COMMUNITY MEASURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE ANIMAL DISEASES - very important, pq

Question 1

Receptive animal?

Answer 1

means any animal of a susceptible species which is not vaccinated or which is vaccinated but whose immunization cover is considered to be inadequate by the competent authority

Question 2

Infected Animal?

Answer 2

means any animal of a susceptible species
o In which clinical symptoms or post-mortem lesions which may arise from the disease have been ascertained or
o In which the presence of the disease has been officially ascertained following a laboratory examination

Question 3

Animals suspected of being infected?

Answer 3

means any animal of a susceptible species showing clinical symptoms or post-mortem lesions which are such that the presence of the disease may reasonably be suspected

Question 4

“Animal suspected of being contaminated

Answer 4

means any animal of a susceptible species which may -
according to the epizootiological information collected - have been directly or indirectly exposed to the causative agent

Question 5

“Incubation period”:

Answer 5

the period of time likely to elapse between exposure to the agent of the disease and the onset of clinical symptoms

Question 6

“’Infective period”

Answer 6

means the longest period during which an affected animal can be a source of infection

Question 7

“Case”

Answer 7

means the official confirmation of any of the diseases which is subject of the notification in any animal or carcass

Question 8

Outbreak

Answer 8

means the holding or place situated in the territory of the Community where animals are assembled and where one or more cases has or have been officially confirmed;

Question 9

“Primary outbreak”

Answer 9

means an outbreak not epizootiologically linked with a previous outbreak in the same – need confirmation (official act: lab findings, clinical symptoms officially declared by authorities) secondary due to primary
o region of a Member State or the first outbreak in a different region of the same Member State.

Question 10

“Confirmation of infection”

Answer 10

means the declaration, by the competent authority, of the presence of the disease, based on laboratory results; however, in the event of an epidemic the competent authority may also confirm the disease on the basis of clinical and/or epidemiological results

Question 11

“Competent authority”

Answer 11

means the central authority of a Member State responsible for carrying out veterinary checks or any veterinary authority to which it has delegated that responsibility

Question 12

“Official veterinarian”

Answer 12

means the veterinarian appointed by the competent authority

Question 13

“Stamping-out policy” IMPORTANT

Answer 13

see the lecture and study by heart:
means the carrying out under the authority of the Veterinary
Administration, on confirmation of a disease, of animal health prophylactic measures, consisting of killing the animals which are affected and those suspected of being affected in the herd and, where appropriate, those in other herds which have been exposed to infection by direct animal to animal contact, or by indirect contact of a kind likely to cause the transmission of the causal pathogen.

Question 14

Which organisations are active in animal welfare?

Answer 14

Council of Europe
World Organization for Animal Health
World Trade Organization
European Union