National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System (NAAHLS) INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AQUATIC ANIMAL...

National Aquatic Animal Health

Laboratory System (NAAHLS) INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON

AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTHJune ‘07

Stephen J. Stephen,

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

Stephen J. Stephen,

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

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How NAAHP fits into New and Old DFO initiatives…

Nationally Reportable Diseases

Endemic Diseases of Regional

Concern

Production Diseases of

Industry Concern

CFIA DFO

Federal

Region / Prov

Prov / Aquaculture

• Fish Health Protection Regs• Regional disease issues• Surveillance and research• Introductions and Transfers

(disease risk advice)

• Aquaculture Framework Agreement

NAAHLS&

AAH

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Building it right…. takes time!

National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System

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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

1) Network of national reference laboratories

2) Network of counterpart testing laboratories

3) Management system to ISO 17025 standard

4) Security & biosecurity systems to national standards

5) Laboratory information management system (LIMS)

6) National standards for service delivery

7) Diagnostic services based on validated methods

8) Research program to address regulatory needs

Establish:

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Building it right…. takes time!

Reference Laboratories

National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System

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DFO Reference Laboratories

EHN & IPN

WSSV &Emerging Diseases

IHN & VHSPerkinsus olseniMikrocytos mackini

ISA & MSXPerkinsus marinusMarteila refringens

CAAPBLPacific Biological Station

Freshwater InstituteGulf Fisheries Center

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Reference Laboratories

Priority Diseases Reference Laboratory Reference Expert(s) Mandates

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Building it right…. takes time!

Reference Laboratories Network Laboratories

National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System

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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!

Reference Laboratories

Quality Management

Network Laboratories

National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System

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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

SOP’s PBS FWI GFC CAAPBL

Control 13 (10%) 32 (50%) 18 (13%) 27 (32%)

Draft 99 (72%) 15 (23%) 72 (53%) 13 (15%)

Pending 25 (18%) 17 (27%) 45 (34%) 45 (53%)

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!

Reference Laboratories

Quality Management

Network Laboratories

Security/Biosecurity

National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System

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Security / Biosecurity

Lab renovations Containment Standard Laboratory SOP’s Field sampling protocols Specimen tracking

Results/data security

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Renovation Challenges

CAAPBL

Pacific Biological Station

Freshwater Institute

Gulf Fisheries Center

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Building it right…. takes time!

Reference Laboratories

Quality Management

Network Laboratories

Security/BiosecurityInformation Mgmt

National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System

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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!

Reference Laboratories

Quality Management

Nat’l Service Stds

Network Laboratories

Security/BiosecurityInformation Mgmt

National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System

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National SOP’s

Mission and Mandate Validation requirements

Designation of test methods Submission categories Turn-around-times

Acceptance of new work

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National SOP’s (cont’d)

Communications Quality certification Proficiency testing

Testing certification Biosecurity certification Designation of test methods Submission categories

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Building it right…. takes time!

Reference Laboratories

Quality Management

Nat’l Service Stds

Network Laboratories

Security/Biosecurity

Diagnostics

Information Mgmt

National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System

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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!

Reference Laboratories

Quality Management

Nat’l Service Stds

Network Laboratories

Security/Biosecurity

Diagnostics

Information Mgmt

National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory System

Research

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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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