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Exotic Disease Response TrainingIntroduction to Tracing

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Session OutcomeAt the end of this session, you should be able to:• describe what Tracing is• name the roles in the Tracing Group• describe, at a high level, what those roles do, and• explain where Tracing fits into the Exotic Disease

Response process.

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During this session we will cover:

Training Agenda

1. What is Tracing?2. Exotic Disease Response Roles – Tracing Group3. What tasks they perform4. Where Tracing fits in the Exotic Disease Response

process5. Tracing Terminology

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The investigation, confirming and recording of all movements that may have spread a disease to or from infected premises.

What is Tracing?

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What movements are traced?

Animals People

Vehicl

esThings

IP/SP

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• Conveyors – any thing, living or inanimate, that can transport a virus from infected places to other places e.g. susceptible and non-susceptible animals, persons, conveyances (vehicles etc) wool, meat, milk, hay and skins.

Why trace these items?

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Response Policy

• Outlines the objectives for the Tracing and other Teams

• Contains technical information for the Unwanted Organism

• Outlines specific items to trace

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Animals

People

Vehicl

esThings

Backward Trace – did these cause the disease?

IP/SP

Types of traces

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Animals People

Vehicl

esThings

Forward Trace - have they spread the disease?

IP/SP

Types of traces

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Types of traces

RP

Farm 1

Farm 2

New Conveyor Continuance Trace

New Trace

IP/SP

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Types of traces

New Conveyor to Conveyor Trace

New Trace for the Truck Movements

IP/SP

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Types of traces

RP

Farm 1

Farm 2

New Conveyor to Conveyor Trace

New Trace

IP/SP

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Types of traces

RP

Farm 1

Farm 2

New Conveyor Continuance Trace

New Trace

IP/SP

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Types of traces

New Traces

New Confirmation of Encounter Trace for each new property

IP/SP

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Types of traces

New Traces

New Confirmation of Encounter Trace for each new property

IP/SP

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Where is all the information kept?

• IRS• CF’s 1-5 Forms

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Tracing Response RolesSurveillance

Manager

Public Report Coordinator

GISCoordinator

Field VisitCoordinator

AdministrationCoordinator

InvestigationsCoordinator

TracingCoordinator

Field TeamLeader

FieldVet

SampleReception

TeamLeader

AdminTeam

Leader

AdminOfficer

GISOfficer

Call CentreTeam

Leader

ReportEvaluation

Team Leader

Call CentreOperator

ReportEvaluation

Officer

TracingTeam

Leader

TracingOfficer

FieldInvestigator

Vet

TracingEvaluation

Officer

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Tracing Coordinator• Establish a functioning movement tracing capability in an

incursion response• Assess, schedule, coordinate and monitor the tracing of

stock, persons, products, vehicles and property that may have had contact with any infected place or other contaminated material

• Liaise closely with Surveillance and Movement Control Coordinators to ensure that new trace information is followed up, and

• Assist with the planning of response actions

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Tracing Team Leader

• Lead a group of people in an incursion response charged with the tracing of movements of people, stock, vehicles and products back from and in advance of a notified movement or association involving an Infected or Suspect Place

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Tracing Evaluation Officer

• Assess the risks associated with, importance and priority of results of movement traces in an incursion response, and

• Determine future surveillance, investigation and organism management actions

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Tracing Officer

• Trace and record the movements of people, stock, vehicles and products back from and in advance of a notified movement or association involving an Infected or Suspect Place

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Exotic Disease Response Process

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Tracing Terminology• Trace – A record of the movement of items which may be

implicated in the spread of disease• Forward Trace – Items coming off the infected property

may have taken the disease somewhere else. These items are traced forward to their destination

• Backward Trace – Items coming onto the infected property may have bought the disease from somewhere else. These items are traced backward to their origins

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Tracing Terminology• Conveyor – any thing, living or inanimate, that can

transport a virus from infected places to other places • Conveyance – Any craft, truck, cargo container, horse box,

wagon, cart tray, cage, kennel or vehicle used to transport, or may have had contact with, an unwanted organism

• Encounter – Any event where there is an interaction between an infected conveyor and any other conveyor(s) and there may be a transfer of disease to the new conveyor(s)

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• New Trace – A trace obtained while processing an existing trace

• Confirmed Trace – A verified trace. Also known as a Confirmation trace

• False Trace – The trace information is incorrect• Delayed Trace – Initial contact with the contact person for a

trace cannot be made• Suspended Trace – A trace not requiring follow-up or

confirmatrion at that time

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During this session we covered:

Session Summary

1. What is Tracing?2. Exotic Disease Response Roles – Tracing Group3. What tasks they perform4. Where Tracing fits in the Exotic Disease Response

process5. Tracing Terminology