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       More on CWD
   DIR By: allmanav
       Date: March 9, 2020, 12:57 pm
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       March 15th, 2019  – Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Food Inspection
       Agency (CFIA) has updated its national chronic wasting disease
       (CWD) program to better focus on disease prevention and risk
       management.
       Disease management is a shared responsibility. Efforts to
       eradicate CWD in the farmed cervid population have not been
       successful. The CFIA's current approach aims to reduce the risk
       of the disease spreading by encouraging producers to adopt
       strong risk mitigation measures.
       Enrolling and participating in a Voluntary Herd Certification
       Program (VHCP) is important to help prevent the introduction of
       CWD to a farm. A VHCP requires enrolled producers to take
       measures to mitigate the risk of CWD, including ongoing
       surveillance testing of mature dead cervids and implementation
       of biosecurity measures.
       Starting April 1, 2019, the CFIA will order depopulation with
       compensation only for affected herds that have achieved level D
       or higher of a VHCP.  Generally, these herds will have
       participated in a VHCP for 12 months or more.
       The CFIA will continue to investigate all animals suspected of
       having CWD and conduct confirmatory testing to determine whether
       CWD is present in a herd.  Confirmation of CWD in a herd will
       trigger the CFIA's CWD disease response.    The CFIA's CWD VHCP
       response includes movement controls, ordering destruction and
       disposal of infected herds, cleaning and disinfection of
       contaminated premises, and providing compensation to producers.
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