Vet-LIRN Capacity Building for Increased Sample Analysis (U18)

摘要： 2007年，一些宠物因食用受污染的宠物食品而生病，少数人死亡。一个 调查显示，这起事件是由于三聚氰胺，一种在受污染的 宠物食品。三聚氰胺也在用于农场动物和鱼类的受污染的动物饲料中被发现。 一些食用受污染饲料的动物被加工成人类食品(1，2)。这项活动有 对动物和人类健康的重大影响。考虑到这一事件及其后果， 兽医中心(CVM)寻求与兽医诊断达成合作协议 实验室实现对动物诊断样本和动物食品/药物产品的分析 需要大规模疫情或威胁事件导致的实验室激增能力的事件。 参与的实验室增加了浪涌能力，并已准备好进行与 微生物或化学污染，通过有意或无意的方式。这 申请将继续履行世界船级社对本合作协议的承诺。这个财团由 实验室对检测和监测动物饲料或其他大规模疫情是有用的， 从而提早停止事件并减少后果。因此，目标是让云服务器建立 与兽医诊断实验室快速沟通，并提高政府的能力 检查受到污染或掺假产品不利影响的动物的样本。 对这些样本的检测有助于整体食品安全，因为动物性食品事件可能会发出信号 人类食物系统中的潜在问题。这将通过机构能力建设来实现， 包括伙伴实验室的方法标准化、培训和能力测试以及 通过购买设备和试剂来加强基础设施。WVDL寻求继续 参与这个项目。威斯康星大学(UW)--威斯康星州麦迪逊兽医 诊断实验室(WVDL)是美国兽医协会完全认可的 实验室诊断员(AAVLD)，因此，拥有必要经验的人员， 完成上述任务所需的技术专长和必要的基础设施 放松点。

Abstract: In 2007, some pets became ill and a few died as the result of consuming contaminated pet food. An investigation revealed that the incident was due to melamine, an adulterant found in the contaminated pet food. Melamine was also found in tainted animal feed that was used for farm animal and fish. Some food animals that ate the tainted feed were processed into human food (1, 2). This event had major implications for animal and human health. In recognition of the event and its consequences, the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) sought out cooperative agreements with veterinary diagnostic laboratories to enable analysis of animal diagnostic samples and animal food/drug products in the event that laboratory surge capacity resulting from large-scale outbreak or threat incident is needed. Participating laboratories have increase surge capacity and have prepared for analysis related to microbiological or chemical contamination, either through intentional or unintentional means. This application is to continue the WVDL's commitment to this cooperative agreement. This consortium of laboratories is useful for the detection and surveillance of animal feeds or other large-scale outbreaks, so as to halt an event early and reduce consequences. Therefore, the goal is for the CVM to establish rapid communication with veterinary diagnostic laboratories and increase the government's ability to examine samples from animals adversely affected by contaminated or adulterated products. Examination of such samples can contribute to overall food safety as animal food events could signal potential issues in the human food system. This will be achieved by institutional capacity building that includes methods standardization, training and proficiency testing of partner laboratories and infrastructural enhancement through equipment and reagent purchase. The WVDL seeks to continue to participate in this project. The University of Wisconsin (UW)- Madison, Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) is fully accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD), and thus, has the personnel with necessary experience, technical expertise and necessary infrastructure to accomplish the task described above with relative ease.