Regulatory Animal Diseases and USDA accreditation

Question 1

What is a veterinarian’’s role in monitoring FADs?

Answer 1

providing surveillance and contributing to control effects.

Question 2

How are diseases that the government regulates chosen?

Answer 2

due to their adverse impact on agriculture and their human health risk.

Question 3

What are the 3 layers of regulations for diseases?

Answer 3

International, federal, and state.

Question 4

To whom do you report a case of a foreign animal disease?

Answer 4

the OIE..AKA World Organization for Animal Health

Question 5

How many countries are members of the OIE at this time?

Answer 5

180

Question 6

What does the OIE do?

Answer 6

maintains a list of internationally notifiable animal diseases.

Question 7

Within what time span must member countries of the OIE report an outbreak?

Answer 7

within 24 hours, but the sooner the better.

Question 8

What is the role of the USDA in foreign animal diseases?

Answer 8

they designate the list of OIE reportable diseases that are not found in the USA as notifiable.

Question 9

How many animal diseases are listed by the USDA?

Answer 9

48

Question 10

A state government’s list of notifiable diseases usually involves what?

Answer 10

It includes the USDA’s list + other diseases or regional vet or public health interest.

Question 11

What is the difference between a USDA accredited vet and a USDA vet?

Answer 11

a USDA accredited vet performs exams and fills out health certificates for animal movement/travel. A USDA vet works on a federal level.

Question 12

What is the role of state/USDA vets?

Answer 12

they monitor the movement of animals between states and countries, they manage animal dz control programs, they investigate possible cases of foreign/reportable diseases, they investigate cruelty cases, and they provide guidance to vets on paperwork for import/export.

Question 13

When should you notify a regulatory vet re: an FAD?

Answer 13

as soon as you suspect it. Within 24 hrs, but the sooner the better

Question 14

T/F: your state vets lab can dx an FAD

Answer 14

False. only the USDA lab can dx an FAD.

Question 15

How are DVMs involved when there is an incident of an FAD?

Answer 15

biosecurity for farms in the region, mass culling of all susceptible animals within a given distance of the outbreak, and ring vaccination or treatment of animals.

Question 16

What are other control measures that you may see in response to a FAD?

Answer 16

quarantine zones for animals, import/export or trade restrictions, and testing animals for disease/exposure.

Question 17

Who can perform exams for health certificates?

Answer 17

ONLY USDA accredited vets.

Question 18

Who can perform TB testing, EIA testing, brucellosis testing and vaccination, as well as rabies vaccines?

Answer 18

Only USDA accredited vets.

Question 19

Category I accreditation involves what?

Answer 19

It excludes “food and fiber” species, horses, all birds, farm raised aquatic species, and zoo animals that could transmit dz to livestock. It also requires 3 units of supplemental training every three years to maintain accreditation.

Question 20

Category II accreditation involves what?

Answer 20

includes all animals without any exclusions and requires 6 units of supplemental training every 3 years

Question 21

What are some examples of animals that are covered under category I accreditation?

Answer 21

dog, cat, lab animal, non-human primate, rabbit, ferret, mink, gopher, amphibian/reptile, native non-ruminant wildlife, and marine wildlife.

Question 22

What are the steps required to become accredited?

Answer 22

IAT certificate, core orientation seminar by USDA, graduate with a DVM, complete the USDA state-specific orientation, get licensed for the state you will work in, send in form to apply for USDA accreditation.