short questions (cattle diseases)

Question 1

Official measures in infected areas following the eradication of anthrax

Answer 1

• pasture or other area where anthrax was confirmed or which was the origin of infection (e.g., water, feedstuff source)
• Village, farm, holding where anthrax was confirmed
• dig out or pond
• measures:
  
  • Fence
  • no grazing, feedstuff production
  • only vaccinated animals
  • minimum 25 years

Question 2

Country free from CBPP infection without intermediate steps

Answer 2

• continuously free from CBPP for at least 10 years
• No vaccination for at least 10 years
• No clinical of pathological evidence for at least 10 years
• Adequate disease surveillance and reporting system
• use of diagnostic procedures capable of differentiating between mycoplasma mycoses from other mycoplasma infections

Question 3

re-establishing CBPP infection free status

Answer 3

• 2 years from the date of the last case
• Demonstration that the outbreak did not represent endemic infection and that the disease has been eradicated by the actions taken

Question 4

official measures in protection zone in case of bluetongue

Answer 4

• identification of all holdings
• monitoring of sentinel groups of bovine animals
• ban on animals leaving the zone
• vaccination of animals and identification in protection zone may be decided

Question 5

Official measures in the surveillance zone in the case of bluetongue

Answer 5

• measures for the protection zone apply
• vaccination is prohibited
• all persons in the protection and surveillance zones shall be fully informed about the restrictions

Question 6

public health measures for bovine tuberculosis

Answer 6

• notification to state medical service
• informing the keeper, owner
• personal disinfection
• protective gloves, clothes, and footwear
• control of products

Question 7

public health measures for Brucellosis

Answer 7

• notification to the state medical service
• informing the keeper, owner (pregnancy)
• personal disinfection
• control of products

Question 8

Recovery of FMD-free status without vaccination

Answer 8

• control and eradication measures for protection and surveillance zones have been effective and may be lifted
• At least 3 months have elapsed after the last recorded outbreak

Question 9

recovery of FMD-free status when vaccination has been used

Answer 9

• control and eradication measures for the protection and surveillance zones have been effective and may be lifted
• at least 3 months have elapsed since the slaughter of the last vaccinated animal and the serological surveillance has been carried out
• At least 6 months has elapsed since the last outbreak on completion of emergency vaccination