National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System (NAAHLS)

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National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System
(NAAHLS) INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AQUATIC
ANIMAL HEALTH June 07
Stephen J. Stephen, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
(DFO)
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How NAAHP fits into New and Old DFO initiatives

• Fish Health Protection Regs
• Regional disease issues
• Surveillance and research
• Introductions and Transfers(disease risk advice)

Federal
Nationally Reportable Diseases
CFIA
DFO
Region / Prov
Endemic Diseases of Regional Concern
Prov / Aquaculture

• Aquaculture Framework Agreement

NAAHLS AAH
Production Diseases of Industry Concern
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Building it right. takes time!
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NAAHLS Mission
To provide quality diagnostics and research,
sound scientific advice and rapid emergency
response in support of the National Aquatic
Animal Health Program
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NAAHLS Mandates
Establish

• Network of national reference laboratories
• Network of counterpart testing laboratories
• Management system to ISO 17025 standard
• Security biosecurity systems to national
  standards
• Laboratory information management system (LIMS)
• National standards for service delivery
• Diagnostic services based on validated methods
• Research program to address regulatory needs

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Building it right. takes time!
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DFO Reference Laboratories
ISA MSX Perkinsus marinus Marteila refringens
EHN IPN
IHN VHS Perkinsus olseni Mikrocytos mackini
WSSV Emerging Diseases
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Reference Laboratories

• Priority Diseases ?
• Reference Laboratory ?
• Reference Expert(s) ?
• Mandates ?

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Building it right. takes time!
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Network Laboratories

• Participating Provinces ?
• Counterparts ?
• QA Checklist ?
• Biosecurity Checklist ?

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Provinces indicating interest

• British Columbia
• Alberta
• Ontario
• Quebec
• New Brunswick (3)
• Nova Scotia
• Prince Edward Island
• Newfoundland Labrador

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Game Plan

• Memorandum of Understanding
• Terms of Reference
• QA / Biosecurity Targets
• Scope of Testing
• Tech Transfer Training
• Proficiency Certification

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Building it right. takes time!
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Quality Management

• Standard Operating Procedures ?
• Test Method Protocols ?
• ISO Audit Training ?
• Quality Manual ?
• Q Pulse ?

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Putting Pen to Paper
Test Method Protocols 19 at various stages
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Managing it all
Q-Pulse, designed specifically to   
                                                 
                        
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Building it right. takes time!
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Security / Biosecurity

• Lab renovations ?
• Containment Standard ?
• Laboratory SOPs ?
• Field sampling protocols ?
• Specimen tracking
• Results/data security

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Renovation Challenges
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Building it right. takes time!
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Lab Info Mgmt System (LIMS)

• RFP x 2 ?
• Product Demos ?
• Pilot Project ?
• Configuration
• Training (User/Admin)
• Deployment

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Surveillance Info Mgmt System (SIMS)

• Aquatic Sample Mgmt
• Reporting System ?
• Submission forms ?
• Report forms ?
• Interim procedures ?
• Steering Committee ?
• Working Committee ?

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Building it right. takes time!
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National SOPs

• Mission and Mandate ?
• Validation requirements ?
• Designation of test methods ?
• Submission categories ?
• Turn-around-times ?
• Acceptance of new work ?

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National SOPs (contd)

• Communications
• Quality certification
• Proficiency testing
• Testing certification
• Biosecurity certification
• Designation of test methods
• Submission categories

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Building it right. takes time!
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Diagnostic Services

• Scope of testing ?
• Test method protocols ?
• Harmonization ?
• Validation dossiers ?
• Sample flow ?
• Decision trees ?
• Proficiency certification ?

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Building it right. takes time!
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CFIA NAAHP Research Priorities

• Viral strain differentiation and correlation to
  pathogenic significance
• Validation of diagnostic tools
• Non-lethal sampling
• Carrier species
• Disease transmission via product
• Processing (waste) effluent risk analysis
• Decontamination procedures

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• 2008