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2-Zoonotic and Transboundary Diseases Flashcards

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What is an acute highly infectious viral disease of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and wild cloven-hoofed animals, characterized by the formation of vesicular eruptions in the mouth and on the feet, esp. around the hooves?

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Foot and Mouth Disease

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What are 7 examples of USDA prohibited import diseases?

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  • Foot and Mouth Disease
  • Classical Swine Fever
  • African Swine Fever
  • Swine Vesicular Disease
  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
  • Exotic Newcastle Disease (vND)
  • Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
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How many different serotypes of Foot and Mouth Disease are there?
How many “different” viruses?

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  • 7

- 20-25

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What is the reservoir for Foot and Mouth Disease?

What is a specific example?

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  • Wildlife

- Cape Buffalo

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What are 2 types of vaccines available for Foot and Mouth Disease?

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  • Killed

- Experimental recombinant vaccines

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What type of a host are sheep and goats with FMD?

What type of a carrier?

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  • Maintenance

- Pharyngeal tissue 4-6 months

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What type of a host are pigs for FMD?

What type of a carrier?

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  • Amplifier

- Not a carrier

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What type of a host are cattle for FMD?

What type of a carrier?

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  • Indicator

- Pharyngeal tissue 6-24 months

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What are 3 examples of clinical signs of FMD seen in sheep and goats?

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  • Fever
  • Lameness
  • Oral lesions
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What makes the diagnosis and prevention of spread of FMD in sheep and goats difficult?

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Clinical signs are often mild.

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What are 3 clinical signs of FMD in pigs?

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  • Hoof lesions
  • Snout vesicles
  • Oral vesicles
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Are FMD hoof lesions in pigs more or less severe than they are in cattle?

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More severe in pigs.

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Which FMD clinical sign in pigs is very painful and can be found around the coronary band, heel or interdigital space?

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Hoof lesions

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What are 6 clinical signs that can be seen with FMD in cattle?

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  • Oral lesions (vesicles)
  • Excess salivation
  • Drooling
  • Nasal discharge
  • Lethargy
  • Loss of body condition
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Where are 6 possible locations of oral lesions seen in cattle with FMD?

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  • Tongue
  • Dental pad
  • Gums
  • Soft palate
  • Nostrils
  • Muzzle
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What do teat lesions seen with FMD in cattle lead to?

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Decreased milk production.

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Where are 2 possible locations of hoof lesions seen with FMD in cattle?
What are 2 other clinical signs that can be seen in relation to the hoof lesions?

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  • Interdigital space, coronary band

- Lameness, reluctant to move

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What virus causes Rinderpest?

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Paramyxovirus

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Rinderpest is a disease of which species?

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Ruminants (esp. cattle)

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Which disease is characterized by fever, dysentery and inflammation of the mucous membranes?

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Rinderpest

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Does Rinderpest have a high mortality?

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Yes, very high mortality.

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How many strains of Rinderpest are there?

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One

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Are there any vaccines available for Rinderpest?

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Yes, one

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Do you see lifetime immunity with Rinderpest?

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Yes

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How is Rinderpest spread?

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Almost exclusively by contact between infected and susceptible animals.

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T/F: Rinderpest has been eradicated world-wide.

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True

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What are 7 clinical signs seen with the classic form of Rinderpest?

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  • Fever
  • Depression
  • Anorexia
  • Constipation followed by hemorrhagic diarrhea
  • Serous to mucopurulent nasal/ocular discharge
  • Necrosis and erosion of the oral mucosa
  • Enlarged lymph nodes
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Death form Rinderpest is seen within how many days?

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6-12 days

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What is a highly infectious, often fatal disease of swine caused by a flavivirus (genus Pestivirus) and characterized by fever, loss of appetite, weakness, erythematous lesions especially in light-skinned animals and severe leukopenia?

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Classical Swine Fever

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Low pathogenicity isolates of Classical Swine Fever can be seen where?

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Americas

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How many strains of Classical Swine Fever are there?

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One

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Are there vaccines available for Classical Swine Fever?

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Yes, one

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Do you see lifetime immunity with Classical Swine Fever?

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Yes

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How is Classical Swine Fever spread?

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Almost exclusively by direct contact between infected and susceptible animals.

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What are 9 clinical signs seen with the acute form of Classical Swine Fever?

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  • High fever (105F)
  • Huddling, weakness
  • Anorexia
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Diarrhea
  • Staggering
  • Cyanosis
  • Skin hemorrhages
  • Death
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What is an acute highly contagious usually fatal disease of swine that is caused by a double-stranded DNA virus (genus Asfivirus, family Asfarviridae), that resembles but is more severe than CSF, and that is indigenous to Africa?

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African Swine Fever

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Which virus causes Classical Swine Fever?

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Flavivirus genus Pestivirus

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Which virus causes African Swine Fever?

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Asfivirus, family Asfarviridae

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What is the reservoir for African Swine Fever?

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Warthogs, other suidae

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How many strains of African Swine Fever are there?

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Multiple strains

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Is there any cross-protection between the different strains of African Swine Fever?

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No cross-protection

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Is there a vaccine for African Swine Fever?

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What are 7 clinical signs seen with acute African Swine Fever?

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  • High fever
  • Moderate anorexia
  • Erythema, cyanosis
  • Recumbency
  • Bloody diarrhea
  • Abortion
  • Death
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What is the incubation period for acute African Swine Fever?

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<5 to 19 days

44
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Are there vaccines available for Swine Vesicular Disease?

45
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Swine Vesicular Disease is caused by a single-stranded icosahedral RNA virus found in what viral family?

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Picornaviridae

46
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The virus that causes Swine Vesicular Disease is antigenically related to which human virus?

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Coxsackievirus B5

47
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Is the virus that causes Swine Vesicular Disease related to other known porcine enteroviruses?

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T/F: The virus that causes Swine Vesicular Disease can only survive for short periods of time in the environment.

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False - It can survive for long periods in the environment.

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The virus causing Swine Vesicular Disease is resistant to heat up to what temperature?
In what pH range?

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  • 157F/69C

- pH from 2.5 to 12

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How long can the virus that causes Swine Vesicular Disease survive in dried, salted or smoke meat?

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Up to 2 years

51
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Is Swine Vesicular Disease contagious?

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Yes, highly contagious

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Does Swine Vesicular Disease have a low or high mortality rate?

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Low - up to 10% in piglets

53
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Can you see persistent infection with Swine Vesicular Disease?

54
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Are there protective antibodies present post-infection with Swine Vesicular Disease?

55
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Does Swine Vesicular Disease have a lower or higher morbidity compared to FMD?
Are the lesions less or more severe?

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  • Lower

- Less

56
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What are 4 diseases that can cause vesicle formation on the snout of pigs?

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  • Swine Vesicular Disease
  • Foot and Mouth Disease
  • Vesicular Stomatitis
  • Vesicular Exanthema
57
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What is the incubation period for bovine spongiform encephalopathy?

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2 to 8 years

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What are 4 initial neurological signs that can be seen with bovine spongiform encephalopathy?

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  • Apprehension
  • Fear
  • Easily startled
  • Depressed
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What are 6 clinical signs that can be seen in the final stages of bovine spongiform encephalopathy?

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  • Excitable
  • Hyperreflexia
  • Hypermetria (ataxia where movements overreach intended goal)
  • Ataxia
  • Muscle fasciculation
  • Tremors
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What is the most likely form of transmission with BSE?

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Ingestion of BSE contaminated feed.

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What are 2 clinical signs that can be seen with the terminal state of BSE?

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  • Decreases rumination

- Loss of body weight and condition despite good appetite

62
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Are there any forms of treatment available for BSE?

63
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Are there vaccines available for BSE?

64
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What is the morbidity range of BSE?

The mortality rate?

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  • 2-3%

- 100%

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What are 3 forms of virulent Newcastle Disease?

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  • Mesogenic
  • Velogenic neurotropic
  • Velogenic viscerotropic
66
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Which type of virulent Newcastle Disease is called Exotic Newcastle Disease in the US?

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Velogenic viscerotropic

67
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What are 6 ways vND transmitted?

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  • Direct contact with feces
  • Respiratory secretions
  • Feed, water
  • Equipment
  • Human clothing
  • Contaminated or incompletely inactivated vaccines
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What is a major clinical sign seen with vND?

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Drop in egg production

69
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When are deaths seen with vND?

How long do they continue for?

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  • 24 to 48 hours

- 7 to 10 days

70
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Birds surviving vND may have what 2 signs?

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  • Neurological

- Reproductive damage

71
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Is vaccination available for vND?

72
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What does the vND vaccine reduce?

What does it not prevent?

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  • Clinical signs

- Does not prevent virus replication or shedding

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vND vaccination is not an alternative to what 3 things?

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  • Good management
  • Biosecurity
  • Good hygiene
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What genus and family is Avian influenza virus in?

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  • Genus: Influenzavirus A

- Family: Orthomyxoviridae

75
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Avian Influenza is classified into subtypes based on what?

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Surface antigens

76
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What are the 2 types of surface antigens seen with Avian Influenza?
How many types are there of each?

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  • Hemagglutinin: 16 types

- Neuraminidase: 9 types

77
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What does high pathogenicity avian influenza cause?

Which 2 subtypes are involved?

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  • Severe disease, mortality in poultry

- H5 or H7

78
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What does low pathogenicity avian influenza cause?

Which H subtypes are seen?

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  • Causes mild disease in poultry.

- 1-16

79
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What can happen with LPAI H5 or H7 subtypes?

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Can mutate into HPAI.

80
Q

Small changes in influenza virus due to point mutations accumulated during virus replication are known as what?

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Antigenic drift

81
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Abrupt change in virus subtype caused by genetic reassortment between subtypes, direct transfer of virus or re-emergence of virus is known as what?

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Antigenic shift

82
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What are 3 types of birds that can be affected by HPAI?

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  • Wild birds: waterfowl, shorebirds
  • Cage birds: passerines
  • Poultry
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What are 8 examples of mammals that can be affected by HPAI?

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  • Pigs
  • Horses
  • Mink
  • Cats
  • Dogs
  • Ferrets
  • Stone martens
  • Palm civets
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What are 3 requirements for avian influenza to be considered epidemic?
Which strain has not met the third criteria in humans?

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  • New influenza subtype emerges
  • AI must produce disease in that species
  • Sustainable transmission must occur within new host species
  • Asian lineage H5N1
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Are vaccines routinely used in the US for AI?

86
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What type of vaccine is used with AI?

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Autogenous vaccines

87
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Which disease requires approval of the state veterinarian and USDA for vaccine use?

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Avian influenza for H5 and H7

88
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Will AI vaccination prevent virus shedding?

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It may not prevent virus shedding.

89
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What strategy is used to recognize field viruses in vaccinated flocks?

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Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals (DIVA)

90
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What are 5 examples of USDA prevention activities for avian influenza?

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  • Import restrictions: no live birds or bird products from infected countries.
  • Increasing surveillance of wild birds.
  • National H5 and H7 control program.
  • Training for disease recognition.
  • Improving diagnostics for rapid detection.
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The USDA monitors interstate movement for what 8 diseases?

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  • Bovine Tuberculosis (White tail deer)
  • Bovine Brucellosis (Bison)
  • Scrapie
  • Johne’s Disease
  • Chronic Wasting Disease
  • Exotic Newcastle Disease
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia
  • Pseudorabies
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What are 15 diseases that are on the OIE List A of notifiable disease?

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  • Foot and Mouth
  • Swine vesicular Disease
  • Peste des petits ruminants
  • Lumpy skin disease
  • Bluetongue
  • African horse sickness
  • Classical swine fever
  • Newcastle disease
  • Vesicular stomatitis
  • Rinderpest
  • Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
  • Rift Valley fever
  • Sheep pox and goat pox
  • African swine fever
  • Highly pathogenic avian influenza
93
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Approximately what percentage of recently emerging infectious diseases affecting humans are diseases of animal origin?

94
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Approximately what percentage of all human pathogens are zoonotic?

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What are 2 ways to control human disease from zoonotic diseases?

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  • Animal vaccination

- Disease “eradication”

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