MIDTERM 3 - Additional questions Flashcards
Official measures in infected areas following eradication of Anthrax
1. Must have fencing around area
2. Must contain only vaccinated animals
3. No feedstuff should be produced from these areas and no grazing can occur
4. The measures mus be kept in place for 25 YEARS
Recovery of FMD free status if vaccination was used
1. Eradication and control methods in the protection and surveillance zone were
successful
AND
2. At least 3 months has elapsed since the slaughter of the last vaccinated animal and serological surveillance has been carried out
OR
3. At least 6 months has elapsed since the last outbreak of FMD or completion of
emergency vaccination
Protection zone in FMD
1. Radius of at least 3 km
2.National and local disease control measures
3. Tracing of animals and animal products
4. Registration and regular vet inspections of holdings
5. Susceptible animals must remain on the holdings
Surveillance zone in FMD
1. Radius of at least 10km
2. Tracing of all susceptible animals and animal products
3. A ban on transporting susceptible animals
4. restrictions on the placing on the market of meat and products of animal origin
The surveillance zone measures are continued to apply for at least two weeks after removal of the protection zone measures
Public Health measures in case of Brucellosis
1. Notify the state or the medical officer
2. Notify the keeper/owner, especially pregnant women
3. Personal disinfection
4. Protective clothing, footwear, gloves
5. Control of products
Given on the midterm 06/03-24
Public Health measures in case of TB outbreak
1. Notify the state or the medical officer
2. Notify the keeper/owner, especially pregnant women
3. Personal disinfection
4. Protective clothing, footwear, gloves
5. Control of products
Given on midterm 06/03-24
Control measures in cases suspected or being infected/contaminated with Equine Infectious Anaemia
1. Infected or diseased animals = sent to slaughter at slaughterhouse
2. Suspected of being infected animals = movement is restricted, daily observation, clinical and serological tests every 3 weeks
3. Suspected of being contaminated = movement is restricted, diagnostic exams carried out every 3 weeks for 90 days
4. Movement must be authorised and only for emergency slaughter
1.Unloading vehicle = must be inspected by official vet and disinfected
2. Infected pasture = no grazing or food production for 6 months
Measures taken in the case of an outbreak on a holding with Equine Infectious Anaemia
1.Horses are to be isolated, kept in stables and the holding disinfected
2. Movement must be authorised unless for emergency slaughter
3. Unloading vehicle must be inspected by the official vet and disinfected
3. Infected pasture = no grazing or food production for 6 months
4. Before lifting of restriction in a holding, it must contain no equidae, undergo strict disinfection and disinsectisation
Public Health Measures for Glanders
1.Notify the public health service
2.Inform the owners
3.Personally wear protective clothing, footwear, gloves
4. Treatment of infected animals is prohibited
5. Treatment of suspected animals only to be carried out by a vet
Given on the midterm 06/03-24
Suspected of being diseased/contaminated with Glanders
1. Typical clinical signs
2. Atypical clinical signs but positive immunodiagnostic test
3. No clinical signs but repeated positive immunodiagnostic test
XX
Official Measures in the case of an outbreak of Glanders
1. Isolation of the animals and restriction of movement
2. Official surveillance of animals
3.Carry out ophthalmic or serological tests of suspected diseases/contaminated animals
4. Samples taken from respiratory tract, pharynx or whole carcass
5. Diseased animals are to be killed, slaughter is prohibited
6. Suspected of being diseased animals = slaughter is prohibited
7. Suspected of being contaminated animals = may be slaughtered in presence of official vet, if the ophthalmic test is negative within the last 14 days
8. Correct disposal of carcass (skin and hair)
9. Strict disinfection of holding
10. Restriction are to only be lifted after strict disinfection, no equidae are present, immunodiagnostic testing has been carried out to exclude infection
Protection Zone for African Horse Sickness
1. Radius of at least 100 km around holding, for at least 12 months
2. All holdings in restricted zones must undergo disinsectisation
3. The competent veterinary authority is to visit all holding keeping equids and all equids are to be sampled
AND
4.Movement of horses is strictly prohibited in the restricted zones except for the purpose of emergency slaughter
Surveillance Zone for African Horse Sickness
1. Radius of at least 50 km around the protection zone for at least 12 months - with vaccination prohibited in this zone
2. All holdings in restricted zones must undergo disinsectisation
3. The competent veterinary authority is to visit all holding keeping equids and all equids are to be sampled
AND
4.Movement of horses is strictly prohibited in the restricted zones except for the purpose of emergency slaughter
Official measures in case of confirmed contaminated scabies in sheep
Diseased/suspected of being diseased/contaminated
= obligatory treatment with approved product
Sheep
⭢ Wool less than 2cm = 1x treatment
⭢ Wool morte than 2cm = shearing, 1x or 2x treatments (7-10 days apart)
Other species
= 2x treatments 7-10 days apart
AND
parallel disinfection of the keeping place and equipment with approved product
Definition of animal suspected of being contaminated with scabies
1. Direct or indirect contact with diseased or suspected of being diseased animal in the last 42 days
2. Yearly treatment was not carried out in the sheep
3.Sheep introduced to herd without previous isolation
