September 2015 SPADA Meeting

Accomplishments

15 Stakeholder Meetings 16 Specialized Working Groups 11 Consensus Based Standards 1 Town Hall Meeting

Publications & Completed Standards and Methods Development of Standard Method Performance Requirements for Biological Threat Agent Detection Methods.   Coates, Scott G.; Burnelle, Sharon L.; Davenport, Matthew G.  (2011) Vol. 94, No. 4, pp. 1328‐1337(10).  AOAC SMPR 2010.001: Standard Method Performance Requirements for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Methods for Detection of Francisella  tularensis  in Aerosol Collection Filters and/or Liquids (2011) Vol. 94, No. 4, pp. 1338‐1341(4).  AOAC SMPR 2010.002: Standard Method Performance Requirements for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Methods for Detection of Yersinia pestis in  Aerosol Collection Filters and/or Liquids (2011) Vol. 94, No. 4, pp. 1342‐1346(5).  AOAC SMPR 2010.003: Standard Method Performance Requirements for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Methods for Detection of Bacillus  anthracis  in Aerosol Collection Filters and/or Liquids (2011) Vol. 94, No. 4, pp. 1347‐1351(5).  AOAC SMPR 2010.004: Standard Method Performance Requirements for Immunological‐Based Handheld Assays (HHAs) for Detection of Bacillus  anthracis Spores in Visible Powders (2011) Vol. 94, No. 4, pp. 1352‐1355(4).  AOAC SMPR 2010.005: Standard Method Performance Requirements for Immunological‐Based Handheld Assays (HHAs) for Ricin in Visible Powders  (2011) Vol. 94, No. 4, pp. 1356‐1358(3).  AOAC SMPR 2011.xxx: Standard Method Performance Requirements for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Methods for Detection of Burkholderia  pseudomallei  in Aerosol Collection Filters and/or Liquids – PUBLICATION FORTHCOMING  AOAC SMPR 2011.xxx: Standard Method Performance Requirements for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Methods for Detection of Burkholderia  mallei  in Aerosol Collection Filters and/or Liquids – PUBLICATION FORTHCOMING  AOAC SMPR 2011.xxx: Standard Method Performance Requirements for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Methods for Detection of Bacillus anthracis in Visible Powders – PUBLICATION FORTHCOMING  AOAC SMPR 2014.006: Standard Method Performance Requirements for Detection and Identification of Variola Virus DNA in Aerosol Collection  Filters and/or Liquids – (2015) Vol. 98, No. 4, pp. 1046‐1049(4).   AOAC INTERNATIONAL Methods Committee Guidelines for Validation of Biological Threat Agent Methods and/or Procedures  (2011) Vol. 94, No. 4, pp. 1359‐1381(23).  OMA Appendix I.  AOAC Official Method of Analysis Standard Practice for Bulk Sample Collection and Swab Sample Collection of Visible Powders Suspected of Being  Biological Agents from Nonporous Surfaces:  Collaborative Study.   Locascio, Laurie E.; Harper, Bruce; Robinson, Matthew; Badar, T., (2007) Vol. 90,  No. 1, pp. 299‐333(28), AOAC 2006.04, ASTM E2458  AOAC Performance Tested SM  Certification No. 101103 , RAZOR® EX Anthrax Air Detection System .  Spaulding, Usha K.; Christensen, Clarissa J.; Crisp,  Robert J.; Vaughn, Michael B.; Trauscht, Robert C.; Gardner, Jordan R.; Thatcher, Stephanie A.; Clemens, Kristine M.; Teng, David H.; Bird,  Abigail; Ota , Irene M., (2012) Vol. 95, No. 3, pp. 860‐891(32) AOAC Official Methods of Analysis - AOAC 2012.06 RAZOR® EX Anthrax Air Detection System for Detection of Bacillus anthracis Spores from Aerosol  Collection Samples: Collaborative Study . Hadfield, Ted; Ryan, Valorie; Spaulding, Usha K.; Clemens, Kristine M.; Ota, Irene M.; Brunelle, Sharon L.  (2013) Vol. 96, No. 2, pp. 392‐398(7)  AOAC Performance Tested SM  Certification No. 121201,  Individual Hand Held Assay for Ricin Toxin . Brunelle, Sharon L; Hadfield, Ted; Ryan, Valorie – PUBLICATION FORTHCOMING  AOAC Official Methods of Analysis – AOAC 2013.08  Individual Hand Held Assay for Ricin Toxin . Brunelle, Sharon L; Hadfield, Ted; Ryan, Valorie – PUBLICATION FORTHCOMING

Reference to SPADA:  US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security; Testimony of the Honorable Tara  O’Toole, MD, MPH ‐ Undersecretary, Directorate of Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security, February 25, 2010

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