Reportable Diseases

Question 1

What groups or statutes determine if a disease is reportable?

Answer 1

• USDA/APHIS (program diseases)
• Code of Federal Regulations (foreign diseases)
• Florida Statute 585.15 and Rule 5C-20

Question 2

What is Rule 5C-20.004?

Answer 2

Requirement to Report Suspicious Disease Incidents

(Any person that knows or suspects a disease or pest, either foreign or newly-emerging, that may result in the following:
- high animal loss
- economic damage
- human disease
Should be immediately reported to the State Veterinarian )

Question 3

Reportable diseases (A-B)

Answer 3

African Horse Sickness
African Swine Fever
Anthrax
Avian Influenza

Bovine Piroplasmosis (Cattle Tick Fever)
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Brucellosis (B. abortus, B. suis)

Question 4

Reportable Diseases (C-D)

Answer 4

Chlamydiosis psittacosis
Chlamydiosis orthinosis
Chronic Wasting Disease
Classical Swine Fever
Contagious Bovine or Caprine Pleuropneumonia
Contagious Equine Metritis

Dourine

Question 5

Reportable Diseases (E)

Answer 5

Equine Encephalitis (EEE, WEE, VEE, WNV)
Equine Herpesvirus (EHV- 1)
Equine Infectious Anemia
Equine Piroplasmosis
Equine Viral Arteritis
Exotic Newcastle Disease

Question 6

Reportable Diseases (F-I)

Answer 6

Foot and Mouth Disease

Glanders

Heartwater

Infectious Bronchitis
Infectious Laryngotracheitis

Question 7

Reportable Diseases (L-R)

Answer 7

Lumpy Skin Disease

Mycoplasmosis (poultry)

Pestis des Petits Ruminants
Psuedorabies
Pullorum Disease

Rabies
Rift Valley Fever
Rinderpest

Question 8

Reportable Diseases (S)

Answer 8

Salmonella enteritidis
Scabies (sheep or cattle)
Scrapie (sheep or goat)
Screwworm Infestation
Sheep and Goat Pox
Southern Cattle Tick (Boophilus)
Spring Viremia of Carp
Strangles (Equine)
Swine Vesicular Disease

Question 9

Reportable Diseases (T-V)

Answer 9

Tropical Horse Tick Infestation (D. nitens)
Tuberculosis

Vesicular Exanthema
Vesicular Stomatitis

Question 10

Reasons given for why early reporting is necessary for these disease.

Answer 10

• Required of all veterinarians
• Ethical and professional responsibility
• can save economic losses to government and producers
• helps prevent sanctions placed on state

Question 11

Where can you report these diseases?

Answer 11

www.FDACS.gov (24/7)