To provide surveillance, inspections, diagnostics, education and outreach to prevent foreign animal diseases and zoonotic diseases that threaten US agriculture and human health

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the Hawaii Department of Agriculture a $108,227 cooperative agreement under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) for the period of April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. The award will support the state's provision of surveillance, inspections, diagnostics, education and outreach activities to prevent foreign animal diseases and zoonotic diseases that threaten U.S. agriculture and human health. Key deliverables include avian and livestock disease surveillance; feed store, producer, and pet store outreach; laboratory diagnostics and sample collection; education programs; and preparedness planning and response exercises. The funding will help Hawaii meet federal requirements for protecting American agriculture from economically damaging diseases and pests.

Activities to be preformed - avian active surveillance - national poultry improvement plan, feed stores; passive surveillance - sick bird calls, self-submission, avian foreign animal disease investigations; inspections and audits -hawaii EGG quality assurance program, feedstore and producer outreach; laboratory diagnostics-collection and submission of avian samples; education and outreach - feed store, pet stores, producer groups; data entry and recordkeeping - national poultry improvement plan program administration; travel and training - US animal health association, foreign animal disease diagnostic training; preparedness and response - initial state containment response plan development and exercises. Maintain depopulation equipment. Cattle brucellosis surveillance and prevention; tuberculosis surveillance continuance and containment on the isle of molokai; and prevention; general preparedness and response. One health maintain communication and information sharing protocols with state diagnostic lab, state-level wildlife and public health partners on zoonotic, emerging, or wildlife disease detection that could impact human or livestock animal health; hawaii list of reportable conditions for animals and animal products updated annually; monitor health staff during potential zoonotic disease outbreaks. Sheep goat cervid and equine health scrapie surveillance; annual scrapie regulatory scrapie slaughter surveillance and non -regulatory scrapie slaughter surveillance reports; monthly ID compliance report; outreach - encourage reporting of scrapie suspects; outreach - increase number of flocks in scrapie database and use of official ID; education - ensure state designated scrapie epide miologist maintains proficiency; preparedness and response - ID compliance, scrapie response and tracing; equine - investigation foreign animal disease and high impact equine disease, increases awareness of equine foreign animal disease. Swine surveillance - african swine fever and classical swine fever, swine brucellosis, pseudorabies, and influenza a. Follow up tracing and testing of detections; surveillance - search and investigate unlicensed garbage feeders; education and outreach to producer groups, future farmers of america, 4-h, fairs, farm bureaus, or other local functions where swine producers may be found. Deliverables and expected outcomes meet the needs for surveillance, preparedness, response, and outreach necessary to protect american agriculture and accomplish veterinary services mission goals. Intended beneficiaries hawaii and united states' agriculture producers and consumers. Subrecipient activities not applicable.