DAR Response Plan for Pandemic Disease Outbreak
Onset of Disease Outbreak
- Level 1: Human-to-human transmission reported somewhere globally (standard 15% absenteeism).
- Level 2: Human-to-human transmission in North America (expect 25-40% absenteeism).
- Level 3: Human-to-human transmission in Illinois or Illinois campus (expect >40% absenteeism); university closed.
- Level 4: Confirmed community-wide pandemic. Ability to obtain outside assistance is limited.
DAR Response Plan for Pandemic Disease Outbreak (PDF)
DAR Management Team
Level 1
- Review DAR Emergency Response Plans.
- DAR Director acts as liaison with CEOC, UIPD, OVCRI, & OPA.
- Initiate communication plan for research staff.
Level 2
- Follow directives from OVCRI & CEOC.
- Schedule physical assessment and respirator fit testing for essential personnel.
- Prioritize and reduce non-essential animal census.
- Verify list of essential personnel with CEOC to ensure access in event of university closure.
Level 3
- Follow directives from OVCRI & CEOC.
- Prioritize and reduce non-essential animal census based on available staff and supplies.
- Distribute “call off” notices to non-essential personnel.
- Initiate DAR Communication Plan for offsite contact.
Level 4
- Follow actions for Level 3, items 1 & 2.
- Continue DAR Communication Plan for offsite contact.
Animal Facilities
Level 1
- Review Unit Emergency Response Plans with animal care staff.
Level 2
- Order surplus supplies (feed, bedding, water, disposables, PPE, respirators). Target 8 wk duration.
- Prepare storage locations for surplus supplies.
- Consider purchase of equipment to respond to possible utility outages (walkie-talkies, flashlights, batteries, generators/fuel, fans, heaters).
Level 3
- Operation of animal facilities dependent on adequate building utilities.
- Animal care services dependent on available staff and supplies.
- Prioritize and limit facility access.
- Prioritize cleaning of secondary and support areas dependent on available staff and supplies.
Level 4
- Operation of animal facilities dependent on adequate building utilities.
- Animal care services dependent on available staff and supplies.
- Restrict facility access to essential personnel.
- Prioritize and suspend cleaning of secondary and support areas dependent on available staff and supplies.
Veterinary Care
Level 1
- Review the DAR Emergency Response Plan with veterinary care staff.
Level 2
- No change in clinical care services.
- Prioritize components of Preventative Medicine and Health Surveillance programs.
- Order surplus of clinical supplies and euthanasia materials. Target 8wk duration.
Level 3
- Clinical care services dependent on available staff and support supplies.
- Assignments of veterinary technicians directed by DAR veterinarians & based on caseload.
- Suspend Preventative Medicine and Health Surveillance programs.
Level 4
- Follow actions for Level 3.
Business Office
Level 1
- Review the DAR Emergency Response Plan with office staff.
Level 2
- Follow directives from OVCRI.
- Prioritize animal orders.
- Review cross-training for priority level activities.
- Assess options for emergency cash funds.
- Order surplus of disinfection supplies for office and support areas.
Level 3
- Follow directives from OVCRI.
- Suspend new animal orders.
- Prepare for suspension of services.
Level 4
- Services suspended.
IACUC Support
Level 1
- No change.
Level 2
- Follow directives based on IACUC disaster plan.
Level 3
- Follow actions for Level 2.
Level 4
- Follow actions for Level 2.
Training and Committee Commitments
Level 1
- Continue.
Level 2
- Transition to teleconference.
Level 3
- Suspend.
Level 4
- Suspend.
Travel
Level 1
- Continue.
Level 2
- Suspend.
Level 3
- Suspend.
Level 4
- Suspend.
Revised: March 2020