Regulatory Animal Disease, Surveillance And Prevention/control

Question 1

How are diseases generally chosen for reportable disease lists?

Answer 1

Adverse impact on agriculture

Human health risk

Question 2

What are the layers of regulations over reportable diseases

Answer 2

International: OIE

Federal: USDA, dept of agriculture

State

Question 3

Who maintains a list of notifiable animal disease, and maintains the world animal health information database

Answer 3

OIE

AKA world organization of animal health

Question 4

Who regulates animal imports and exports and designates reportable forigen animal diseases?

Answer 4

USDA

Question 5

What role does the USDA have in enzootic diseases?

Answer 5

Manages nationwide control programs for enzootic animal disease

Inspect agricultural products and meat for foodborne disease

Question 6

T/F: each state has their own list of notafilable diseases

Answer 6

True

Generally includes USDA list + other diseases of regional importance

Question 7

What are the major roles of state and USDA veternarians ?

Answer 7

Monitor animal movement between states and countries
Manage disease control programs
Investigate FAD
Investigate animal cruelty cases
Provide guidance to vets on import/export paperwork and testing

Question 8

What is the first thing you do if you suspect a foreign animal disease

Answer 8

REPORT

Question 9

What labs can officially diagnose a FAD?

Answer 9

Only USDA laboratory

-neg result from state labs ‘count”

• pos result from state -> USDA lab
• -> pos result from USDA -> confirmed FAD
• -> neg result from USDA–> doesnt ‘count’

Question 10

What are some control measures taken in response of FAD?

Answer 10

Quarantine zone
Import/export restrictions
Testing animals for disease/exposure

Biosecurity in farms
Mass culling

Ring vaccination or treatment of animals

Question 11

T/F: all licensed veterinarians can perform exams for health certificates

Answer 11

False

Only USDA accredited vets can

Question 12

T/F: Category I USDA accreditation allows you to do health certificates and activities related to regulatory disease on cats, dogs, and horses

Answer 12

False

Excludes:

• food and fiber species
• horse
• farm-raised aquatic sp
• zoo animals

Question 13

What category of USDA accreditation allows you to perform activities of regulatory diseases on all animals

Answer 13

Category 2

Question 14

What is surveillance?

Answer 14

Systematic and continuous observation of populations, and collection of data and analysis for

• > rapid detect and timely response to disease
• > production and communication of valid information about health and disease status of population

Question 15

What are the main goals of surveillance?

Answer 15

Maintain and improve

• animal welfare and health
• economic viability of animal based food production

Protect public health

Question 16

Why is rapid detect of disease important?

Answer 16

Early detection prevents spreading and losses/cost

Question 17

Why do we need surveillance to support disease control/elimination?

Answer 17

Situational intelligence: assess and identify issues

Identify suspect or infected farms for stamping out /control measures

Question 18

What is the role of surveillance in assessing population health and food safety?

Answer 18

Estimate disease risk and report listed/emerging diseases

Occupancy of disease
-Close border, but will open faster with good surveillance

Question 19

Information about disease can be used for??

Answer 19

Public policy and control programs
Research priority
Emergency preparedness
Management of disease by farmers and veterinarians

Question 20

What is the role of surveillance in evaluation of programs

Answer 20

Disease control/biosecurity programs
Border security programs

–> surveillance detects failure biosecurity and border security programs