title: Decontamination of high-risk animal and zoonotic pathogens.
abstract: Preparedness for the decontamination of affected environments, premises, facilities, and products is one prerequisite for an immediate response to an animal disease outbreak. Various information sources provide recommendations on how to proceed in an outbreak situation to eliminate biological contaminants and to stop the spread of the disease. In order to facilitate the identification of the right decontamination strategy, we present an overview of relevant references for a collection of pathogenic agents. The choice of pathogens is based on a survey of lists containing highly pathogenic agents and/or biological agents considered to be potential vehicles for deliberate contamination of food, feed, or farm animals. European legislation and guidelines from national and international institutions were screened to find decontamination protocols for each of the agents. Identified recommendations were evaluated with regard to their area of application, which could be facilities and equipment, wastes, food, and other animal products. The requirements of a disinfectant for large-scale incidents were gathered, and important characteristics (eg, inactivating spectrum, temperature range, toxicity to environment) of the main recommended disinfectants were summarized to assist in the choice of a suitable and efficient approach in a crisis situation induced by a specific high-risk animal or zoonotic pathogen. The literature search revealed numerous relevant recommendations but also legal gaps for certain diseases, such as Q fever or brucellosis, and legal difficulties for the use of recommended disinfectants. A lack of information about effective disinfectants was identified for some agents.
authors: Hendrik
authors: H
authors: Frentzel
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Menrath
authors: Katharina
authors: K
authors: Tomuzia
authors: Juliane
authors: J
authors: Braeunig
authors: Bernd
authors: B
authors: Appel
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000818:Animals; D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003666:Decontamination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D004202:Disinfectants; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007881:Legislation, Food; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants
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