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Define surveillance

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epidemiological practice by which the spread of dz is monitored in order to establish patterns of progression

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Aims - surveillance

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  • predict, observe and minimise harm caused by outbreak/epidemic/pandemic as well as increase knowldege about which factors contribute to such circumstances
  • monitor freedom of disease status for a particular dz in a given country
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Outline FMD outbreak

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  • confirmed in pigs, England abattoir
  • still import a lot of NZ lamb as cheaper and not enough UK produced for UK consumption
  • 2026 premises infected
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Advantages - abattoir surveillance

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  • early detection of emerging and transboundary dz
  • monitor/control endemic dz
  • combined active/passive surveillance
  • access to many ‘farms’ at one point
  • assess health status of animal populations (but only certain animals or age groups)
  • dz eradication programs
  • important for detection of foodborne pathogens and AMR
  • monitoring of wildlife-associated dz
  • assessment of effectiveness of interventions
  • ascertainment freedom of dz
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IS there testing at retail level?

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Yes - resiudes, contaminants, microorganisms, AMR

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T/F: for some dz, abattoir is only point of surveillance

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True

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Outline approach to surveillance

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monitoring usually risk-based (mainly d/t finances)

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Slaughterhouse - notifiable diseases

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  • anthrax
  • bovine brucellosis
  • EBL
  • TSEs
  • bovine TB
  • warble fly
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Anthrax - live animal instructions

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suspect aniamls and animals in direct contact to be detained, isolated and reported to APHA immediately

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Anthrax - sudden death instructions

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should not be opened - risk of formation of highly resistant spores

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Outline anthrax actions under APHA supervision

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  • anthrax investigation - local veterinary inspector (LVI)
  • cleaning and disinfection of infected site (FBO)
  • carcass + organs detained (pending LVI investigation)
  • disposal carcass and organs (cat 2 ABP) - FBO
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Instructions - bovine brucellosis

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  • slaughter separately from other naimals
  • sample paired LNs (retropharyngeal, supra-mammary - females, superficial inguinal - males, bulls only = deep inguinal LNs, pasted testicles, epididymides and seminal vesicles)
  • avoid risk of contamination
  • DECISION: typical lesions -_> carcass + organs unfit for human consumption. No lesions observed –> udder + genital tract + blood declared unfit for human consumption.
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Which tumours are not notifiable in cattle? What age is most likely to be affected?

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  • papilloma and haemangioma

- over 24 months (if

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Outline inspection decision - EBL

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  • if animal or = 2 years (i.e. 2nd pair of incisors erupted)
    APHA investigation, animal detained in lairage, normal slaughter PM inspection, sample (tumours, enlarged LNs), carcass + offals to be detained pending test results, more likley to suffer from EBL than other ages
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Describe TB surveillance

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  • PASSIVE (compulsory slaughter on TB restricted farms, tuberculin test reactors - inconclusive reactors (IRs) and direct contacts (DCs)
  • ACTIVE: (slaughterhouse, TB status unknown), suspicious animals at AM inspection, suspect lesions in carcass or organs at PM inspection
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T/F: BSE is still present in UK

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Yes

  • last abattoir case in 2010
  • last UK case a few weeks ago (test all fallen stock at knacker yard for all farm deaths >24 months)
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Latin name - warble fly

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Hypoderma bovis

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When was warbe fly UK eradicated?

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1990

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Describe warble fly action if you suspect it

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  • in live animal or carcass –> OV to notify immediately VO

- if slaughter prior to VO arrival: carcass + hide + ear tag to be detained, 7ml clotted blood sample to be collected

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When was last case of pseudorabies/ Aujesky’s disease in pigs in UK??

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1989

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Outline Aujesky’s disease?

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Which notifiable diseases would you test for in the presence of an animal DOA or DIL?

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  • anthrax

- BSE (if > 48 months old)

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Define DIL

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Dead in Lairage

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Uses - CCIR (collection and communication of inspection results)

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  • for non-notifiable diseases
  • information on animal diseases for the farmer and the farm’s vet
  • ID trends in infection dz
  • ID geographical areas at risk
  • health status of national herd
  • example: liver fluke, cysticercosis
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Describe the trichinella life cycle
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Describe Trichinella surveillance. What is the exception to this?
- mandatory testing: sows and boars - wild boar (any age, wild or farmed) - soilpeds (any age) - all pigs that aren't reared in controlled housing conditions (FCI data check) - EXCEPTION: meat from domestic swine that have received freezing treatment (not applicable to wild boar or soilpeds)
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Is Trichinella present/absent in UK?
absent but has been detected in foxes (
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T/F: all meat has to be tested for DNA
True - in force since horse meat scandal
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Why was irish pork avoided?
presence of harmful dioxins
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What bacteria are tested for AMR?
- salmonella spp - campylobacter spp - commensal E. coli (not VTEC) - extended spectrum beta-lactamase producers (ESBLs) bacteria
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Define NARMS
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring Scheme
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Define VSS
Veterinary Surveillance Scheme
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Role FBO (farm)
report outbreaks, animal health and welfare issues
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Vet role (farm)
residues of vet meds + animal health and welfare
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OV role (FSA)
animal dz and welfare reporting + decisions on slaughter line
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Role - FBO (abattoir)
food chain information + traceability + animal health + welfare
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Role - duty VO (APHA)
animal dz investigations and lab testing
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Suspicious CS of anthrax
- sudden death - high temp - shivering, twicthing, fits - bright staring eyes - colicky pains - blood presence in nostrils and dung
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Things to consider when detecting a dz - 3
- is animal/carcass fit for human consumption? - risks for animal/ PH - do you need to contact APHA?
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Outline TB case slaughter
- to be slaughtered in separate slaughterhall or slaughtered last of the day - slaughterhouse cases only: carcasses detained + detailed PM inspection + sampling - cleaning/disinfection mandatory after slaughter of TB cases - avoid contamination (other carcasses, slaughterhouse staff, equipment and facilities)
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Describe compulsory slaughter from TB restricted farms
- FARMER: FCI -farm with restrictions, animals marked with orange strip on back - APHA: date and # animals delivered, movement licenses, spreadsheet for recording PM findings - FSA: detailed PM inspection (carcass + offal), samples to APHA TB lab, completion of spreadsheet
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Outline role of APHA and FSA for slaughterhouse cases
- APHA: determines if sample required or not, imposes restrictions and TB testing at farm of origin - FSA: report suspect cases to APHA, detailed AM/PM inspection, collect and dispatch samples to APHA TB lab
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Outline surveillance for animal welfare
- FARM: abnormal behaviours, conditions (old fx) - TRANPSORT: mortality (DOA), trauma, stress - ABATTOIR: lairage conditions, animal management, ritual slaughter vs conventional, stunning method - OV reports to trading standards at AM inspection
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Differentiate OV and VO
- OV = official veterinarian | - VO = veterinary officer (APHA)
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Define FVC
Field Veterinary Coordinator
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Define ND
Notifiable disease
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Outline inspection and sampling requirements for TB
- LYMPH NODES: retropharyngeal (*!), bronchial (*!) and mediastinal (*!), parotid, submandibular or submaxillar, hepatic, mesenteric, supramammary - ORAGNS: lungs (*), pleura, liver, udder - * = TB lesions likely observd - ! = mandatory testing if no visible lesions observed (Compulsory slaughter - 10 animals/ farm) - ALL LNs with visible lesions are to be tested (compulsory slaughter = 3 animals/farm)
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Outline montioring of campylobacter in poultry
- Campylobacter risk management programme - APHA - AIM: reduce levels in raw chicken (broilers - all types of rearing) - TARGET: reduce the % of most heavily contaminated chickens at need of slaughter process from 27% to 10% by 2015 as this should lead to estimated reduction of number of human cases by up to 30% (90,000 cases/y)
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What is the Statutory Surveillance Programme?
- VMD - monitoring of 3 groups of substances - GROUP A: substances having anabolic effect and unauthorised substances - GROUP B: veterinary drugs and contaminants - GROUP C: other substances and environmental contaminants - red meat, pouultry, wild/farmed game. Also farmed salmon/trout, eggs, honey, milk
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Dx - Trichinella
- direct muscle digest method - batch sampling - up to 100g - different animals, divided by animal category/ species - RESULTS: negative then fit for human consumption + health mark. Positive --> to be confirmed by retesting. APHA notified. Carcass disposed as Cat 2 by-product
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Outline residue/contaminant testing of red meat/poultry
- samples at abattoir (by FSA as requested by VMD) - 2 tier approach: screening and confirmation - samples processed by FERA - positive samples: vet med (on farm investigation, inform vet and farmer). Unauthorised substance: investigation and legal action (if required)
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List notifiable diseases in GB in food-producing animals
- Bacillus anthracis - HPAI - BSE - Brucella abortus - Brucella meletensis - Brucella suis - Equine viral encephalitis - Glanders and Farcy (Burkholdenia mallei) - Newcastle dz and paramyxovirus - psittacosis (ornithosis) is only notifiable in NI - rabies (terrestial and EBLV) - rift valley fever - TB - vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) - WNV - samonella (if considered a risk of human health in NI)
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What is the main spp affected by Glanders and Farcy (Burkholdenia mallei)?
Horses
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Which diseases are reportable but not notifiable?
- E. granulosus - E. multilocularis - salmonella - trichinella - otherwise all notifiable diseases are reportable (some only when under SAPO)
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Define
Specified Animal Pathogens Order

PMVPH (round 2) (45 decks)

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