past questions (notifiable diseases)

Question 1

the rabbits diseases with myxomatosis shall be slaughtered and the meat and skin may be used following heat treatment

Answer 1

F

(killing with meat and skin disposal)

Question 2

the rabbits suspected of being diseased with myxomatosis may be vaccinated by the authorisation of the competent veterinary authority

Answer 2

T

Question 3

the maximum incubation period defined for myxomatosis is 60 days

Answer 3

F

(30 days)

Question 4

the maximum incubation period defined for rabbit haemorrhage disease is 30 days

Answer 4

F

(60 days)

Question 5

If the bee colonies are diseased with acariosis (tracheal mite infection), every bee colony shall be treated in the protection zone

Answer 5

T

Question 6

In case of American foul-brood outbreak during non-brooding period the observation period could be much longer than 60 days

Answer 6

F

Question 7

in case of American foul-brood, the bee colonies may only be treated with antibiotics if less than 50% of the colonies are infected

Answer 7

F (killing if less than 50% are infected)

Question 8

the products of bee colonies suspected of being contaminated with American foul-brood shall be heat treated for 1 hour at 112˚C

Answer 8

T

Question 9

in case of notifiable bee disease outbreak, during the observation period the colonies must not be moved at all within the protection zone (5 km)

Answer 9

T

Question 10

suppressive vaccination against FMD may be carried out only within the surveillance zone

Answer 10

F

(only within the protection zone)

Question 11

if no vaccine has been used FMD free status can be recovered if at least 3 months have elapsed after the last recorded outbreak

Answer 11

T

Question 12

for the officially IBR-free status of the bovine herd all animals over 6 months of age shall be tested

Answer 12

T (every 12 months)

Question 13

for the officially free Brucella status in bovine all herd animals over 6 weeks should be tested

Answer 13

F

(over 12 months)

Question 14

if the general epidemic preventative measures (e.g. isolation of the holding etc) are not complied with, the official Brucellosis free status of the bovine herd is suspended

Answer 14

F

(only if positive PM inspection)

Question 15

when the presence of bluetongie is officially confirmed the holdings located within a radius of 20 km are placed under official surveillance, and if necessary, vaccination programme is implemented

Answer 15

T

Question 16

vesicular stomatitis is controlled by stamping out in the EU?

Answer 16

F

Question 17

Although vesicular stomatitis is resistant the sample should be taken and transported in the same way as FMD suspicion?

Answer 17

T

Question 18

if sheep introduced into the flock without isolation it is suspected of being contaminated with scabies?

Answer 18

T

Question 19

the sheep disease with scabies shall be treated and the keeping place and equipment shall be disinfected parallelly?

Answer 19

T

Question 20

After vaccinating cattle or horses suspected of being contaminated anthrax, the animals are observed for 20 days and their temperature is taken daily?

Answer 20

F

(14 days observation)

Question 21

the animals suspected of being infected with anthrax shall be immediately separated and vaccinated

Answer 21

T

Question 22

the animal diseased with anthrax shall be immediatly separated and treated?

Answer 22

T

Question 23

those animals that were in contact with an infected animal died of anthrax within 20 days before the confirmation are suspected of being infected with anthrax

Answer 23

T

Question 24

if a vaccinated cow or horse suspected of being infected with anthrax shows fever or clinical signs, the animal shall be treated immediately?

Answer 24

T

Question 25

if a single cow in an officially enzootic bovine leucosis free herd has reacted positively the competent authority may grant a derogation from the obligation to slaughter its calf where it was separated from its mother immediately after calving

Answer 25

T

Question 26

for re-establishing the officially enzootic bovine leucosis free status of the bovine herd all animals in the herd more than 12 months old should react negatively to two serological tests at least 4 months and less than 12 months apart

Answer 26

T

Question 27

for the officially bovine leucosis free status of the bovine herd all animals over 6 weeks shall be tested

Answer 27

F | (24 months)

Question 28

the maximum incubation period defined to enzootic bovine leucosis is 6 months

Answer 28

F | (3 months - years)

Question 29

if the local clinical signs are observed but the increase in thickness of the fold of skin at the site is not more than 4 mm, the single intradermal tuberculin test is negative

Answer 29

F | (local sign → positive)

Question 30

if swelling is observed with an increase of not more than 2 mm in thickness of the fold w/ out clinical signs, the single intradermal test is negative

Answer 30

T

Question 31

in case of confirmation of African horse sickness outbreak there is obligatory emergency vaccination within 20km zone around the infected holding

Answer 31

T

Question 32

The official control measures within the protection zone in the case of African horse sickness outbreak shall be forced for a minimum of 21 days

Answer 32

F | (minimum 12 months)

Question 33

In the case of confirmation of African horse sickness outbreak only the infected horses shall be killed

Answer 33

T | (not contagious)

Question 34

the minimum radius of the protection zone in case of African horse sickness outbreak is 3 km

Answer 34

F | (minimum radius 100 km)

Question 35

horses that were kept within 90 days with diseased or suspected of being diseased animals are suspected of being contaminated with equine infectious anaemia

Answer 35

T

Question 36

if the results of 2 positive serology tests within an interval of 21 days is positive a horse showing non-typical clinical signs, the animal is diseased with equine infectious anaemia

Answer 36

T

Question 37

the maximum incubation period for glanders is 90 days

Answer 37

F (range from few days to many months; suspected of being infected if in contact with D or SD horse within 180 days)

Question 38

if immunodiognostic test is positive of a horse showing non typical clinical signs, the animal is diseased with glanders

Answer 38

T

Question 39

Glanders is a serious zoonotic disease that can occur in carnivores as well

Answer 39

T

Question 40

Repopulation of a holding after CSF infection may take place only minimum 30 days after the completion of the cleaning and disinfection operations

Answer 40

T

Question 41

Marker vaccine can be used for the prevention of CSF of domestic pigs

Answer 41

F (marker vaccine for emergency vaccination)

Question 42

the radius of the protection zone in case of CSF out break shall be at least 3km

Answer 42

T

Question 43

in case of confirmation of CSF, all pigs showing clinical signs shall be killed and the other pigs on the holding shall be observed for 40 days

Answer 43

F (All the pigs on the holding are killed and their carcasses rendered)

Question 44

marker vaccine can be used for African swine fever emergency vaccination of domestic pigs

Answer 44

F | (used in CSF)

Question 45

Aujeszky disease is notifiable in all susceptible species

Answer 45

T

Question 46

on Aujeszky disease free large scale holdings for the control of free status all boars and sows are to be tested every 6 months

Answer 46

F | (all boars and sows every year)

Question 47

Aujeszkys is under obligatory eradication in the EU

Answer 47

F (obligatory eradication for IBR and typhoid)

Question 48

On Aujeszky-diseases free large scale-holdings marker vaccine can be used

Answer 48

F | (no vaccine used)

Question 49

in case of teschovirus disease outbreaks on small holdings suspected of being contaminated pigs may be observed for 40 days

Answer 49

F (they should separately be slaughtered, heat treatment)

Question 50

in the case of Teschovirus disease outbreaks on large scale holdings all diseased and suspected of being diseased pigs shall be killed on the spot

Answer 50

T

Question 51

As FMD, vesicular stomatitis and swine vesicular disease are critically indistinguishable, the maximum incubation period is 40 days in pigs for all of them

Answer 51

F | (14 days for FMD )

Question 52

Rift Valley fever is a serious zoonotic disease controlled by strict stamping out in the EU

Answer 52

F (since it is happening in Africa, NOT EU)

Question 53

As rinderpest is a serious zoonotic disease, the world health organisation cooperated with other organisations in eradicating it

Answer 53

F | (not zoonotic)

Question 54

Rinderpest is a significant exotic disease in the EU but in Africa there are sporadic outbreaks

Answer 54

F | (eradicated since 2011)

Question 55

An animal that shows typical neurological signs of the disease is defined as a rabid animal

Answer 55

F (Rabid animal: animal that is unquestionable, lab tests have confirmed presence of the disease)

Question 56

wild animal behaving strange and attacking people is defined as possible rabid

Answer 56

T

Question 57

the potentially rabid stray or wild animals shall be killed

Answer 57

T (says under official monitoring for 90 days for pets, but stray/ wild animals shall be killed)

Question 58

domestic potentially rabid animals shall be killed upon the animal keepers request, may be put under official monitoring for 90 days

Answer 58

T

Question 59

dogs shall be vaccinated against rabies within 30 days of reaching 3 months old and after 6 months following the first vaccination

Answer 59

T

Question 60

Any dog that has not received any anti-rabies vaccination in accordance with the regulations is defined as rabies risky animal

Answer 60

T

Question 61

the rabies risky animals shall be put under official monitoring for 90 days

Answer 61

F | (14 days)

Question 62

Any animal that has attacked or bitten humans is defined as of rabies risky animal

Answer 62

T

Question 63

viral haemorrhage septicaemia and infectious salmon anaemia are under eradication in the EU

Answer 63

T (both are non-exotic diseases in EU, so under long term eradication)

Question 64

in case of outbreak of an exotic fish disease in the EU, the infected farm shall undergo an appropriate period of fallowing after being emptied

Answer 64

T (where possible, infected farms or mollusc farming areas shall undergo an appropriate period of fallowing after being emptied and, where appropriate, cleansed and disinfected)

Question 65

epizootic haematopoietic necrosis and epizootic ulcerative syndrome are exotic fish diseases in the EU

Answer 65

T

Question 66

In the EU Koi herpes virus disease is an exotic disease of common and koi carp

Answer 66

False (non-exotic)

Question 67

fowl typhoid is a zoonotic poultry disease caused by salmonella

Answer 67

F | (minimal risk)

Question 68

there is obligatory fowl typhoid eradication programme in broiler chickens?

Answer 68

F (obligatory eradication programmes in breeding flocks)

Question 69

day old chickens of breeding domestic fowl flocks shall be tested for fowl typhoid during the first 5 days of life

Answer 69

T

Question 70

there is obligatory preventative vaccination programme against Newcastle disease in EU member states

Answer 70

F (it is not obligatory but the use of prophylactic vaccination is applied on a large scale in the EU and elsewhere in the world)

Question 71

in case of confirmation of Newcastle disease in carrier pigeons instead of stamping out, a ban on the movement of pigeons may be ordered for at least 60 days

Answer 71

T

Question 72

in case of conformation of Newcastle disease on a poultry holding all poultry shall be killed on the spot

Answer 72

T

Question 73

the official control measures in the surveillance zone in the case of Newcastle disease outbreaks shall be in force for at least 30 days

Answer 73

T

Question 74

DIVA strategy in case of avian influenza means vaccination strategy which enables a differentiation to be made between vaccinated/ infected and vaccinated/ non-infected animals through the application of a diagnostic test

Answer 74

T

Question 75

the maximum incubation period is 21 days, for both avian influenza and Newcastle disease in poultry

Answer 75

T

Question 76

there is obligatory preventative vaccination programme against avian influenza in many EU member states

Answer 76

F (member states MAY introduce preventative vaccination)

Question 77

in case of Duck viral enteritis vaccinated broiler ducks can be kept on infected natural water

Answer 77

T

Question 78

for the prevention of duck viral enteritis infection, no free keeping of water fowl on natural water during the 2 weeks before egg laying period is authorised

Answer 78

T