhibitionHorseHealth

1. ExhibitionHorseswillundergoanarrivalinspectionattheDAZequivalenttothatwhichDomesticFEICompetitionHorsesaresubjectedto.TheintakeandinspectionofExhibitionHorseswilltakeplaceatadifferenttimeeachday(later,andwithpre-scheduledarrivalsslotsexpectedtobebetween1pmand4pm)thanthatofDomesticFEICompetitionHorses.

2. AllExhibitionHorseswillbestabledintheExhibitionBarn,whichisoutsidetheFEIVenueCompound.ExhibitionHorseswillnotentertheFEIVenueCompound,includinganycompetitionareasinsidethatcompound,atanytimeduringtheWEGoratanytimethatFEICompetitionHorsesarepresentattheTIECvenue.

3. AseparatestaffofveterinarianswillstafftheExhibitionBarns,andperformthearrivalinspectionsofallExhibitionHorses.TheseveterinarianswillonlyhavecredentialsfortheExhibitionBarns,andwillnotentertheFEICompound,orhaveanycontactwithanyFEICompetitionHorses.

4. TheExhibitionBarnveterinarianswillmeetwithandreporttotheBiosecurityManagereverydayforthedurationoftimethatExhibitionHorsesarepresentatTIEC.

5. DifferentpersonnelwillcarefortheFEIVenueBarnsandtheExhibitionBarns.Nopersonnelwillmovebetweenthesebarnswithoutshoweringandachangeofclothes,andabsolutelynoequipmentwillbesharedbetweenthetwofacilities.

6. Exhibitionhorsesarerequiredtohavetwicedailyvisualinspection,monitoringandrecordingofrectaltemperatureswhiletheyareresidentintheExhibitionBarns.Thisdatamustbepostedonthestabledooratalltimes.Anyhorseswithpyrexiaand/orclinicalsignsofdiseasemustbereportedtotheWEGBiosecurityManagerimmediatelybytheExhibitionBarnveterinarians.TheBiosecurityManagerisresponsibleforsubsequentliaisonwiththeVSM.

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VeterinaryhealthandwelfareinspectionandbiosecurityproceduresfordomesticarrivalsattheDAZ,includingcoordinationwithsecurityscreeningandFEIinspections

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistosetouttheproceduresfortheveterinaryhealthandwelfareinspectiononarrivalforDomesticFEIHorsesandExhibitionHorsesthatwillbecarriedoutbytheWEGVeterinaryServicesteam,andbytheExhibitionBarnVeterinarians,respectively.ThisSOPalsosetsouthowtheinspectionsbytheFEIdelegatesarecoordinatedwiththearrivalsinspection.

OrganisationandlayoutoftheDAZ

DAZ1islocatedattheEastendofBarn1(adjacenttoBarn2).TheDAZconsistsofthreerowsofsevenstalls:anoutsiderow(Stalls92-98)andtwoinsiderowsinthesameaisle(Stalls78-84,85-91).Thetwoinsiderowswillbeusedforreceivingdomesticarrivalhorsesandconductingtheveterinaryhealthcheck.EachofthetworowswillbeoperatedbyadedicatedWEGBiosecurityTeamandbothteamswilloperateunderthesupervisionoftheWEGVetServicesBiosecurityManager.Thetwoaisleswillruninparallelwithalternatingshipmentsofhorsesbeingdirectedintoalternateaisles.Theoutsiderowwillbeusedasaholdingareaforanyshipmentsofhorsesthathaveaproblemidentifiedduringthearrivalsprocedure.Thisincludesvaccinationirregularitiesandhealthconcerns.

TwoadditionalaislesinBarn1willbeallocatedasholdingspaceforshipmentsofhorsesrequiringaholdformorethan2-3hpendinginvestigationanddiagnostictestingifthereisaconcernaboutthehealthstatusofoneormorehorsesonthetransporter.

DAZ2willbesituatedadjacenttoBarns6&7.

Alldomesticarrivalstruckswillhaveclearedsecurityscreeningatthevenueentrypointandsotherearenosecurityproceduresthatneedtobecoordinatedwith,ormeshedinto,theDAZveterinaryhealthinspection.TheonlysimultaneousactivitythatwillbeoccurringalongsidetheDAZvethealthinspectionistheunloadingofequipmentfromthetruckthatwillbecarriedintotheFEIcompound(FEIcompetitionhorses)ortheExhibitionstallsinBarn1.

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MarshallingtruckmovementsandoverseeingoftheunloadingofhorseswillbecarriedoutbyamemberoftheWEGStableManager’steam.Thegroomsaccompanyingeachshipmentofhorseswillberesponsibleforunloading.

TheFEIinspectionwilloccuratthesametimeasthevethealthcheckintheDAZandwillbecoordinatedwiththeactivitiesoftheteamofWEGveterinarianscarryingoutthevethealthchecksondomesticarrivalseachday.

AppointmentsforDAZarrivalareissuedinadvanceandonlyonreceiptofacopyofthevaccinepagesofthepassport,EHVvaccinerecord,andtheirtestresultsthathavebeenemailedtotheadminteamatTIEC(sothereisacopyheldatthevenue)andthenforwardedtoNCDA-CSwithdetailsofthearrivalsappointment.ScansofthesedocumentsmustbesenttoNCDA-CSnolaterthan7daysbeforearrivalatthevenue.NCDA-CSwillcheckthatthevaccinationscheduleandthattestresultsarecorrect.

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Generalrequirements

• AlldomestichorseswillreceiveaveterinaryhealthandwelfareinspectiononarrivalatTIECintheDAZlocatedinBarn1

• Thepurposeofthisinspectionistoidentifyhorseswithinjuriesorwelfareproblemsandtoreducetheriskofadmittinghorseswithinfectiousorcontagiousdiseaseintothemainvenuestabling

• InternationalFEICompetitionHorsearrivalswillbemoveddirectlytothevenuePAQonarrival,whichiswhereallhealthandwelfarecheckswilltakeplaceunderthejurisdictionoftheUSDAteambeforebeingallowedentryintothemainvenuestabling

• DomesticFEICompetitionHorses,InternationalMiami-ArrivalFEICompetitionPiroplasmosis-positiveHorses,andExhibitionHorseswill

Copiesofvalidhealthcertificate,EIVvaccinationrecord(frompassport),EHV-1/-4vaccinationrecordandtestresultsforEIAandPiroplasmosissenttoNCDA-CS-CSforcheckingnolaterthanoneweekbeforearrival

Ifhealthcertificate,allvaccinesandtestresultsareOK,anappointmentisissuedforanarrivaltimeattheDAZ

OnthescheduleddayandtimetruckarrivesatTIECTruckclearssecuritycheckatthevenueentrance

MarshallingoftruckmovementsoverseenbymemberofStableManager'steam

HorsesunloadedbyaccompanyinggroomsandtakenintoDAZexaminationstalls

GroomsholdhorsesforIDcheckandveterinaryhealthcheck.FEIinspectionwilloccuratthesametime.

Ifallhorsesareclinicallynormal,theyarereleasedfromDAZandgroomswalkhorsesintoallocatedstallsinthemainvenuestabling(FEIhorses)or

intoallocatedstallsinBarn1(Exhibitionhorses)

Ifaproblemisdetectedatthevethealthcheck,thewholegroupisheldpendingfurtherassessment

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bereceivedbytheWEGVeterinaryServicesteam,orExhibitionBarnveterinariansforExhibitionHorses,intheDomesticArrivalsZone(DAZ)

• TheveterinaryhealthandwelfareinspectionattheDAZisakeypre-emptivemeasureinbiosecurityriskmanagementandmitigationwhichsignificantlyreducestheriskofinfectiousorcontagiousdiseasesenteringthemainvenueandreducestheimpactofanydiseasesontheWEGbecauseitallowsdiversionofaffectedhorsesawayfromtheFEIVenueCompoundandExhibitionBarnstoisolationstablesoranisolationfacilitysuchasTryonEquineHospital(TEH)

• Thedecision-makingtreefortheveterinaryhealthandwelfareinspectionattheDAZissummarizedinTIEC-WEG-BIO-08

• AlimitednumberofInternationalMiami-ArrivalFEICompetitionPiroplasmosis-positiveHorsesareexpectedtoarrivedirectlyfromMiamiasUSdomesticshavingclearedPAQinMiami.ThesehorsesarelikelytobehousedinBarns6or7,sotheywillbeunloadedinDAZ2.TheC&DforthesetruckswillbeconductedatthefacilityatPAQ.

SOPfortheveterinaryhealthandwelfareinspection

• OnarrivalattheDAZ,butbeforeunloadingintotheDAZstablesforveterinaryinspectionandhealthscreening,allhorseswillbevisuallyinspectedforsignsofinjuryordiseaseonthetransporterbyamemberoftheWEGVetServicesteam.

• TheDAZcontainstwoseparaterowsofstallsthatwillbeusedforveterinaryinspection(Stalls78-84,85-91);consignmentsofhorseswillbehandledasanentireepidemiologicalgroupandeachrowofstallswillbeusedforalternateconsignmentstomaintainepidemiologicalseparationandallowC&Dofonerow(thiswillbetriggeredifahorsewithsuspicionofinfectiousorcontagiousdiseaseisdetected)beforeentryofthenextconsignment.Operatingtwoaislesinparallelwillalsoreducethelikelihoodofback-upoftrucksandhorsesawaitinginspection.Eachaislewillbecleanedbetweenepidemiologicalgroups,althoughdisinfectionisnotnecessaryifallhorsesinthepreviousgroupwereclinicallynormalandpassedtheveterinaryhealthinspection.

• Thepurposeoftheinitialinspectionistodecidewhichcategorytheconsignmentofhorsesfitsinto:

o Noinjuredhorsesonboard;allhorsesappearclinicallynormalo Injuredhorsesonboard;otherhorsesappearclinicallynormal

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o Horsesonboardwithclinicalsignsofdisease

1.Noinjuredhorsesonboard;allhorsesappearclinicallynormal• Iftherearenoinjuredhorsesonboardandallhorsesappearclinically

normalduringtheinitialinspection,horseswillbeunloadedbytheaccompanyinggroomsintotheDAZstablesunderthesupervisionofamemberoftheStablesManager’steam.

• Groomsshouldthenremainintheveterinaryinspectionareawiththeirhorsepassportsuntiltheveterinaryinspectioniscomplete.

• FEIdelegatewillcarryouttheFEIinspectionatthesametime,theWEGBiosecurityteammayalsocheckthehorse’smicrochipnumberagainstitspassporttoconfirmitsidentity.

• Groomswillbeaskedtoholdtheirhorsesfortheinspectionandprovideanyinformationneededabouttheirhorsestoallowtheinspectiontobecompleted.

• Oncethehealthcheckiscomplete,theWEGBiosecurityteammakesanentryontheArrivalsHealthCertificatetoconfirmthatthehorsehasbeencheckedandtorecorditsrectaltemperature.

• IfallhorsesonthetransporterareclinicallynormalattheveterinaryhealthinspectiontheywillbeallowedtomovetothemainvenuestablesunderthesupervisionoftheStablesManager.

• Ifanyhorsesonthetransporterarefoundtobepyrexic(³101.5°F/38.6°C)ordisplayotherclinicalsignsofdisease,theentireepidemiologicalgroupwillbetemporarilyheldintheDAZveterinaryinspectionareaandacaseconferenceheldledbytheWEGVSM,andincludingUSDA,NCDA-CS,FEIdelegate,andNFrepresentative.

• Oncethehealthcheckiscompleted,thepassport,accompanyinghealthcertificateandtestresults,andacompletedDAZVetHealthCheckformwillbeputinaziplockfolder,retainedbytheWEGBiosecurityteamandtransferredtotheFEIdelegate.

2.Injuredhorsesonboard;otherhorsesappearclinicallynormal• Ifthereareinjuredhorsesonboardthetransporterwillbeheldatthe

DAZstableswheretheinjuredhorsescanbeunloadedforveterinarytreatment.Theuninjuredhorsesinthetransportercanthenreceivetheirveterinaryhealthcheckasabove.Theinjuredhorsemaybejudgedtobeabletoenterthevenuestablesofveterinaryclinicafterhealthscreening,oritmayrequiretransporttoTEH.Acaseconference

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(WEGVSM,andincludingUSDA,NCDA-CS,FEIdelegate,andNFrepresentative)shouldbecalledbeforemakingadecisiontomoveaninjuredhorseoffthevenue.

3.Horsesonboardwithclinicalsignsofdisease• Ifanyclinicalsignsofdiseasearedetectedduringtheinitialvisual

inspection,thetransporterwillbeheldintheDAZandhorseswillnotbeunloaded.AcaseconferencewillbeheldwhichwillbeledbytheWEGVeterinaryServicesmanager.ThecaseconferencewillbeledbytheWEGVSMandparticipantswillincludeUSDA,NCDA-CS,FEIdelegate,andNFrepresentative(usuallytheteamvet).

• GiventhatallhorseswillhavebeenhealthyatthetimeofembarkationitisunlikelythathorsesarrivingattheDAZwillhaveclinicalsignssuggestiveofaspecificdisease;initialpresentingclinicalsignsatthisstagearelikelytobenon-specificandinitialdecisionmakingwillthereforebeonasyndromicbasis.

• Thepurposeofthecaseconferenceistodeterminewhetheraninfectiousorcontagiousdiseaseislikelytobepresent;whichtypeofsyndromeispresented;andwhetherthediseaseislikelytobecontainableatthevenueusingtheadditionalholdingstallsinBarn1,theisolationstallsdedicatedforDAZuse,orwhetherthediseaseislikelytobenon-containableandshouldbedivertedtoisolationataremoteisolationfacility(TEH,UGAVetHospitalorNCStateVetHospital).SeeTIEC-WEG-BIO-11foralistof‘containable’and‘non-containable’diseasesandsyndromes.Normallythewholeepidemiologygroupwillbeheldandmanagedasasinglegroup.However,dependingonthediseasesuspected(e.g.colitisorpleuropneumonia),andtheoutcomeofthecaseconference,anindividualaffectedhorsecouldbedivertedtoTEHandtherestoftheshipmenteitherheldorallowedtoprogressthroughtheDAZ.

• Thefinaldecision,providingthereisnotasuspicionofafederalorstate-regulateddisease(seeabove),lieswiththeWEGVetServicesteamleaderasdoestheresponsibilityforsubsequentactions.

• IfanyhorseattheDAZissuspectedtohaveacontainableinfectiousorcontagiousdisease(see(TIEC-WEG-BIO-11),theindexcaseandtherestoftheepidemiologicalgroupwillbemovedtotheBarn1holdingstallsforfurtherclinicalexamination,monitoringandtesting.Ifacontainableinfectiousorcontagiousdiseaseisconfirmed,ortheclinicalpictureis

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highlysuggestive,theindexcaseandtherestoftheepidemiologicalgroupwilleitherbemovedtothededicatedDAZisolationstallsorcouldpossiblybeshippedtoaremoteisolationfacilityatTEH,UGAVetHospitalorNCStateVetHospitalforfurtherclinicalexamination,monitoringandtesting,dependingontheoutcomeofthecaseconference.TheWEGVSMisresponsibleforcommunicatingwithstaffattheremotecenterbeforehorsesareshipped.

• Ifanyhorseissuspectedtohaveanon-containableinfectiousorcontagiousdisease,itandtherestoftheepidemiologicalgroupwillnotbeheldatthevenueandwillbeshippedtoaremoteisolationfacilityatTEH,UGAVetHospitalorNCStateVetHospitalforfurtherclinicalexamination,monitoringandtesting,dependingontheoutcomeofthecaseconferenceandthedecisionoftheUSDAorNCDA-CSteamleader.TheUSDAorNCDA-CSteamleaderisresponsibleforcommunicatingwithstaffattheremoteisolationfacilitytoensurethefacilityisreadytoreceivetheentireepidemiologicalgroupbeforethetransporter(s)leavetheDAZ.

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VeterinaryhealthandwelfareinspectiondecisionmakingtreeattheDomesticArrivalsZone(DAZ)

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinethedecision-makingtreeforallhorsesarrivingatthevenueandbeingcheckedattheDAZbytheWEGVetServicesteam.ThisincludesDomesticFEICompetitionHorses,InternationalMiami-ArrivalFEICompetitionPiroplasmosis-positiveHorses,andExhibitionHorses.

SOP Thedecision-makingtreeaimstoprovideclarityabouttheflowofhorsesthroughtheDAZveterinaryinspectionareaandthedecisionsthatshouldbemadeateachstepoftheflow.Itdefineswhothedecisionmakersareateachstepoftheprocessandwherehorsesshouldbeheldormovedto.Anunderpinningprincipleisthatallhorsesinashipmentconstituteanepidemiologicalgroupandforthepurposesofarrivalshealthchecksmustbemanagedasasinglegroup.Theonlysituationinwhichanindividualhorsewillberemovedfromthegroupisifitisinjuredbutotherwisehealthy,orifthewelfareofthehorsewouldbeseverelycompromised(asdeterminedbytheWEGVSM)ifitremainedintheareainwhichthegroupisbeingheld.Specialarrangementswouldneedtobemade(followingacaseconference)beforeremovingthehorsefromthegroup.ThiscouldincludetransportingthehorsedirectlytoTEHoranalternativefacility.

Theflowchartonthenextpagesetsoutthedecision-makingtreeforarrivalsattheDAZandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwiththeotherbiosecuritySOPsinthisdocument.

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DecisionmakingtreeforallhorsesarrivingattheDAZ*

*NotethatthisflowchartappliestobothFEICompetitionhorsesandExhibitionhorsesarrivingattheDAZ.Theonlydifferenceliesinreportinglines:forExhibitionhorsestheExhibitionBarnveterinariansareresponsibleforthearrivalshealthchecksandanyhorseswithpyrexiaorotherclinicalsignsmustbereportedtotheBiosecurityManager,whoisresponsibleforsubsequentliaisonwiththeVSM.

VisualinspectionattheDAZbeforeunloadinganyhorsesfromthetransporter

byWEGVetServicespersonnel

Normalhorsesonvisualinspection?

YESUnloadintoDAZinspectionstallsareaasdirectedby

biosecurityinspectionteamleaderandconduct

veterinaryhealthcheck

Normalhorseonclinicalexamination?

YESAdmittomainvenue

stables

NOHoldcaseconferenceledby

WEGVetServicesManager.Holdallhorsesinvetinspectionarea.Workcontinuesinalternatevetinspectionstableareapendingdecisionfromcaseconference.

Containabledisease

MoveindexcaseandepidemiologicalgrouptoBarn1holdingstalls.Holdallhorsesuntil

investigationscompleteandWEGVetservices

Manageriscontentwiththeplan.NotifyFEIdelegate;alsonotifyUSDA/NCDA-CSif

appropriate

Non-containablediseaseHoldindexcaseandepidemiologicalgroupatDAZ

pendingdecisionfromcaseconference,andpossiblymovetoremoteisolationfacility,providedUSDAandNCDA-CS-CSteamleadersarecontent.NotifyFEI

delegate.

ContainablediseaseMoveindexcaseandepidemiologicalgroupto

Barn1holdingstalls.HoldallhorsesuntilinvestigationscompleteandWEGVetservicesManageriscontentwiththeplan.NotifyFEI

delegate;alsonotifyUSDA/NCDA-CSifappropriate.

In-contactsand/orindexcasemightbemovedtovenuemainstablesfollowingacaseconferenceledbyWEGVSMonceinvestigationiscompletesubjecttodiagnosis,FEIregulationsandbiosecurity considerationsandfinaldecisionby WEGVetServicesManager.NotifyNCDA-CS-CSteamleadandFEIdelegate.

NODonotunloadthehorseoranyothersfromthe

transporter.HoldcaseconferenceledbyWEGVetServicesManager.UnloadatDAZholdingstallsinBarn1ifexaminationrequiredfordecisionmakingledbyWEGVetServicesManager.NotifyFEIdelegate;alsonotify

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VeterinaryhealthandwelfareinspectionandbiosecurityproceduresforhorsesintheFEIVenueBarnsandExhibitionBarns

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinethedecision-makingtreeforallhorsesafterarrivalatthevenueandhavingbeenadmittedtothemainvenuestabling.ThisprotocolincludesallstablingwithintheFEIVenueCompoundandalsotheExhibitionBarns.ItdoesnotincludethePAQbarnsorthePiroplasmosisBarnsbecausethesearecontrolledbytheUSDAwithsupportofNCDA-CS.ItalsodoesnotincludetheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStallsatthevenuebecausethesearecontrolledbyaseparatebiosecuritySOPTIEC-WEG-BIO-13.

SOP AllhorsesintheFEIVenueBarns,PiroplasmosisBarnsandExhibitionBarnsmustreceiveatwicedailyvisualinspectionandhavetheirrectaltemperaturesmeasuredandrecorded.IntheFEIcompoundbarnsthisistheresponsibilityoftheWEGVetServicesTeambutcanbedelegatedtoNFpersonnel.IntheExhibitionBarnsthisistheresponsibilityoftheExhibitionBarnVeterinarians.AnyhorsethatdevelopspyrexiaorclinicalsignsofdiseaseintheFEIVenueBarnsorPiroplasmosisBarnsmustbereportedtotheWEGServicesManagerimmediately.AnyhorsethatdevelopspyrexiaorclinicalsignsofdiseaseintheExhibitionBarnsmustbereportedtotheBiosecurityManagerimmediatelywhoisresponsibleforsubsequentliaisonwiththeVSM.

Theflowchartonthenextpagesetsoutthedecision-makingtreeforhorsesdevelopingsignsofdiseaseandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwiththeotherbiosecuritySOPsinthisdocument.Horsesdevelopingclinicalsignsofdiseasepresentanimmediatecommandandcontrolchallenge.DecisionmakingiscomplicatedbecausemultipleotherstakeholdersincludingNFveterinariansandotherNFpersonnel,aswilltreatingvets,arelikelytobeinvolved.EmotionscanrunhighwhenthereissuspicionofdiseaseandtheBiosecurityManagerneedstotakeacentralroletoallowtheWEGVSMtoremainindependentoftheinitialinvestigationandinformationgathering.Aparticularbiosecuritychallengeisthattheshipmentepidemiologicalgroupswillhavebeenreassertedinthemainvenuestablingareas,makingestablishmentofriskgroupsdifficult.Affectedhorseswillhavenewsetsofdirectandindirectcontactshavingbeenmovedtothemainvenuestabling.Inmostcasesthediseasestatusandcontagionriskoftheaffectedhorse

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willnotbecertainandsothehorsewillbeheldinitsstableuntilacaseconferencehasbeenheldandmoreinformationhasbeengathered.

Someclinicalpresentationswillinitiateimmediateremovaltotheisolationstables.Theseinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

1. Diarrhoeawithpyrexiaorleucopaenia2. Pyrexiawithleucopaenia3. Diarrhoeaofmorethan24hduration4. Suddenonsetataxiaorneurosignswithorwithoutpyrexia5. Clinicalsignssuggestiveofcontagiousrespiratorydisease

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Decisionmakingtreeforallhorsesinthemainvenuestabling,excludingPAQandisolationareas

Visualinspectionandtwicedailymeasurementandrecordingofrectal

temperatures

Normalhorse?

YESNoactionneeded

Diagnosis,orrisk,ofcontagiousorinfectiousdiseaseuncertain

Holdhorseinitsstableandsetupbarrierprecautions.Conducttestingand/ormonitoruntil

diagnosisorriskisestablished.HoldcaseconferenceledbyWEGVSMtodecideappropriatecourseofactionforcaseandin-contacts.NotifyFEI

delegateandNCDA-CS-CSlead.

Non-containablediseaseNotifyUSDAandNCDA-CS-CSdesignatedcontactandFEIDelegate.HoldcaseconferenceledbyUSDAandNCDA-CS-CSteamleaders.Holdindexcaseandepidemiologicalgrouppendingdecisionandpossiblymovetoremoteisolationfacility.

Diagnosisofcontagiousorinfectiousdiseaseconfident

Moveaffectedhorse(s)toisolationarea.HoldcaseconferenceledbyWEGVSM,includingdecisionmakingforin-contactsandrestoftheepidemiologicalgroup.NotifyUSDA,

NCDA-CS-CSleadandFEIdelegate.

Incontactsand/orindexcasemightbemovedtovenuemainstables(shouldthissayisolationstables?Justcurioussincethesehorsesarealreadyinmainstables)followingcaseconferenceonceinvestigationscompletesubjecttodiagnosis,FEIregulationsandbiosecurity considerationsandfinaldecisionby WEGVetServicesManager.NotifyNCDA-CS-CSteam

NOReportimmediatelytoVetServicesManager.Clinical

examinationbyWEGVetServicesteam.HoldcaseconferenceledbyWEGVetServicesManager.NotifyNCDA-CS-CSlead

andFEIdelegate.

ContainablediseaseMoveindexcasetoisolationarea.HoldcaseconferenceledbyWEGVSM,monitorin-contactsandrestofepidemiological

group.Possiblychangedesignationofbarnholdingin-contactsandrestofepidemiologicalgroup,ormovetheseanimals.Notify

NCDA-CS-CSleadandFEIdelegate.

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Suspicionofdisease;pre-emptivemeasures;andcategoriesof‘containable’and‘non-containable’diseases

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPisto(i)definetheclinicalsignsandothertriggersthatshouldraisethesuspicionofinfectiousorcontagiousdiseaseand(ii)todefinethecategoriesof‘containable’and‘non-containable’disease.ItislikelythatthefirstclinicalsigndetectedforalldiseasesintheRiskRegisterwillbepyrexiaandsoitwillnotbeinitiallyclearwhatspecificdiseaseispresented.Monitoring(time)andfurtherinformation(diagnostictests)arelikelytobeneededtoestablishthelikelydiagnosis,contagionriskandhenceappropriatecontainmentmeasures.Containmentmeasureswillincludealloptionsfrombarriercontainmentinthehorse’sstablewithnoothercontrolmeasuresputinplace;throughbarriercontainmentfortheaffectedhorseanditsin-contacts;removaloftheindividualaffectedhorsetoisolation;removaloftheaffectedhorseanditsin-contactstoisolation;removaloftheaffectedhorse(andpossiblyitsin-contacts)fromthevenue;shutdownofpartofthevenueshutdownofallofthevenue.Effectivecommunicationregardingthelevelofinterventionandcontrolrequiredisessential,irrespectiveofthescaleofthecontrolmeasuresapplied,andisakeyrolefortheBiosecurityManagerworkingcloselywiththeWEGVSM.

SuspicionofdiseaseattheDAZorthemainvenue,andsubsequentactionstaken,shouldberiskbasedandproportionatetakingintoaccountthefollowinginformation:

• Thelocal,nationalandinternationalequinediseasesituation,includingreportsandriskassessmentsgeneratedbyUSDAandNCDA-CS

• ThediseasesituationandlocalconditionsatthepointofembarkationofhorsesfortheirjourneytoTIECtogetherwithinformationfromtheequinelogisticsteam(PedenBloodstockGmbH)ontheindividualteamsandtheirhorses

• ThehorsehealthandjourneyinformationprovidedbyteamsonarrivalattheDAZ

BiosecurityandothermeasurestakeninresponsetoanyhorseswithclinicalsignsdetectedattheDAZorthemainvenuemustbeproportionateanddeterminedbytheoverallriskassessmentfor

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thehorseorgroupasdescribedabove.Importantly,theymustbejustifiable,wellcommunicatedandmustreduceriskofonwardstransmission.

Pre-emptivemeasures

Theriskofinfectiousorcontagiousdiseaseoccurringinanyofthecompetitionhorsesismitigatedbythefollowingpre-emptivemeasures:

• Internationalandcountry-leveldiseasesurveillancebyUSDAandNCDA-CS-CSwillinformthediseaseRiskRegisterupto,andincluding,WEGTime.ThereportingprocessisdynamicsuchthatanychangeindiseasestatuswilltriggeranupdateintheRiskRegisteranddownstreamdifferentialdiagnosisforthediseasesyndromeslistedintheseSOPs.

• ForhorsesenteringPAQ,thepointofembarkationandmovementsbeforeembarkationinformationfromthelogisticsteam(PedenBloodstockGmbH)isimportantintheoverallriskassessment.

• PAQisavital,mandatoryregulatorycontrolforhorsestravellingfrominternationally.HorsesmayundergoPAQattheportofentryoronarrivalatthevenue.

• TheDAZisakeypre-emptivemeasureallowingearlydetectionofinfectiousorcontagiousofdiseaseandexclusionoftheaffectedhorse(s)anditsepidemiologicalgroupfromthemainvenue.

• TheDAZ1holdingstallsinBarn1,theDAZisolationstalls,andtheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationstablesallowisolationofhorseswithsuspectedorconfirmedinfectiousorcontagiousdiseasesjudgedtobecontainableatTIECoutsidetheFEIVenueBarns(andhencesafeguardtheWEG).BecausetheseholdingandisolationareasarelocatedatTIEC,theyallowaffectedhorse(s)tobestabledinthesamegeographicalareaasthecompetitionthusfacilitatingsupervisionbytheNCDA-CS-CSandWEGVetServicesteam,communicationwiththerelevantNationalFederationandpossiblereturntocompetition.

• TransferandisolationofhorsesattheTEHoratUGAVetHospitalorNCStateVetHospitalallowshorseswithsuspicionorconfirmationofinfectiousorcontagiousdiseasejudgedtobe

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non-containableatthevenue,tobemovedtoaremoteisolationfacility.TheintentionofthismeasureistosafeguardtheWEGbyremovinginfectedhorsesfromTIEC,althoughmovementofhorsesinthiscategorycanonlyhappenafterapprovalfromUSDA,NCDA-CSandtheFEIdelegate.

• Inanyoccurrenceofclinicaldiseaseatthevenuetheinternational,nationalandlocaldiseasesituationwillbeusedtoprioritisedifferentialdiagnoseswithregardtodiseasesontheRiskRegister.

Clinicalsignsofdisease:triggersforsuspicion

• AllNF’sareexpectedtohaveembarkedonlyhealthyhorsesandthatnohorseswithclinicalsignsofdiseasewillhavebeenloadedontotransportersforthejourneytoTIEC,whetherforinternationalordomestictravel.

• Domestichorses(outofstateandin-state)musthaveanArrivalsHealthCertificateissuedbyanaccreditedveterinarianwithin30dayscertifyingthatthehorsewasclinicallynormalatthetimeofexamination.ThisformhasasectionfortheDAZBiosecurityTeamtodocument:

o Thatthehorsehashaditsarrivalsveterinaryhealthchecko Itsrectaltemperatureo Whetheritwasclinicallynormalo Whetheranyabnormalclinicalsignsweredetectedand

whatactionhasbeentakenasaresult(thiscouldincludeadecisionthatthesignsarenotsuggestiveofinfectiousorcontagiousdisease,forexamplethatacoughisduetoheaves/equineasthmaorthatskinlesionsarenotringworm)

• Assumingthatonlyhealthyhorseswillhavebeenshipped,andalsogiventhatmostinfectiousandcontagiousdiseasesinitiallypresentwithnon-specificclinicalsigns,itisunlikelythatanyhorsewillhaveclinicalsignscharacteristicforanyofthediseasesontheRiskRegisteronarrivalatthevenue,whetherintoPAQorDAZ.

• Suspicionofaninfectiousorcontagiousdisease,isthereforelikelytobebasedonindividualclinicalsigns(seebelow),ordiseasesyndromessuchasthoselistedinTIEC-WEG-BIO-09.

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• Individualclinicalsignswillactastriggersforsuspicionthataninfectiousorcontagiousdiseasemightbepresentbutarehighlyunlikelytotriggersuspicionofaspecificdiseasebeingpresent:furtherobservation,clinicalexaminationanddiagnostictestingislikelytoberequiredforaspecificdiagnosistobemade.

• AlistofclinicalsignsassociatedwithdiseaseslistedintheRiskRegistercanbefoundinTable11.1below.

• Theinitialdecisionmakingforanyhorsewithsuspicionofinfectiousorcontagiousdiseaseiswhetherthehorseandtherestofitsepidemiologicalgroupcanbemanagedatthevenue(‘containabledisease’orwhethertheaffectedhorseandtherestofitsepidemiologicalgroupcannotbemanagedatthevenue(‘non-containabledisease’)andmayneedtobeshippedtoaremoteisolationfacility.

Examplesof‘containable’diseases

• Shippingfever• Colitis• Strangles*• ContagiousEquineMetritis(CEM)• EquinePiroplasmosis• Ringworm• Colitis,Salmonellosis,Clostridiosis• Equinecoronavirus• PigeonFever• PotomacFever• Rabies*TheVSMmaydecidetoremovesuspectedorconfirmedstranglescasestoaremoteisolationfacility(THEorGeorgiaVeterinarySchool)ratherthanisolatingatthevenue.

Examplesof‘non-containable’diseases

• Equineinfluenza• Equineherpesvirus• WNV• EEE• EIA• EVA• Glanders• Vesicularstomatitis• Dourine

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Table11.1ClinicalsignsthatmaybeassociatedwithinfectiousorcontagiousdiseaseslistedintheRiskRegister

Clinicalsign

Comment

Pyrexia(definedasrectaltemperature>101.5oF

[38.6oC])

Pyrexiaisanon-specificclinicalsignandislikelytobethefirstwarningofdiseaserisk.ItisanearlyclinicalsigninallendemicandFADdiseasesonthediseaseriskregister

Nasaldischarge Nasaldischargeisanon-specificclinicalsignofrespiratorydisease;itisaclinicalsignofseveralendemicrespiratorydiseasesaswellassomeoftheFADdiseases.Frothynasaldischargeisanuncommonclinicalsign,usuallyassociatedwithpulmonaryoedema;itcanhavecardiacandrespiratorycausesandmaybeassociatedwithFADdisease(e.g.AHS).

Dyspnoeaortachypnoea Dyspnoeaandtachypnoeaarenon-specificclinicalsignsofrespiratorydisease;theyareclinicalsignsassociatedwithseveralendemicrespiratorydiseasesaswellassomeoftheFADdiseases

Cough Coughisacommonandnon-specificsignofrespiratorydisease;itisassociatedwithbothendemicandsomeFADdiseases.Frequentdry,hackingcoughissometimesassociatedwithEIinfection

Diarrhoea(notcolitis) MildtomoderatetransientdiarrhoeaisacommonclinicalsignofendemicdiseaseandmightfeatureincertainFADdiseases;thekeydifferentialdiagnosisiscolitis(profusediarrhoeawithsystemicclinicalsignsincludingfever,depression,colicandleukopaenia)

Lymphnodeabscess Lymphnodeabscesses,especiallyrespiratorytractLN’sarestronglysuggestiveofS.equi(strangles)orvirulentS.zooepidemicus(whichshouldbemanagedasstrangles).

Skinlesions(hairloss,crusting)

Commonclinicalsignsassociatedwithringworm(dermatophytosis)andrainscald(Dermatophilosis);otherskinlesionsespeciallyskinulcerationareuncommonclinicalsignsandshouldraisesuspicionofFAD.

Haemorrhagicdischargesincludinghaemorrhagic

diarrhoea

MayindicateacuteSalmonellaorClostridialcolitis;mayalsobeafeatureofEquineInfectiousAnaemia(thrombocytopaenia)

Profusediarrhoea/colitis UsuallyaccompaniedbysystemicillnessandmaybeassociatedwithSalmonellaorClostridiasp.

Suddenonsetandseveredyspnoeawithfrothy

nasaldischarge

Anon-specificclinicalsignwhichindicatespulmonaryoedemaorotherseverepulmonarydiseasecausingdecreasedventilation;maybeafeatureofAHS

Suddenonsetorsevereataxia

MayindicateEHMorWNVorEEE

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Severedepression Anon-specificclinicalsignwhichmaybeassociatedwithawiderangeofendemicorFADdisease

Oedema Anon-specificclinicalsignwhichmayindicateseveresystemicdisease;mayindicatecertainendemicdiseasesincludingEIVandEHV/EHM;mayindicateFADdiseaseincludingEIA

Petechiation Anon-specificsignofvasculitismaybeafeatureofseveresystemicdiseaseincludingdisseminatedintravascularcoagulation;maybeafeatureofEIA

Suddenonsetormarkedanaemia

Anon-specificclinicalsignwhichmaybelinkedtoavarietyofdiseasesincludingsomeFADdiseaseincludingEIA

Skinulcerationand/orulcerativelymphangitis

MayindicateFADorendemicreportablediseasesincludingDourineandPigeonFever

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CriteriaforholdinghorsesattheDAZforinvestigation,diversionofhorsestoBarn1holdingstallsfromtheDAZ;orforremovalofhorsesfromtheFEICompetitionBarnsstablestotheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationstalls

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinethecircumstancesthatwouldresultintheholdingofashipmentofhorsesattheDAZforfurtherinvestigation;holdingofhorsesintheDAZholdingstalls;diversionofhorsesfromtheDAZtoaremoteisolationfacilityatTEHorUGAVetHospitalorNCStateVetHospital.

Atthetimeofinitialsuspicionofdisease,horsesarehighlyunlikelytopresentwithclinicalsignssuggestiveofparticulardiseasesbecausetheywillbedetectedearlyinthecourseofdisease.ThisSOPthereforeusessyndromicdescriptorsastriggersforactionratherthanspecificdiseasediagnosisbecausetherewillrarelybeaspecificdiagnosiswheninitialdecisionmakingoccurs.Anyhorsewithclinicalsignsthatmightindicateinfectiousorcontagiousdiseasethatisconsidered‘containable’(seebelow)istheresponsibilityoftheWEGVetServicesbiosecurityteamworkingundertheWEGVSM.TheWEGVetServicesbiosecurityteamaretheprimarydecisionmakersandwillkeepstakeholdersinformed,includingtheteamveterinarian.Anyhorsewithclinicalsignsthatmightindicateinfectiousorcontagiousdiseasethatisconsidered‘non-containable’istheresponsibilityoftheUSDAandNCDA-CS,workingwiththeWEGVSM.

SOP ThesyndromesthatarelikelytobeencounteredintheDAZormainvenuestablingare:

• Pyrexiawithnootherclinicalsigns2• Pyrexiawithrespiratorysigns1• Pyrexiawithdiarrhoea1• Diarrhoeawithoutpyrexia2• Ataxiawithpyrexia1• Ataxiawithoutpyrexia• Otherneurologicalclinicalsignswithorwithoutpyrexia:

abnormalmentation,depressionormuscletremors

WhereanyofthesesyndromesaredetectedattheDAZ,theaffectedhorseandtherestoftheepidemiologicalgroupwillbeheldattheDAZholdingstablesformonitoringanddiagnostictesting.Apositive

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diagnostictestforrespiratory,nervoussystemorentericpathogenswilltriggeracaseconferenceledbytheWEGVSMtodeterminewhattodowiththeindexcaseandtherestoftheepidemiologicalgroup.

Whereanyofthesesyndromesmarkedwithsuperscript1aredetectedintheFEICompetitionBarnsstablingbarns,theindexcasewillbeimmediatelymovedtotheFEICompetitionHorseIsolation(pyrexiawithrespiratorysigns,pyrexiawithdiarrhoea,ataxiawithpyrexia).AfulllistofsyndromesrequiringimmediatediversiontotheisolationstallsiscontainedinTIEC-WEG-BIO-13.

Theindexcasewillbemovedtothevenueisolationstallsafter24hforsyndromesmarkedwithsuperscript2inthelistabove(pyrexiawithnootherclinicalsigns,diarrhoeawithoutpyrexia).

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ActionstobetakenwhenkeydiseasesyndromesaredetectedintheDAZ,intheFEIVenueBarns,orExhibitionBarns:actionsforindexcases,actionsforin-contactsanddiagnostictestrequirements.

Purpose Thetablesbelowprovideguidanceontheactionsthatshouldbetakenwiththeindexandin-contactsforhorsespresentingwiththesekeysyndromesattheDAZorinthemainvenuestables.Thefollowingsyndromesaredescribed:

1. PyrexiawithnootherclinicalsignsattheDAZ2. Pyrexiawithnootherclinicalsignsinthemainvenuestabling3. PyrexiawithrespiratorysignsattheDAZ4. Pyrexiawithrespiratorysignsinthemainvenuestabling5. Pyrexiawithdiarrhoea6. Diarrhoeawithoutpyrexia7. Ataxiawithpyrexia,andotherneurologicalsyndromeswithpyrexia8. Ataxiawithoutpyrexia,andotherneurologicalsyndromeswithout

pyrexiaPyrexia(≥101.5°F/38.6°C)withnootherclinicalsignsattheDAZ

Immediateactionsforcase Immediateactionsforin-contacthorses(directandindirectcontacts)

Diagnostictests

• HoldhorseinDAZholdingstablesinBarn1

• Increasedmonitoring–taketemperaturehourly(andrecordit)andcheckforappearanceofotherclinicalsigns

• Iftemperaturefallstobelowthreshold(≥101.5°F/38.6°C)within3hours,theaffectedhorseandtherestoftheepidemiologicalgroupcanenterthemainvenuestabling

• Iftemperatureremains≥101.5°F/38.6°Cafter3hours,callacaseconferenceledbytheWEGVSMtodecidewhethertoholdtheentireshipmentintheholdingareaofBarn1,ortodiverttheentireshipmenttoaremote

• Wholein-contactgroup(trailerload)arekepttogether,andreleasedtogether,pendingoutcomeofcaseconference.

• Tobeconfirmedbycaseconference,couldtypicallyleadtocollectionofNPSorNPLfromtheindexcaseandallin-contactsandtestforarespiratoryviruspanel(EIV,EHV-1/-4,ERV)andSequibyqPCR.AlsoCBCfromindexcasetocheckforleucopaenia.

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isolationfacility(TEHorUGAVeterinarySchoolorNCStateVeterinarySchool).

Pyrexia(≥101.5°F/38.6°C)withnootherclinicalsignsintheFEICompetitionBarns

Immediateactionsforcase Immediateactionsforin-contacthorses(directandindirectcontacts)

Diagnostictests

• Holdhorseinitsstable• Applybarrierprecautions

aroundthestables(plasticchainaroundstabledoor,bootdip,restrictedentry,increasedPPEforveterinarypersonnel)

• Increasedmonitoring:checkandrecordtemperatureeveryhour

• Ifthehorsehasarectaltemperature≥103°F/39.4°Catthefirstrecording,collectaCBC.

• Ifrectaltemperatureincreasesto≥103°F/39.4°CcollectabloodsampleforCBC.

• IfCBCisabnormal,withaleucopaenia,thenremovehorsetoisolation.

• Ifrectaltemperatureremainselevated(≥101.5°F/38.6°C)after24hoursthenremovehorsetoisolation.

• Ifhorseisremovedtoisolation,considerimplementingdiagnostictesting.

• Continuetomonitorrectaltemperaturesofin-contacthorsestwicedailyandcheckforappearanceofotherclinicalsigns

• ApositiveinfectiousdiseasediagnostictestorabnormalCBCfromtheindexcasewilltriggeracaseconferencetodeterminewhattodowiththein-contacthorses.

• Tobeconfirmedbycaseconference,couldtypicallyleadtocollectionofNPSorNPLfromtheindexcaseandallin-contactsandtestforarespiratoryviruspanel(EIV,EHV-1/-4,ERV)andSequibyqPCR.

• Ifotherclinicalsignsappear,e.g.diarrhoea,additionaltestingforentericpathogenswillberequired.

Barrierdefinition• Horseremainsinitsstallwithrestrictionsplacedonaccesstothestall• Clearsignageandaplasticbarrierchainacrossthestalldoorwaymustbeputuptoindicateareaof

restriction• Adisinfectantfootmat(usingInterventionTMdisinfectantdiluted1:16inwater)andbrushmustbe

setupoutsidestable

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• Onlyessentialpersonnelmustenterthestall(ideallythiswillbeasingleauthorizedgroomwhomustbethoroughlytrainedinuseofPPEandsupervisedatalltimesbytheteamvetandanauthorisedmemberoftheWEGVetServicesteam).Oncethehorsehasbeenadmittedtoisolationthegroomcaringforthehorsemusthavenocontactwithotherhorses.Ifthisisnotpossible(forexampleifaNFdoesnothavesufficientnumbersofgroomstoallowthis),thegroommustattendtothehorseinisolationlastandmustshowerbeforehandlingotherhorses.

• Onlydedicatedfeedutensils,tack,groomingkitandmuckingoutequipmenttobeused• WearcleanTyveksuit,overbootsandexaminationglovesatalltimeswhenworkinginthebarrier

area;removethesewhenleavingthebarrierarea;washhandswithsoapandwaterthendisinfecthandswithhandsanitiserafterhandlingthehorse

Pyrexia(≥101.5°F/38.6°C)withrespiratorysignsattheDAZ

Immediateactionsforcase Immediateactionsforin-contacthorses(directandindirectcontacts)

Diagnostictests

• Ifdetectedontheinitial‘overthetrailerdoorinspection’,donotunloadthehorseandholditandtherestofshipmentpendingoutcomeofcaseconference

• Adecisiononwhattodowiththein-contactsandtheindexcasewillbetakeninafurthercaseconferenceoncetheresultsofdiagnostictestsareknown.Thiswillincludewhethertomovegroupsofhorsestotheisolationstalls;toisolatewithinsectionsofabarnorawholebarn;ortoshiphorsestoaremoteisolationfacility(TEH,UGAorNCS).

• Increasedmonitoringofthein-contacts–taketemperaturehourly(andrecordit)andcheckforappearanceofotherclinicalsigns,pendingoutcomeofdiagnostictestsandcaseconference

• Tobeconfirmedbycaseconference,couldtypicallyleadtocollectionofNPSorNPLfromtheindexcaseandallin-contactsandtestforarespiratoryviruspanel(EIV,EHV-1/-4,ERV)andSequibyqPCR.

Pyrexia(≥101.5°F/38.6°C)withrespiratorysignsintheFEIcompetitionbarns

Immediateactionsforcase Immediateactionsforin-contacthorses(directandindirectcontacts)

Diagnostictests

• Immediatelymovetheaffectedhorsetotheisolationstallsinatrailerpendingtheoutcomeofcaseconference

• Wholein-contactgroup(trailerload)arekepttogether,andreleasedtogether,pendingoutcomeofcaseconference.

• Tobeconfirmedbycaseconference,couldtypicallyleadtocollectionofNPSorNPLfromtheindexcaseandallin-contactsandtest

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• IfdetectedintheDAZinspectionarea,holdhorseinDAZholdingstablesinBarn1pendingoutcomeofcaseconferencetodecidewhethertoholdtheentireshipmentintheholdingareaofBarn1orDAZisolationstalls,ortodiverttheentireshipmenttoaremoteisolationfacility(TEH,UGAorNCS).

forarespiratoryviruspanel(EIV,EHV-1/-4,ERV)andSequibyqPCR.

Pyrexia(≥101.5°F/38.6°C)withdiarrhoea

Immediateactionsforcase Immediateactionsforin-contacthorses(directandindirectcontacts)

Diagnostictests

• Removehorsetoisolation• Takesamplesforenteric

pathogenpaneltestingbyqPCR(SalmonellaandEquineCoronavirus)

• TakeabloodsampleforCBC.

• Apositiveentericpathogendiagnostictest,orabnormalCBC,willtriggeracaseconferenceledbytheWEGVSM

• Continuetomonitorrectaltemperaturesofin-contacthorsestwicedailyandcheckforappearanceofotherclinicalsigns

• Applybarrierprecautionsaroundthestablesofin-contacthorses:plasticchainaroundstabledoor,bootdip,restrictedentry,increasedPPEforveterinarypersonnel(Tyveksuitandoverboots,clinicalexaminationgloves)

• Apositivediagnostictestfromtheindexcasewilltriggeracaseconferencetodeterminewhattodowiththein-contacthorses

• Collectafaecalsamplefromtheindexcasetestforentericpathogens(enrichedcultureandqPCRforSalmonellaandqPCRforcoronavirus)

• CollectabloodsampleforaCBCtocheckforleucopaenia

• Samplesmaybecollectedfromin-contactsasaresultofacaseconferencetriggeredbyapositivetestresultfromtheindexcase

Diarrhoeawithoutpyrexia

Immediateactionsforcase Immediateactionsforin-contacthorses(directandindirectcontacts)

Diagnostictests

• Holdhorseinitsstallandapplybarrierprecautions

• TakeaCBC,andifabnormal,witha

• Continuetomonitorrectaltemperaturesofin-contacthorsestwicedailyandcheckforappearanceofotherclinicalsigns

• Collectafaecalsamplefromtheindexcasetestforentericpathogens(enrichedcultureandqPCRforSalmonellaandqPCRfor

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leucopaenia,thenremovehorsetoisolation.

• TakesamplesforentericpathogenpaneltestingbyqPCR(SalmonellaandEquineCoronavirus)

• Ifdiarrhoeapersistsat24h,takefurthersamplesandremovethehorsetotheisolationstalls

• ApositivediagnostictestwilltriggeracaseconferenceledbytheWEGVSM

• Iftheindexcasestillhasdiarrhoeaat24h,applybarrierprecautionsaroundthestablesofin-contacthorses:plasticchainaroundstabledoor,bootdip,restrictedentry,increasedPPEforveterinarypersonnel(Tyveksuitandoverboots,clinicalexaminationgloves)

• ApositivediagnostictestorabnormalCBCfromtheindexcasewilltriggeracaseconferencetodeterminewhattodowiththein-contacthorses

coronavirus)whendiarrhoeafirstappearsandagainat24hifdiarrhoeaisstillpresent

• CollectabloodsampleforaCBCtocheckforleucopaeniaifthehorsestillhasdiarrhoeaat24h

• Samplesmaybecollectedfromin-contactsasaresultofacaseconferencetriggeredbyapositivetestresultfromtheindexcase

Ataxiawithpyrexia(≥101.5°F/38.6°C),andotherneurologicalsyndromeswithpyrexia

Immediateactionsforcase Immediateactionsforin-contacthorses(directandindirectcontacts)

Diagnostictests

• Immediatelyremovehorsetoisolation

• Takesamplesforneurologicalpathogentesting,includingEHV-1,EEEandWNV

• ApositivediagnostictestwilltriggeracaseconferenceledbytheWEGVSM

• Continuetomonitorrectaltemperaturesofin-contacthorsestwicedailyandcheckforappearanceofotherclinicalsigns

• Applybarrierprecautionsaroundthestablesofin-contacthorses:plasticchainaroundstabledoor,bootdip,restrictedentry,increasedPPEforveterinarypersonnel(Tyveksuitandoverboots,clinicalexaminationgloves)

• Apositivediagnostictestfromtheindexcasewilltriggeracaseconferencetodeterminewhattodowiththein-contacthorses;thiscouldincludeisolationofgroupsofin-contactswithintheirbarn,orclosureofanentirebarn

• CollectaNPSfortestingforEHV-1DNAbyqPCR,andforviralisolation.

• CollectabloodsamplefortestingofbuffycoatforEHV-1DNAbyqPCR

• IfthesesamplesarenegativeforEHV-1,collectothersamplesfortestingforotherneurologicaldiseasesonthe2018WEGBiosecurityRiskRegisterasdirectedbyUSDAandNCDA-CS

Ataxiawithoutpyrexia,andotherneurologicalsyndromeswithoutpyrexia

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Immediateactionsforcase Immediateactionsforin-contacthorses(directandindirectcontacts)

Diagnostictests

• Applybarrierprecautionsaroundthehorse

• Takesamplesforneurologicalpathogentesting,includingEHV-1,EEEandWNV

• Apositivediagnostictestwilltriggerimmediateremovaloftheaffectedhorsetotheisolationstalls;andacaseconferenceledbytheWEGVSM

• Continuetomonitorrectaltemperaturesofin-contacthorsestwicedailyandcheckforappearanceofotherclinicalsigns

• Apositivediagnostictestfromtheindexcasewilltriggeracaseconferencetodeterminewhattodowiththein-contacthorses;thiscouldincludeisolationofgroupsofin-contactswithintheirbarn,orclosureofanentirebarn

• CollectaNPSfortestingforEHV-1DNAbyqPCR

• CollectabloodsamplefortestingofbuffycoatforEHV-1DNAbyqPCR

• Collectsamplesfortestingforotherneurologicaldiseasesonthe2018WEGBiosecurityRiskRegisterasdirectedbyUSDAandNCDA-CS

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OperationalproceduresforFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStalls

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistosetouttheproceduresforoperationoftheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStalls,includingrequirementsforpersonnel,trainingandcleaninganddisinfection.

HorsespresentingwithcertainsyndromesintheFEIVenueBarnsstablingwillautomaticallyberemovedtotheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStalls:

1. Feverofunknownorigin(raisedrectaltemperaturefortwoconsecutivemeasurements/ofgreaterthat12hduration)

2. Diarrhoeawithpyrexiaorleucopaenia3. Pyrexiawithleucopaenia4. Diarrhoeaofmorethan24hduration5. Suddenonsetataxiaorneurosignswithorwithoutpyrexia6. Clinicalsignssuggestiveofcontagiousrespiratorydisease

SOP • ThepurposeoftheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStallsistoseparatehorseswithsuspectedinfectiousorcontagiousdiseasefromtherestofthecompetitionhorsesandsoreducetheriskofdiseasetransmissiontohorsesintheFEIVenueBarnsor,inthecaseofzoonoticdisease,toreducetheriskofdiseasetransmissiontopeople

• TheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStallsoperationalprocedurerestrictsmovementsofhorsesintoandoutoftheisolationarea,restrictsaccessbypersonneltotheisolationarea,imposesspecialbiosecurityprecautionsandlimitsmovementofpersonnelbetweentheisolationareaandthemainbarnstablingareas

• DecisionmakingtreesforadmissiontoisolationaregiveninTIEC-WEG-BIO-08andTIEC-WEG-BIO-10

• OnlypersonnelwhohavebeentrainedtofollowthebiosecurityproceduresinTIEC-WEG-BIO-03andtoworksafelyandeffectivelyinanisolationfacilityarepermittedtoentertheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStalls.Thenumberofauthorizedpersonnelshouldbekepttotheminimumrequiredforproperoperationoftheisolationstables,forprotectionofwelfareandprovisionofappropriateveterinarycare

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• TheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStallsaretemporarystructuresconsistingofstallshousedwithintents.Thedesignofisolationstallshasnotbeenfinalised,specificallywhethertheywillbeindividualtents(onestallpertent)orgroupsofstallswithinlargertents.

AdmissionofpatientstotheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStalls• OnlyFEICompetitionhorsesalreadyadmittedtotheFEIVenue

CompoundcanbeadmittedtotheFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStallsIfproblemsareidentifiedinhorsesattheDAZthosehorsesneedtobeevaluationandtreatedoutsidetheFEIVenueCompound.

• IfconsideredappropriatebytheWEGVSM,horsesdevelopingproblemsthatmeetthetriggersforremovaltotheisolationstallsafterarrivalatthemainvenuewillnormallybetransportedtotheisolationstablesinthevenueusingthemobileambulancetoreducetheriskofcontaminationofvenue.

• Thehandlerwillunloadthehorseandleaditthroughtotheedgeoftheisolationareawearingplasticover-shoes.Anappropriatelydressedmemberofthebiosecurityteamandatrainedgroomwillreceivethehorseandadmitthehorsetotheisolationarea.Thehandlermustthenleaveviatheisolationarea,discardtheplasticovershoes,disinfecttheirhandsusingalcoholgelandshowerandchangetheirclothesbeforehandlingotherhorses.

WorkingintheIsolationStables• Eating,drinking,chewinggumorsmokingisnotpermittedinthe

IsolationStables• Protocolsforentry,exitandwearingprotectiveclothingwillbe

postedinallFEICompetitionHorseIsolationStallsandmustbefollowedatalltimes,withoutexception

ProtocolforentryandexitfromtheIsolationStables• Entryisonlyviathedesignatedentrypoint• Entryandexittoandfromtheentrypointisonlypermittedonce

footwearhasbeencleanedanddisinfectedusingthefootbath(containingInterventionTMdisinfectantdiluted1:16inwater)andscrubbingbrush

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• TheStableTeamareresponsibleformakingupandreplacingfreshfootbathdisinfectantsolutiondaily,aswellastoppingupthefootbathduringthedayasrequired

• Leavebulkyoutdoorclothing(coatsetc)attheentrypoint;putoncleanTyvekcoverallsandbootcoversdedicatedtotheIsolationStallsandexaminationgloves

• Toexitthedirty(main)stablearea:o RemoveTyvekcoverallsandbootcoverso Removegloveso WashhandsusingVetscrubCHXandwatero Disinfecthandswithalcoholgel

• ALLcontaminatedclothingawaitingwashingmusttobebaggedinaclinicalwastebagandwashedusinglaundrydetergent

TreatmentofpatientsintheIsolationStalls• WhenahorseisadmittedtotheIsolationStallsanydrugs,fluidsetc

requiredmustbestoredintheIsolationAreaandmustnotbereturnedtothevetclinicortakenoutoftheIsolationStallsoncetakenin.AnybottlesopenedmustbedatedandlabelledwithpatientnameandIDnumber.

Feeding,beddingandmuckingoutIsolationStalls• Specialhygieneregulationsandrestrictionsapplyforfeeding,

beddingandmuckingouttheIsolationStables.

• AllequipmentandutensilsusedintheIsolationStablesmustbemarkedwithredtapetoavoidaccidentaltransferanduseinotherpartsoftheVenue.

CleaninganddisinfectionofIsolationStables• Specialprecautionsapplyforcleaninganddisinfectionofthe

IsolationStables.ThesearespecifiedinTIEC-WEG-19.

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Listofdiseasescontainableandnon-containableatthevenueisolationstallsandwhichrequiretransfertoexternalisolationfacilities(TEHorUGAVetHospitalorNCStateVetHospital)

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinethediseaseswhichareconsideredtobecontainableornon-containableatthevenueisolationstabling.

EpidemiologicalgroupswithdiseasesjudgedbytheWEGVSMtobecontainableatthevenueisolationstablesasaresultofthecaseconferencewithrelevantstakeholdersincludingtheBiosecurityManager,theUSDAteamlead,theNCDA-CSteamleadandtheFEIdelegate,willbemovedtooneofthevenueisolationareasforfurtherobservation,clinicalexaminationandlaboratorytestingtoallowadiagnosistobemade,orsuspicionofthediseasesontheRiskRegistertobenegated.

EpidemiologicalgroupswithdiseasesjudgedbytheWEGVSMasaresultofthecaseconferencetobenon-containableatthevenueisolationstableswillbetransporteddirecttoanexternalisolationfacility(e.g.TEHorGeorgiaVeterinarySchool)forfurtherobservation,clinicalexaminationandlaboratorytestingtoallowadiagnosistobemadeorsuspicionofthediseasesontheriskregistertobenegated.WherethereisjudgedtobeariskofFADdiseaseauthorityanddecision-makingpassestotheUSDAteamleadandNCDA-CSteamlead.ThelikelydestinationforanimalswherethereisasuspicionofFADdisease,oradiseasethatisjudgednon-containableatTEH,isGeorgiaVeterinarySchool.

Syndromescontainableatthevenueisolationstables

HorsesthatarehousedinthemainvenuestablingwithintheFEIcompoundanddevelopanyofthefollowingsyndromeswillbeautomaticallymovedtothevenueisolationstallsformonitoringanddiagnostictestingtoestablishadiagnosis.In-contacthorses(directandindirectcontact)willbesubjecttoincreasedsurveillanceandmaybesubjecttobarrierprecautionsandtestingassetoutinTIEC-WEG-BIO-12.

1. Feverofunknownorigin(raisedrectaltemperaturefortwoconsecutivemeasurements/ofgreaterthan24hduration)

2. Diarrhoeawithpyrexiaorleucopaenia3. Pyrexiawithleucopaenia4. Diarrhoeaofmorethan24hduration

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5. Suddenonsetataxiaorneurosignswithorwithoutpyrexia6. Clinicalsignssuggestiveofcontagiousrespiratorydisease

Diseaseslikelytobecontainableatthevenueisolationstables*

• Strangles• Pleuropneumonia(shippingfever)• Piroplasmosis• DiarrhoeaincludingcolitisandSalmonellosis/Clostridiosis• Ringworm • Rabies

*ThiscouldincludeisolationofawholebarnorpartialbarnforastranglesorSalmonellosis.NotethattheVSMmaydecidetoremovesuspectedorconfirmedstranglescasestoaremoteisolationfacility(TEHorGeorgiaVeterinarySchool).

Diseaseslikelytobenon-containableatthevenueisolationstables*

• Easternequineencephalomyelitis• Equineherpesvirusmyeloencephalopathy• Equineinfluenza• Equineinfectiousanaemia• Equineviralarteritis• Africanhorsesickness• Glanders• WestNileVirus• Equineviralarteritis• Vesicularstomatitis

*Detectionofthesediseaseswouldinvolveremovalofhorsestoaremoteisolationfacility(TEHorGeorgiaVeterinarySchool);orcouldinvolveholdingofgroupsofhorsesatthevenuewithsomeimpactonindividualdisciplines(e.g.Equineherpesvirusmyeloencephalopathy);orcouldinvolveholdingallhorsesatthevenuewithterminationofthecompetition(e.g.Equineinfluenza).

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Criteriaforreleaseofhorsesfromvenueisolationstalls

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistosetoutthesituationsinwhichahorsecouldbereleasedfromtheisolationstallsatthevenue.

SOP Inmostcases,onceahorseentersisolationitisunlikelytobereleasedfromisolationinordertoentercompetition.However,theremaybesituationswhenahorsehasbeenadmittedtoisolationbecauseofsuspicionofdiseasebutthatsuspicionissubsequentlynegatedwithinashortenoughtimeframeforthehorsetoreleasedbackintothemainvenuestabling.

NohorsecanbereleasedfromisolationunlessacaseconferenceledbytheWEGVSMhasbeenheldandtheconclusionofthatconferenceisthatthehorsecanbereleasedfromisolation.Thehorsecouldre-entercompetition,subjecttoapprovalfromtheFEIdelegate.Thisscenariomayoccurforhorseswithpyrexiaofunknownoriginthatresolve,suspectedcolitiscasesorpleuropneumoniawherethehorsehasbeenclinicallynormalforatleast24hand,whereappropriate,hasbeentestednegativeforarespiratorypathogenpaneloranentericpathogenpanel.

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DomesticArrivalsZonecleaninganddisinfection;ExhibitionBarnscleaninganddisinfection

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinetheproceduresforcleaninganddisinfectionthatmustbefollowedintheDomesticArrivalsZone.ThisappliestotheuseoftheDAZbothforFEICompetitionHorsesandforExhibitionHorses.ThisSOPalsoappliestocleaninganddisinfectionoftheExhibitionBarns.

Thedisinfectantthatwillbeusedthroughoutthevenue,includingtheDAZandtheExhibitionBarns,isAccelRInterventionTM(referredtofromnowonasInterventionTM),whichisanacceleratedperoxideanddisinfectantandisahighlysuitabledisinfectantforusethroughoutthevenue.InterventionTMisbroadspectrumandhasagoodrangeactivityagainstallthepathogensontheWEG2018riskregister.Ithasresidualactivityonceappliedtosurfacesandthedilutedproductisoflowirritancytoanimalandhumanskin.Therearetwofeaturesthatareparticularlyattractiveforuseatthevenue:(i)itretainsgoodactivityinthepresenceoforganicmaterial(oneofthebestactivitiesofthecommerciallyavailabledisinfectants);and(ii)itremainsactiveforextendedperiodsoncedilutedandsoretainsgoodactivityinfootbathsandfootmats(unlikeVirkonTM).

SOP • WhentheDAZveterinaryinspectionareasareinusetheymustbekeptcleanandtidy.Droppingsmustbepickedupandurinesqueegeedoutofthestable.Clinicalwastemustbeputimmediatelyintoclinicalwastebins.

• DisinfectionoftheDAZveterinaryinspectionareaswillnotnormallybecarriedoutbetweeneachbatchofhorsesbutisrequiredifhorseswithsuspectedorconfirmedclinicaldiseasehavebeeninthoseareas

• IfahorsewithanyclinicalsignsofdiseaseisdetectedintheDAZveterinaryinspectionthestablewheretheaffectedhorsehasbeenexaminedandallstableswhereothermembersoftheepidemiologicalgrouphavebeenunloadedand/orexaminedmustbecleanedanddisinfectedusingtheprocedureoutlinedinthisprotocol.OtherareasintheDAZwherethathorsehasbeenmustalsobecleanedanddisinfectedusingthisprotocol.Theareasmustnotbeusedforanyotherhorsesuntilthecleansinganddisinfectionhasbeencompleted.Asageneraloperatingprinciple,ifahorsewithclinicalsignsofdiseaseisdetectedinoneoftherowsofveterinary

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healthcheckstalls,thatrowofstallswillbetakenoutofuseandonlytheotherrowuseduntilthecontaminatedrowofstableshasbeensatisfactorilycleansedanddisinfectedasspecifiedinthisprotocol.

• Cleaninganddisinfectionprotocol1. Allbedding,hayandmanuremustberemovedusinga

fork/shovelintobins2. WallsshouldbecleanedbyapplyingtheInterventionTMhigh

leveldisinfectantcleanerata1:16dilutionrateusingamop.Wallsshouldbesqueegeedtoremoveexcessdisinfectantcleanerfluid.Wallsonlyneedtobescrubbedintheeventoftherebeinganareaofvisiblecontamination.Anyscrubbedareawillbewipeddryafterscrubbing.

3. AnyareasofvisiblecontaminationonthestablepartitionsshouldbesprayedusinganInterventionTMtriggersprayandbrushscrubbed,thenwipeddryorsqueegeedtoremoveexcess.

4. ThefloorshouldbewashedoverwiththeInterventionTMgeneraldisinfectioncleaningstrengthsolution(1:16).Areasofvisiblecontaminationonthefloorsshouldreceivetriggersprayattentionandscrubbed.

5. Floorsmayneedtobesqueegeedtoremoveexcessdisinfectantcleaningfluid.

6. StabledoorsandbarsshouldbescrubbedorwipedwithAccelat1:16dilutionusingacloth;edgesofdoorsshouldbesprayedandwipeddry.

7. Stablesshouldbelefttodryforaslongaspossible,withatleast5mincontacttimeallowedbeforereusingthestable.

Ifahorsewithsuspectedrespiratorydiseasewithpossibleaerosoltransmissionroutes(e.g.equineinfluenzavirus)hasbeendetectedintheDAZ,mistingoftheairspacewithInterventionTMshouldbecarriedouttodisinfectairspaceattheendoftheC&Dprocedure.

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Mainbarnscleaninganddisinfection;vetcliniccleaninganddisinfection

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinetheproceduresforcleaninganddisinfectionthatmustbefollowedinthemainvenuebarnstablingandinthevetclinic.

Thedisinfectantthatwillbeusedthroughoutthevenue,includingthevetclinic,isInterventionTM.InterventionTMisanacceleratedperoxideanddisinfectantandisahighlysuitabledisinfectantforusethroughoutthevenue.InterventionTMisbroadspectrumandhasagoodrangeactivityagainstallthepathogensontheWEG2018riskregister.Ithasresidualactivityonceappliedtosurfacesandthedilutedproductisoflowirritancytoanimalandhumanskin.Therearetwofeaturesthatareparticularlyattractiveforuseatthevenue:(i)itretainsgoodactivityinthepresenceoforganicmaterial(oneofthebestactivitiesofthecommerciallyavailabledisinfectants);and(ii)itremainsactiveforextendedperiodsoncedilutedandsoretainsgoodactivityinfootbathsandfootmats(unlikeVirkonTM).

Stalls Stallsmustbecleanedanddisinfectedbeforenewhorsesareadmittedusingthefollowingprotocol:1. Allbedding,hayandmanuremustberemovedusingafork/shovel

intodumpsters2. Stallswillbesweptandanyloosematerialshovelledintothe

dumpsters(dumpsterswillberemovedbythewastecontractors)3. WallsshouldbecleanedbyapplyingtheInterventionTMdisinfectant

cleanerata1:64dilutionrateusingamop.Wallsmaybesqueegeedtoremoveexcessdisinfectantcleanerfluid.Wallsonlyneedtobescrubbedintheeventoftherebeinganareaofvisiblecontamination.

4. AnyareasofvisiblecontaminationonthestablepartitionswillbesprayedusinganInterventionTMtriggerspraydiluted1:16andbrushscrubbed,thensqueegeedtoremoveexcess.

5. ThefloorshouldbewashedoverwiththeInterventionTMgeneraldisinfectioncleaningstrengthsolution(1:64).Areasofvisiblecontaminationonthefloorsshouldreceivetriggersprayattentionandscrubbed.

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6. Floorsmaybesqueegeedtoremoveexcessdisinfectantcleaningfluid.

7. Stalldoorsandbarsshouldbescrubbedorwipedwithaclothusingthegeneraldilutionstrength(1:64)ofInterventionTM.Edgesofdoorsshouldbetriggersprayedandwipeddry.

8. RINSING:ThegoalofthisSOPistouseaminimumamountofwater:rinsingisnotusuallyrequiredwhenusingInterventionTM.Floorsmaybesqueegeedtoremoveexcesssolutionafterapplicationifafastturn-aroundisrequiredbetweenoccupancy,providedacontacttimeofatleast5minhasbeenallowed.

9. Stallsshouldbelefttodryforaslongaspossible(atleast30min).10. Whenahorseisexpectedimminentlyanda30minturn-aroundis

notpossible,adryingmopmaybeusedaftersqueegeeuse,torenderthefloorasdryaspossible.However,atleast5mincontacttimemustbeallowedbeforeanymoppingiscarriedout,andimmediatemoppingmustnotbedone.

11. Stallsshouldbeallowedtodrybeforefreshbeddingisinstalledinpreparationfornewhorsearrival;ifthisisnotpossibleatleast5mincontacttimemustbeallowedbeforeintroducingbeddingorhorse.

Vetclinic Allhorsestallsshouldbecleanedanddisinfectedimmediatelyafteruseandbeforeanewhorseentersthestall.1. Allvisiblecontaminationshouldberemovedbeforecleaningand

disinfectionbegins.2. Manure(andanybedding,ifpresent)shouldberemovedwitha

shovelandbrush,theareashouldthenbehosedtoremovetracesoffaecesfromflooring;urineshouldbehosedaway;bloodandotherbodyfluidsshouldbehosedaway.Whenhosingitisvitalthataerosolsareminimisedtoreducetheriskofinfectious/contagiousagentspread.Volumesofwaterusedshouldbekepttoaminimum.

3. Allbedding,hayandmanureshouldberemovedusingafork/shovelintobins

4. WallswillbecleanedbyapplyingtheInterventionTMdisinfectantcleanerata1:16dilutionrateusingamop.Wallsshouldbesqueegeedtoremoveexcessdisinfectantcleanerfluid.Wallswill

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onlybescrubbedintheeventoftherebeinganareaofvisiblecontamination.Anyscrubbedareashouldbewipeddryafterscrubbing.

5. AnyareasofvisiblecontaminationonthestablepartitionsshouldbesprayedusinganInterventionTMtriggerspraydiluted1:16andbrushscrubbed,thenwipeddryorsqueegeedtoremoveexcess.

6. ThefloorwillbewashedoverwiththeInterventionTMgeneraldisinfectioncleaningstrengthsolution(1:16).Areasofvisiblecontaminationonthefloorsshouldreceivetriggersprayattentionandscrubbed.

7. Floorswillbesqueegeedtoremoveexcessdisinfectantcleaningfluid.

8. StalldoorsandbarswillbescrubbedorwipedwithaclothusingInterventionTM(1:16dilution).Edgesofdoorsshouldbetriggersprayedandcarefullywipeddry.

9. Stallsshouldbelefttodryforaslongaspossible,withatleast5mincontacttimeallowedbeforereusingthestable.

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CleaninganddisinfectionofIsolationStables

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistodefinetheproceduresforcleaninganddisinfectionthatmustbefollowedintheIsolationStables.

Thedisinfectantthatwillbeusedthroughoutthevenue,includingtheIsolationStables,isInterventionTM.InterventionTMisanacceleratedperoxideanddisinfectantandisahighlysuitabledisinfectantforusethroughoutthevenue.InterventionTMisbroadspectrumandhasagoodrangeactivityagainstallthepathogensontheWEG2018riskregister.Ithasresidualactivityonceappliedtosurfacesandthedilutedproductisoflowirritancytoanimalandhumanskin.Therearetwofeaturesthatareparticularlyattractiveforuseatthevenue:(i)itretainsgoodactivityinthepresenceoforganicmaterial(oneofthebestactivitiesofthecommerciallyavailabledisinfectants);and(ii)itremainsactiveforextendedperiodsoncedilutedandsoretainsgoodactivityinfootbathsandfootmats(unlikeVirkonTM).TheprotocolforC&DoftheIsolationStablesissimilartothatforotherareasonthevenueexceptthat:

1. Wasteisremovedintodedicateddumpstersthatarekeptclosedinbetweenuse.Thesedumpstersareremovedfromthevenuebyspecialistcontractorsandhandledasclinicalwaste.

2. Allsurfacesmustbescrubbedbeforeapplicationofdisinfectant3. Disinfectantisusedat1:16dilutionthroughouttheisolation

area

Isolationstalls Isolationstallsmustbecleanedanddisinfectedafterahorsehasbeenreleasedandbeforeanynewhorsesareadmitted.12. Allbedding,hayandmanuremustberemovedusingafork/shovel

intodedicateddumpsterskeptintheisolationarea.Thesedumpstersaretobekeptclosedwhennotbeingusedformucking-out.

13. Stallswillbesweptandanyloosematerialshovelledintothedumpsters(dumpsterswillberemovedbyspecialistwastecontractorsandhandledasclinicalwaste.)

14. Walls,stablepartitions,doors,grillsandfloormustbescrubbedusingdiluteddetergentbeforeapplicationofdisinfectant.

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15. InterventionTMdisinfectantcleanerata1:64dilutionrateshouldbeappliedtowallsusingamop.Wallsmaybesqueegeedtoremoveexcessdisinfectantcleanerfluid.

16. StablepartitionsmustbesprayedusinganInterventionTMtriggerspraydiluted1:16andbrushscrubbed,thensqueegeedtoremoveexcess.

17. ThefloorshouldbewashedoverwithInterventionTMdisinfectant(at1:16dilution).

18. Floorsmaybesqueegeedtoremoveexcessdisinfectantcleaningfluid,providedacontacttimeofatleast5minisallowed.

19. StalldoorsandbarsshouldbescrubbedorwipedwithaclothusingInterventionTMat1:16dilution.Edgesofdoorsshouldbetriggersprayedandwipeddry.

20. RINSING:ThegoalofthisSOPistouseaminimumamountofwater:rinsingisnotusuallyrequiredwhenusingInterventionTM.Floorsmaybesqueegeedtoremoveexcesssolutionafterapplicationifafastturn-aroundisrequiredbetweenoccupancy,providedacontacttimeofatleast5minisallowed.

21. Stallsshouldbelefttodryforaslongaspossible(atleast30min).22. Whenahorseisexpectedimminentlyanda30minturn-aroundis

notpossible,adryingmopmaybeusedaftersqueegeeuse,torenderthefloorasdryaspossible.However,atleast5mincontacttimemustbeallowedbeforeanymoppingiscarriedout,andimmediatemoppingmustnotbedone.

23. Stallsshouldbeallowedtodrybeforefreshbeddingisinstalledinpreparationfornewhorsearrival;ifthisisnotpossibleatleast5mincontacttimewillbeallowedbeforeintroducingbeddingorhorse.

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WEGproceduresforbiosecurityincidentmanagementandcommunicationsduringWEG

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistoensurethatthereisaclearlineofcommunicationandclearmessaging(i)withinthevenuetoNationalFederations,toWEGVetServicesteammembers,totheFEIandtoUSDA/NCDA-CS;(ii)withinthevenuetospectators;and(iii)totheexternalpublicaudience,mediaandotherexternalstakeholders

SOP 1. Communicationstostakeholdersinrelationtoanyconfirmedcaseofinfectiousorcontagiousdiseaselikelytohaveimpactonnormaloperationsand/oroncompetitionwillbehandledbytheWEGVSM(DrAnneBaskettandDrBillHay)andtheTIECMedia.

2. AllcommunicationsandmessagingwillbeagreeduponbeforereleasethroughaconferencebetweenthemediacoregroupcomprisingtheWEGVetServices(coordinatedbytheVSM),theFEI(coordinatedbytherelevantdelegateandtheCommission)andTIEC(coordinatedbyMrEricStrausandMrMichaelStone).IfadiseaseunderthejurisdictionofNCDA-CSorUSDAisinvolved,arepresentativeoftherelevantagencywillalsobeinvolvedinthisconference.

3. Thekeyrolesofthemediacoregroupwillbeto:• understandandcoordinatetheimpactsoftheincident,taking

intoaccountwhichdisease,whereithasoccurred,isolationandothermovementrestrictions,possibleimpactsontheabilityofdomestichorsestoleavethevenue,possibleimpactsofinternationalhorsestobeissuedwithUSDAhealthcertificatesforexportandtraveltotheircountryoforigin

• ensureFEIcommissionandTIECdirectorsarefullyappraised• ensurecommunicationsandmessagingarecoordinatedsothat

thereisconsistencyofmessagingfromallagencies;andtoensurethattheTIECMediaManagerisfullybriefed

4. Decisionsonmessagingandmethodsofdissemination,includingsocialmedia,willneedtobemadeswiftlyinordertoremainincontrolofthestoryandpreventmisleadinginformationbeingpromulgatedviathemedia.Frequentupdateswillberequired.

5. IntheeventofasuspectedFADorreportablediseasetheWEGVetServicesteamandFEIdelegatewillbenotifiedinformallyatthe‘suspected’stagebyUSDAorNCDA-CS.Atthisstage,thisinformationwillbeconfidentialinformationandnotforgeneraldissemination.However,theVSMwillneedtoensurethatappropriateindividualswithintheWEGmanagementteamatTIECandarebriefedsothatappropriatecontingencyandcommunicationplanningcanbeginintheeventthatthesuspicionisconfirmed.

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DiseasesunderthejurisdictionofUSDA

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistolistthediseaseunderthejurisdictionofUSDAandNCDA-CS.ThislistisanextractfromtheUSDAdocumentVoluntary2018U.S.NationalListofReportableAnimalDiseases(NLRAD)-NationalAnimalHealthReportingSystem(NAHRS)ReportableDiseases,Infections,andInfestationsList

Listofdiseases • A020Vesicularstomatitis(VS)• A110Africanhorsesickness(AHS)*• B051Anthrax(Bacillusanthracis)*• B053Echinococcosis/hydatidosis(Echinococcusgranulosus,E.

multilocularis)*• B058Rabies*• B060NewWorldscrewworm(Cochliomyiahominivorax)*• B061OldWorldscrewworm(Chrysomyabezziana)*• B062Trichinellosis(Trichinellaspp.)*• B201Contagiousequinemetritis(Taylorellaequigenitalis)*• B202Dourine(Trypanosomaequiperdum)*• N220Equineencephalomyelitis(Eastern)*• N221Equineencephalomyelitis(Western)*• B205Equineinfectiousanemia(EIA)*• B206Equineinfluenza(EI)*• B207Equinepiroplasmosis(Theileria(Babesia)equi,B.caballi)*• B208Equinerhinopneumonitis(EHV-1)*• B208aEquineherpesvirusmyeloencephalopathy(EHV1-EHM)• B209Glanders(Burkholderiamallei)*• B211Equineviralarteritis(EVA)*• B212Japaneseencephalitis(JE)*• B215Surra(Trypanosomaevansi)*• B216Venezuelanequineencephalomyelitis(VEE)*• B352Tularemia(Francisellatularensis)*• N002WestNilefever*• W075Hendra• C613Melioidosis(Burkholderiapseudomallei)• C752Pigeonfever(Corynebacteriumpseudotuberculosis,ulcerative

lymphangitis)• C753Strangles(Streptococcusequisubspequi)*=2018OIElisteddiseases

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WEGVetServicescontrolplansforother(non-USDAjurisdiction)diseases

Purpose ThepurposeofthisSOPistosetoutthecontrolplansforkeynon-USDAandnon-NCDA-CSdiseaseslistedintheRiskRegister.ThesediseasesarecolitisandsuspectedSalmonellosisorClostridiosis,EquineHerpesvirusMyeloencephalopathy,EquineInfluenzaandEquineStrangles.

TheAAEPOutbreakGuidelineswillbeusedastheframeworkformanagingthesediseases.Venueandsituation-specificdecisionswillbemadefollowingacaseconferenceledbytheWEGVSM.

22.1 ColitisandsuspectedSalmonellosisorClostridiosis

• ThisappliestoallhorseswithdiarrhoeaandallhorseswithsuspectedorconfirmedcolitisorsuspectedSalmonellosisorClostridiosis(notethatconfirmedSalmonellosiscasesshouldbereportedtoNCDA-CSforpossiblepublichealthfollow-up)

• Definitions:o Diarrhoea:liquidfaecesretainingnoshapeinbedding

passedmorethantwiceina12hperiodo Fever:>3rectaltemperaturesof(≥101.5°F/38.5°C)in24ho Leucopaenia:totalWCC<4x109/L

• CriteriaforautomaticadmissiontoIsolationforhorsesinthemainvenuebarnstabling:horseswithfever(≥101.5°F/38.5°C)andleucopaenia(WCC<4x109/L)mustbeadmittedtoisolationassuspectcolitiscases,regardlessofwhetherdiarrhoeaispresentornot

• Horseswithdiarrhoea(withorwithoutfever)butwhichhavenothadhaematologycarriedout:• mustbeworkedupinthestableandnotmovedtothevetclinic• minimalpersonnelaretobeinvolvedintheworkup• aCBCshouldberun• iftheWCCis<4*109/l,thehorsemustbetransferredtoisolation• ifthereisastrongclinicalsuspicionthatthehorsehascolitis(eg

verysoftfaecesintherectum,fluidcoloncontentsonultrasound)thehorsemustbetransferredtoIsolationirrespectiveoftheWCC.ThisdecisionwillbemadebythebiosecurityteaminconjunctionwiththeTreatingVetteam

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• iftheWCCisnormal,andthediagnosisisunclear,thehorsecanbebarrierstabledinthemainstableblockunderthesupervisionoftheBiosecurityTeam

• ifthefeverrecurs,aWCCistobere-checkedwithin24hours• iftheWCCislow,thehorsemustbetransferredtoisolation• ifdiarrhoeadevelops,thehorsemustbetransferredtothe

isolationstalls• ifasuspectedcolitiscaseorahorsewithanyotherknownor

suspectedGIdiseasedevelopsafever,usetheflowcharttodeterminewhetheritneedstogototheIsolationStalls

• suspectedcolitiscasesdetectedattheDAZwillusuallybedivertedtoTEH,asdeterminedbytheoutcomeofthecaseconference

• suspectedcolitiscasesoccurringatthemainvenuestablingwillbemovedtotheisolationstalls

Decisionmakingtreeforhorseswithdiarrhoea

Barrierdefinition• Horseremainsinstableinitsstallwithrestrictionsplacedonaccesstothestall

DiarrhoeaIN-HOUSECASE

Checktemp CheckCBC

LowWCC NormalWCCNormal Fever(≥101.5/38.5)

MovetoIsolationBarrierprecautions Barrierprecautions

Wait24h

Diarrhoeapersists Diarrhoearesolves

RemovebarrierMovetoisolation

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• Clearsignageandaplasticbarrierchainacrossthestalldoorwaymustbeputuptoindicateareaofrestriction

• Adisinfectantfootmatandbrushmustbesetupoutsidestable• Onlyessentialpersonnelmustenterthestall(ideallythiswillbeasingleauthorizedgroom,

theteamvetandanauthorisedmemberoftheWEGVetServicesteam)• Onlydedicatedfeedutensils,tack,groomingkitandmuckingoutequipmenttobeused• WearcleanTyveksuit,overbootsandexaminationglovesatalltimeswhenworkinginthe

barrierarea;removethesewhenleavingthebarrierarea;washhandswithsoapandwaterthendisinfecthandswithhandsanitiserafterhandlingthehorse

22.2 EquineHerpesvirusMyeloencephalopathy

• ThisappliestoallhorseswithsuspectedEHM• Casedefinition

• Acuteonsethindlimbataxiawithorwithoutforelimbataxiawithorwithoutfever(≥101.5°F/38.5°C)

• Acuteonsethindlimbataxiawithperinealsigns,withorwithoutfever(≥101.5°F/38.5°C)

• ForhorseswithneurologicalsignsdetectedattheDAZ.Criteriaforautomaticdiversiontoaremoteisolationfacility(TEHorGeorgiaVeterinarySchool):horseswithsuddenonsetataxiaand/orperinealsigns,withorwithoutfever

• ForhorseswithneurologicalsignsdetectedattheFEIVenueBarnsstabling.Criteriaforautomaticadmissiontotheisolationstalls:horseswithsuddenonsetataxiaand/orperinealsigns,withorwithoutfever

• Diagnosticsamplesforprovisionaldiagnosisfollowedbyconfirmationofdiagnosismustbecollected:blood(serum)sampleforimmediateserologicaldiagnostictesting(SvanovaEHV-1/EHV-4-gGELISA[BoehringerIngelheim]);nasopharyngealswabsforDNAdetectionbyqPCR;wholebloodforvirusDNAdetectionbyqPCR

• Pendingresultsofthesetests,precautionsandrestrictionsonadjacenthorsesmustbeimplemented:barrierprecautionsshouldbeputinplace,twicedailyrectaltemperaturesmustberecordedandcontactbetweenthesehorsesandothersshouldbeminimised,includinglimitingpersonnelcontact

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• Iftheaffectedhorsetestspositive,acaseconferencewilldecideonappropriatebiosecuritymeasuresincludingtestingofin-contacthorses,testingofotherhorsesinthebarn,restrictionsonmovementandcompetition.Thecaseconferencemaydecidethatpartorallofthebarninwhichtheaffectedhorsewashousedmustbeisolated

• Isolationmeasuresarerequiredforatleast14daysaftertheindexcasedevelopedclinicalsignsandmayberequiredforlongersubjecttoepidemiologicalconditionsontheground

• Declarationofdisease-freestatusforin-contacthorsesattheendofthe14dayisolationperiodisdependenton:

o absenceofclinicalsigns o absenceofnasalsheddingofvirus(negativeqPCRonNPS)

22.3 EquineInfluenzaVirus

• Influenzavirusoutbreakshavehighmorbidityandlowmortality.Affectedhorsesusuallyrecoveruneventfully.AffectedhorsesareunabletotrainorcompeteandaninfluenzaoutbreakwouldhavehighimpactoncompetitionatTIEC,includingsuspensionofcompetition.

• IntheeventthattheinternationalornationalequineinfluenzasituationchangestheWEGVetServicesteamandFEICommissionmaydecidetorequireadditionaltestingofhorsesforEIVusingtheqPCRdiagnostictestbeforeentrytothemainvenuestabling.

• ClinicallyhealthyhorseswhichtestpositiveontheqPCRtestwillbedeniedentryintoTIEC.

• Horseswithclinicalsignssuggestiveofequineinfluenzawillbeisolatedimmediately,tested(qPCRtestingofaNPSsample)andacaseconferenceheld.HorseswithclinicalsignsandorconfirmationofdiseaseattheDAZwillbedivertedtoaremoteisolationfacilityattheGeorgiaVeterinarySchoolalongwiththerestoftheepidemiologicalgroup.Subjecttotheoutcomeofthecaseconference,horseswithclinicalsignsorconfirmationofdiseaseattheTIECmainvenuestableswilleitherbeisolatedinatthevenueisolationstallsorintheirbarndependingontheepidemiological

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situation.Serialtestingofaffectedhorses,in-contactsandoftherestoftheepidemiologicalgroupwillinformbiosecuritydecisions,controlmeasuresandimpactoncompetition.

• AnEquineInfluenzaoutbreakintheTIECvenuewouldbelikelytoresultinsuspensionofcompletionandterminationofWEG2018.

• Inclusioncriteriaforhorsessuspectedtohaveinfluenzaarefeverwithorwithoutclinicalsignsofrespiratorydisease(depression,lymphadenopathy,nasaldischargeanddry,hackingcough)

• ForhorseswithfeverandrespiratorysignssuggestiveofinfluenzadetectedattheDAZ.CriteriaforautomaticdiversiontotheisolationfacilityatGeorgiaVeterinarySchoolassuspectedinfluenzacases:horseswithfeverandsuggestiverespiratorysigns

• Forhorseswithfeverand/orrespiratorysignssuggestiveofinfluenzadetectedattheTIECmainvenuestabling.Criteriaforautomaticadmissiontothevenueisolationstallsassuspectedinfluenzacases:horseswithfeverandrespiratorysigns

• Diagnosticsamplesforprovisionaldiagnosisfollowedbyconfirmationofdiagnosismustbecollected.

• Pendingresultsofthesetests,precautionsandrestrictionsontherestoftheepidemiologicalgroupwhichmustbeisolated,twicedailyrectaltemperaturesmustberecordedandtestingcarriedoutasconsideredappropriatebytheVetServicesteamleader

• Ifthehorsetestspositive,acaseconferenceledbytheWEGVSMwilldecideonappropriatebiosecuritymeasuresincludingtestingofin-contacthorses,testingofotherhorsesinthebarn,isolationofin-contacts,restrictionsonmovementandcompetition.

22.4 EquineStrangles

• Strangleshasvariableclinicalimpactfrommildandself-limitingdiseasetosevereand,rarely,fataldisease.Thediseasecanhavesignificanteffectsonwelfareandaffectedhorseswillnotbecapableofcompetition.Anoutbreakwouldthereforehaveanimpactoncompetition(atleastforaffectedhorsesandin-contacts)althoughwouldnotautomaticallymeanthatcompetitionissuspended,butcouldmeansoifbiosecuritymeasureswerenotadheredtoorif

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communicationsandmessagingviathemediaandsocialmediawerenoteffectivelymanaged.

• Themodeoftransmission(mainlynon-aerosolroutes,includingfomites)meansthatdiseaseisrelativelyeasilycontainedprovidedadequatebiosecuritymeasuresarefollowed.Theconsequencesofstranglesforequinehealthandwelfareandforcompetitioncanbeeffectivelymitigatedbythecountermeasures.However,therewouldbeasignificantmediaimpactofastranglesoutbreakandcommunicationswouldneedtobecarefullymanaged.

• ForhorseswithfeverandrespiratorysignssuggestiveofstranglesdetectedattheDAZ.CriteriaforautomaticdiversiontotheremoteisolationfacilityatGeorgiaVeterinarySchoolassuspectedstranglescases:horseswithfeverandcharacteristicrespiratorysigns.Note:horseswithfeverandrespiratorysignsnotimmediatelysuggestiveofstrangleswillbeheldintheDAZholdingareapendingdiagnostictestresults(qPCRtestingofaNPSsample);apositivetestwillresultinthehorseandtherestoftheepidemiologicalgroupbeingdivertedtotheisolationfacilityatGeorgiaVeterinarySchool.

• Forhorseswithfeverandrespiratorysignssuggestiveofstranglesdetectedatthemainvenuestabling.Criteriaforautomaticadmissiontothevenueisolationstalls:horseswithfeverwithorwithoutcharacteristicrespiratorysignsaretobeadmittedtothevenueisolationstallsformonitoringandinvestigation.Note:horseswithfeverandrespiratorysignsnotimmediatelysuggestiveofstrangleswillbeimmediatelymovedtothevenueisolationareapendingdiagnostictestresults(qPCRtestingofaNPSsample);apositivetestwillresultinacaseconferencetodecidewhattodowiththeaffectedhorse,theepidemiologicalgroupandin-contacts.

• Pendingresultsoftests,precautionsandrestrictionsontherestoftheepidemiologicalgroupmustbeapplied,includingbarrierprecautions,twicedailyrectaltemperaturesrecording,andtestingcarrieroutasconsideredappropriatebytheVetServicesteamleader

• Ifanyhorsetestspositive,acaseconferenceledbytheWEGVSMwilldecideonappropriatebiosecuritymeasuresincludingtestingofin-contacthorses,testingofotherhorsesinthebarn,restrictionsonmovementandcompetition.