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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Animal Care Advisory Committee - 03/17/2021MINUTES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ANIMAL CARE ADVISORY MEETING Conference Room, 2626 Holly Minutes from March 17", 2021 Members Present: Linda Gibeaut, Sharon Ray, Juliana Carlisle, Jarvis Amaya, Connie Bowen, Deborah Shores Members Absent: None City Staff. Joel Skidmore, Tracy Cantu, Jackie Torres Public Present: Barbara Baker I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Connie Bowen at 12:32 p.m. IL Roll Call of Members Roll was called, and a quorum was confirmed. III. Public Comments Barbara Baker attended as an observer to see what Animal Care was doing about issues in her neighborhood. IV. Discussion and Approval of Minutes from January 20th, 2021 Linda Gibeaut motioned to approve. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. V. Discussion and Approval of Absences from January 20th. 2021 Linda Gibeaut motioned to approve absences -Deborah Shores. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. VL Department Presentation and Discussion Region 11 Zoonosis Report — Mr. Skidmore advised there are no positive rabies cases to report in Nueces County. Current Shelter Report and Clinic Report — Joel Skidmore went over the CCACS Comparison Shelter Report for January 2019/2020 and February 2019/2020. Program Manager Update — Mr. Skidmore addressed questions/concems with CCACS Comparison report. Ms. Bowen inquired if the Vet clinic was fully staffed. Mr. Skidmore explained that it is, and we now have 3 Vet Techs in the clinic. Ms. Bowen inquired on the Ordinance Committee. Mr. Skidmore explained the Ordinance Committee is on standby for right now as we are waiting for the Ordinances that were awaiting to be approved. The Ordinances are with legal awaiting the City Attorney to have an official copy. Ms. Bowen inquired on a time frame on when it would be completed. Mr. Skidmore was unable to provide a time frame at this time. Ms. Gibeaut expressed concern on the time frame it has taken. Mr. Skidmore advised once legal is done it will be ready to be presented to City Council Subcommittee Reports • Ordinances - Bypass • Volunteer Recruitment - Bypass • Tethering Ordinances — Bypass • CCACS Ordinances- Bypass VII. Old Business for Discussion and Possible Action None VIII. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action • Preliminary cost analysis for implementing the new Ordinances. • 2020 Annual Report IX. Identify items to be Placed on nest aeeuda • Discussion on a Breeding, Spay/Neuter Ordinance • Discussion on Pet Shop Sales X. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 12:53 p.m. All approved, and meeting was adjourned. Ronald Tyler, DVM, MS TEXAS Vaishnavi Narasimhan, MPH- Zoonosis Control Specialist y Tz and Haman Letty Tamayo, MS- Public Health Specialist se""aa HeatthServires 601 W. Sesame Drive Harlingen, Texas 78550 Office: (956) 444-3212 FAX: (956) 444-3216 2020 RABIES SUMMARY FOR PHR 11 A total of 6 laboratory confirmed cases of animal rabies were reported from six counties in Public Health Region 11 (PHR 11) during 2020 (Table 1). This represents a 57% decrease from the 14 cases reported in 2019 (Table 1). The counties reporting cases in 2020 (with the number of cases in paren- theses) were: Bee (1), Cameron (1), Hidalgo (1), Nueces (1), Refugio (1), and Webb (1). All six of these cases occurred in bats (Table 2), including 5 Tadarida brasiliensis (Mexican free -tailed bats) and 1 Lasiurus intermedius (Northern yellow bat). ?CCIUNTY 2079 -. 202Q %, CFIANOE BEE 0 1 100% CAMERON 0 1 100% HIDALGO 5 1 -80% KLEBERG 1 0 -100% LIVE OAK 1 0 -100% NUECES 0 1 100% REFUGIO 1 1 0% SAN PATRICIO 1 0 -100% WEBB 5 1 -80% Table 1: Percent Change in Rabies Cases by County, 2019 to 2020, PHR 11. ZOONOSIS CONTROL PHR 11 PAGE 2 2020 RABIES SUMMARY COUNTY,, :JAN FEB MAR ':APR MAY'` JUN JUL AUG SEh OCT;? NOY'_DEC RABIES CASES TOTAL; BEE -57% Bat -1 1 1 0% DOMESTIC ANIMALS EXPOSED 1 1 0% DOGS 1 1 1 CAMERON 0 0 0% Bat -1 1 HIDALGO Bat -1 1 NUECES Bat -1 1 Bat -1 1 REFUGIO WEBB Bat -1 1 TOTAL, 0:.,' Table 2: Cases by County and by Month, 2020, PHR 11. In PHR 11, there was one (1) person that received rabies post -exposure prophylaxis due to contact with a known rabid animal in 2020. This is a 0% change from 2019, when one (1) person received rabies post -exposure prophylaxis due to contact with a known rabid animal (Table 3). One dog was reported as exposed to a rabid animal in PHR 11 during 2020 which shows a 0% change from the one dog reported in 2019. Table 3: Rabies Exposures by Species, 2019 to 2020, PHR 11. While there were no skunk rabies reported this year, a cat in Live Oak County was tested positive for the skunk rabies virus variant in 2019. Skunks are the most commonly reported rabid terrestrial animal in Texas. Before 2014, the skunk strain of rabies had not been reported in PHR 11 counties since 1989. Since 2014, thirty-eight skunk rabies cases have been reported: Bee (1), Brooks (1), San Patricio (3) in 2014, Bee (4), Live Oak (3), Refugio (2), San Patricio (19) in 2015, Refugio (4) in 2016, and San Patricio (1) in 2017. Animal Control agencies, Health Departments and veterinarians should remain alert for skunks exhibiting unusual behavior. Any skunk suspected of being rabid or that potentially had contact with either people or domestic animals (including livestock) should be euthanized and tested for rabies. Dogs and other domestic animals that have had direct contact with a skunk that could not be tested should be considered potentially exposed to rabies and vaccinated and confined in accordance with State law. RABIES CASES 14 6 -57% HUMAN EXPOSED 1 1 0% DOMESTIC ANIMALS EXPOSED 1 1 0% DOGS 1 1 0% CATS 0 0 0% Table 3: Rabies Exposures by Species, 2019 to 2020, PHR 11. While there were no skunk rabies reported this year, a cat in Live Oak County was tested positive for the skunk rabies virus variant in 2019. Skunks are the most commonly reported rabid terrestrial animal in Texas. Before 2014, the skunk strain of rabies had not been reported in PHR 11 counties since 1989. Since 2014, thirty-eight skunk rabies cases have been reported: Bee (1), Brooks (1), San Patricio (3) in 2014, Bee (4), Live Oak (3), Refugio (2), San Patricio (19) in 2015, Refugio (4) in 2016, and San Patricio (1) in 2017. Animal Control agencies, Health Departments and veterinarians should remain alert for skunks exhibiting unusual behavior. Any skunk suspected of being rabid or that potentially had contact with either people or domestic animals (including livestock) should be euthanized and tested for rabies. Dogs and other domestic animals that have had direct contact with a skunk that could not be tested should be considered potentially exposed to rabies and vaccinated and confined in accordance with State law. ZOONOSIS CONTROL PHR 11 PAGE 3 2020 RABIES SUMMARY TEXAS v Health and Human I Texas Department of State w Services Health Services 2020 RABIES CASES Rabies Cases by Species Animal Reglan 19 %. Zomosis Cartrol Bat = 601 VY.Became Drive Ha Harlingen, Tx Figure 1: Confirmed Cases of Rabies in PHR 11 during 2020 ZOONOSIS CONTROL PHR 11 PAGE 4 2020 RABIES SUMMARY M 50 LU 40 W m 30 20 10 Animal Rabies Cases by Species Health Service Region 11: 1988 - 2020 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 YEAR H DOG —BOTHER NLD -- OTHM oWE€ C Table 4: Confirmed Cases of Rabies in PHR 11 from 2000-2020 NOTE: In 1993, Public Health Region 8 was reconfigured to create Region 11. Calhoun, Dewitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca and Victoria counties were assigned to the new Region 8. VISIT US: www.dshs.state.tx.us/regionlI/services/zoonosis.shtm Publication #57-10768 )) ! §§ f! E „ ;.�,;4a•#!!�; .��