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Section 4. Lessons Learned This section presents lessons learned from the literature review, case studies, and interviews, which were summarized in Sections 2 and 3 of this report.
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• The local agencies will be responsible for organizing traffic control, storing, and caring for animals that are stopped or held, locating areas for carcass disposal, caring for the mental and physical welfare of the people in the area, and assisting the state with public information. Rural county law enforcement officials have very few resources for wide-scale traffic control (barricades, signs, disinfection equipment)
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• Responses to foreign animal diseases will require a Unified Command System (UCS) , since several agencies with different priorities and areas of expertise will be involved, and their cooperation is essential.
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• The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) is made up of 168 member countries who voluntarily report outbreaks of animal diseases so the OIE can pass the information along to other countries, allowing them to take preventative measures.
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• Animal-borne, or zoonotic, diseases have afflicted human populations throughout history. The ability to rapidly transport people and commercial goods over long distances increases the possibility that susceptible populations will be exposed to new and previously eradicated diseases.
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Eradication Organization READEO teams (in Fort Collins and Raleigh) , each with three-person Emergency Response Teams (ERTs)
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Quarantine, Isolation, and Traffic Control • Laws and regulations concerning quarantine and stop movement orders differ from state to state. The local law enforcement officers contacted indicated that they were unsure of their authority to stop animals or people in the early stages of a response (prior to confirmation from test results)
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