Recipient Organization
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV
(N/A)
RALEIGH,NC 27695
Performing Department
Population Health and Pathobiology
Non Technical Summary
Surveillance for the introduction of foreign animal disease agents into NC poultry and livestock using NAHLN SOPs. If a FAD was recognized, a state/national response would need to be initiated, impacting both state and national economies, dependent upon the extent of the FAD introduction and dissemination.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
100%
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Goals / Objectives
HL7 messaging is fully integrated into the LIMS and is ready for implementation into the NAHLN messaging system. We now have one of 2 laboratory senior IT staff, which impacts program response and development. We hope to fill the vacancy in this grant year. Electronic tracking and transmission of sample collection from the field is in progress, which integrates with our LIMS and will generate NAHLN HL7 intranet messages when samples are received. Our new laboratory technologist position to respond to validation needs of NAHLN, high throughput testing and add expertise to the laboratory has been filled. We are waiting to fill behind that selection to bring the laboratory to full staffing.
Project Methods
NAHLN SOPs are followed for all tests conducted for the NAHLN. A programmer has been hired to program hand held PC units (Motorola MC 75 or Intermec), who has developed the sample collection program and we are currently in progress on the integration of its XML message data into our LIMS. This program will be made available to all NAHLN laboratories upon completion as fully documented, open source code.