Fitzpatrick Ann, Mor Sunil K, Thurn Mary, Wiedenman Elizabeth, Otterson Tracy, Porter Robert E, Patnayak Devi P, Lauer Dale C, Voss Shauna, Rossow Stephanie, Collins James E, Goyal Sagar M
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (Fitzpatrick, Mor, Thurn, Wiedenman, Otterson, Porter, Patnayak, Rossow, Collins, Goyal).
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; and Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory, Willmar, MN (Lauer, Voss).
J Vet Diagn Invest. 2017 Mar;29(2):169-175. doi: 10.1177/1040638716682058. Epub 2017 Feb 8.
The incursion of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) into the United States during 2014 resulted in an unprecedented foreign animal disease (FAD) event; 232 outbreaks were reported from 21 states. The disease affected 49.6 million birds and resulted in economic losses of $950 million. Minnesota is the largest turkey-producing state, accounting for 18% of U.S. turkey production. Areas with concentrated numbers of turkeys in Minnesota were the epicenter of the outbreak. The first case was presumptively diagnosed in the last week of February 2015 at the Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MVDL) and confirmed as HPAI H5N2 at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories on March 4, 2015. A total of 110 farms were affected in Minnesota, and the MVDL tested >17,000 samples from March to July 2015. Normal service was maintained to other clients of the laboratory during this major FAD event, but challenges were encountered with communications, staff burnout and fatigue, training requirements of volunteer technical staff, test kit validation, and management of specific pathogen-free egg requirements.
2014年高致病性禽流感（HPAI）传入美国，引发了一场前所未有的外来动物疾病（FAD）事件；据报告，21个州共发生了232起疫情。该疾病影响了4960万只禽类，造成了9.5亿美元的经济损失。明尼苏达州是美国最大的火鸡生产州，占美国火鸡产量的18%。明尼苏达州火鸡集中养殖的地区是疫情的中心。首例病例于2015年2月最后一周在明尼苏达兽医诊断实验室（MVDL）被初步诊断，并于2015年3月4日在国家兽医服务实验室被确认为HPAI H5N2。明尼苏达州共有110个农场受到影响，MVDL在2015年3月至7月期间检测了超过17000个样本。在这场重大的外来动物疾病事件期间，实验室对其他客户的正常服务得以维持，但在沟通、员工倦怠和疲劳、志愿技术人员的培训要求、检测试剂盒验证以及无特定病原体鸡蛋要求的管理方面遇到了挑战。
