Prevention and control of ID

Question 1

What is epidemiology?

Answer 1

The study of diseases in a population and how they are prevented/controlled

Question 2

What is biosecurity?

Answer 2

Preventing the spread of infections between locations

Reducing infection being carried on and off premises (by animals, humans, fomites)

Question 3

What needs identifying when presented with a disease?

Answer 3

Cause
Risk factors
Environments
Management factors

Question 4

What are the 3 main groups that interact and control disease?

Answer 4

Host
Pathogen
Environment

Question 5

Travelling horses may have a compromised immune system. How can risk of disease be reduced?

Answer 5

Limit journey time

Limit contact with people and other animals

Question 6

What are the 2 focuses of biosecurity?

Answer 6

Ensure health of the animal population itself

WHO focuses on animal health to prevent human illness

Question 7

Which equine diseases are exotic and notifiable?

Answer 7

Equine infectious anaemia
Rabies
Glanders
African horse sickness

Question 8

Which 2 equine disease are endemic and notifiable?

Answer 8

Contagious equine metritis

Equine viral arteritis

Question 9

Which 5 equine diseases are zoonotic to humans?

Answer 9

Salmonella
Clostridium
MRSA
Cryptosporidium
Rhodococcus equi

Question 10

What is a vet’s role in biosecurity?

Answer 10

Knowledge of diseases and which are notifiable

Stay up to date with disease prevention (hygiene, control, management, vaccination)

Question 11

What is a vet’s role in disease prevention?

Answer 11

Ensure vaccination and anthelmintics in place
Ensure horses not exposed to ID on their property
Certify health when introducing to a group