Block 4: Regulatory animal diseases + USDA Accreditation

Question 1

Regulatory animal diseases are generally chosen due to:

Answer 1

1. Adverse impact on agriculture

or

2. Human health risk

Question 2

Why are practicing vets important for regulatory animal diseases?

Answer 2

1. Provide surveillance
2. Contribute to control efforts

Question 3

USDA works at a _______ level and is responsible for?

Answer 3

Federal level

• Surveillance for foreign disease introduction
• Surveillance and eradication for USA diseases

Question 4

______ maintains a list of internationally notifiable animal diseases

Answer 4

WOAH

Question 5

What are the 5 main roles of the USDA?

Answer 5

1. Lists WOAH-reportable diseases that aren’t found in the USA as reportable
2. Regulates animal import/export
3. USDA has federal level vets for every state (AVIC/AD)
   - Responsible for investigating possible FADs
   -oversees health programs
4. Manages control programs for enzootic animal dz
5. Inspect agricultural products and meat for foodborne diseases

Question 6

You are a practicing veterinarian in FL and suspect mycobacterium bovis (TB) in your herd of cattle. Who do you report to?

Answer 6

Enzootic dz in the US

Report to SAHO (State vet) and AVIC/AD (federal vet)

Question 7

Who manages nationwide control programs for enzootic animal diseases?

Answer 7

USDA

Question 8

What are the enzootic animal diseases that are reportable in the US?

Answer 8

1. Brucellosis
2. Mycobacterium bovis (bovine TB)
3. MAP/ Johnes dz
4. Pseudorabies
5. Prions
6. Equine infectious anemia (coggins)
7. Equine viral arteritis
8. Low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI)

Question 9

Who is responsible for monitoring movement of animals between states and countries?

Answer 9

USDA

Question 10

Who is responsible for investigating animal cruelty cases?

Answer 10

USDA

Question 11

What are the roles of accredited veterinarians (AVs)?

Answer 11

1. Animal disease detection
2. Provide vax and testing for regulatory diseases
3. Perform exams and complete health certs for animal movement

Question 12

True or False: a veterinarian must be USDA accredited to perform a coggins test

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

True or False: After getting your DVM, you are able to fill out health certs for travel

Answer 13

FALSE must be USDA accredited

Question 14

What is an FADD?

Answer 14

A vet with additional training in FADs that is immediately dispatched in the case of suspected FADs

Question 15

Who is in charge of officially diagnosing a FAD?

Answer 15

USDA lab

Question 16

If you suspect a FAD and the state lab has a negative result?

Answer 16

It counts as negative

Question 17

True or False: a positive result of an FAD at a state lab is enough to confirm the disease

Answer 17

FALSE, must be sent to USDA lab!! If USDA says its neg, positive from the state doesnt count

Question 18

What are vets required to know in animal disease control?

Answer 18

1. CS of FADs
2. CS of other reportable diseases
3. Proper procedures and testing of regulated diseases
4. How to fill out legal forms
5. Who to report to and when and how

Question 19

What is the difference between category I vs category II USDA accreditation?

Answer 19

Cat I: cats, dogs, rabbits, lab animals. Excludes food and fiber species, horses, birds, aquatics, and zoo animals

Cat II: all animals!!