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Zoonoses (Leo) Flashcards

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What is a transboundary animal disease? Give some examples.

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“Highly contagious and transmissible epidemic diseases of livestock which have the capability for rapid spread to new areas and regions regardless of national borders and have serious socio-economic and public health consequences.” e.g Anthrax, Avian Influenza, Hendra, Rabies, Q fever

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Why are transboundary animal diseases significant to trade?

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  • Risk of loss of international trade
  • This robs people of income and nutrition
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Give some examples of zoonotic diseases that are notifiable in human medicine

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Hendra, Anthrax, Avian Influenza

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Define food hygiene

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All conditions and measures necessary to ensure safety and suitability of food of animal origin

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What is inspection?

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Examination and evaluation of animals, animal products by an authorised person prior to completing a certificate

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What is certification?

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Official document by vet which verifies health status of animals and safety of animal products

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What is the purpose of the WOAH and CODEX?

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Create standards for safe international trade

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What is global health?

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An area for study, research, practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving health equity for all people worldwide

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What is the role FSANZ?

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Develops food standards

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What are the three main categories of hazards in vet science?

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Biological e.g parasites, viruses
Chemical e.g allergens, Pesticide residues
Physical e.g metal, glass

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What are the 4 steps of a risk assessment?

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  1. Hazard identification
  2. Hazard characterisation
  3. Exposure assessment
  4. Risk characterisation
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What is the public health risk of splitting a bovine carcass down the dorsal midline?

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Exposes spinal tissue –> Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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What is xenotransplantation

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Transplant into human of tissues from non-human source

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What % of human pathogens are zoonotic?

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60%

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What % of emerging diseases are zoonotic?

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75%

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List some of the drivers of emerging infectious diseases

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  • International travel
  • Urbanisation
  • Pop growth
  • Fragmentation of wildlife pops
  • Changing patterns of human-wildlife interactions
  • Climate change
  • Increased companion animal ownership
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Describe the 5 stages of evolution to zoonoses

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Stage 1: exclusive to animals
Stage 2: primary human infections only
Stage 3: limited human-to-human trans
Stage 4: sustained human-to-human trans
Stage 5: exclusive to humans

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List 5 ways in which wildlife may be involved in zoonotic disease

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  1. Translocation
  2. Bushmeats
  3. Wet markets
  4. Ecotourism
  5. Wildlife carers
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Describe the epidemiology of ebola virus

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  • affects primates
  • spread via direct contact, blood or body fluids
  • can survive in dead host
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List 3 zoonotic diseases that are transmitted by biting/sucking insects

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  1. Chikungunya virus
  2. West Nile virus
  3. Leishmaniasis
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Who are the at risk groups for contracting a zoonotic disease?

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YOPI: young, old, pregnant, immunocompromised

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How can you prevent spread of Echinococcus?

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  • worm dogs
  • don’t feed dogs offal
  • reduce numbers of stray dogs
  • improve hygiene
  • vacc for sheep
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How can you prevent the spread of hookworms?

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  • worm dogs and cats
  • don’t let kids play where faeces likely
  • cover up sand pits
  • scoop poop
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How can you be infected with Toxoplasmosis?

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  • eating undercooked or contaminated meat
  • accidental ingestion through poor hand hygiene
  • drinking water
  • cat faeces
  • mother-to-child
  • organ or blood transplant
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Which bacteria causes cat scratch fever?

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Bartonella henselae

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How can you prevent kids from getting cat scratch fever?

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  • don’t play rough with cats or kittens
  • wash cat bites and scratches immediately with soap and water
  • don’t let cats lick open wounds
  • cover open wounds
  • control fleas
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How can you prevent contracting “parrot fever” or Psittacosis?

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  • hand hygiene
  • avoid kissing birds
  • clean cages regularly
  • wear P2 mask, gloves when cleaning
  • dampen bird droppings or cages
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How can you contract Rabbit fever or Francisella tularensis?

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  • vector
  • skin contact with infected animals
  • bites or scratches from infected animals
  • drink contaminated water or undercooked meat
  • inhale contaminated dust or aerosols
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What are the forms of disease caused by Yersinia pestis (black plague)?

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  1. bubonic: swelling of LNs
  2. pneumonic: resp distress
  3. septicaemic: DIC –> necrosis
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How can you prevent the spread of Yersiniosis?

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  • remove rodent friendly habitats
  • wear gloves for game, wild animal or pet food supplies
  • wear repellent to decrease exposure to flea bites (DEET)
  • use flea prevention on pets
  • vacc for humans
31
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What bacteria causes fish tank granuloma?

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Mycobacterium marinum

32
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Describe the food poisoning chain in relation to bacteria

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Source of bacteria&raquo_space; bacteria transferred to food&raquo_space; food, pH, moisture, oxygen conditions&raquo_space; time and temp&raquo_space; contaminated food eaten&raquo_space; food poisoning

33
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Discuss the two main forms of Bacillus cereus derived illness in humans

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  1. Diarrhoeal food poisoning: ingest bacteria growing in contaminated food, onset after 6-15 hrs
  2. Emetic: ingest pre-formed toxin cereulide, onset after 0.5-5 hrs, starchy foods that have been cooked incorrectly
34
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How can you prevent food poisoning with Bacillus cereus?

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Keep food at <4 C or >60 C

35
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How can infections with Campy by controlled?

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  • Cook chicken correctly
  • Hygiene when handling raw chicken
  • Decreased stocking density on farm
  • Avoid faecal contamination during slaughter
  • Hygiene on farm and abbattoir
  • Reduce rodent populations
  • Ensure proper PPE and hygiene for farm workers
36
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Describe three sequelae of Campy in humans

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  1. Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)
  2. Reactive arthritis (ReA)
  3. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
37
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What are the main forms of botulism seen in humans?

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  1. Classic food-borne
  2. Infant
  3. Wound
38
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What is the difference between intoxication and toxicoinfection?

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Intoxication: ingest toxin

Toxicoinfection: ingest spores&raquo_space; toxin production in GIT or anaerobic wounds

39
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How can you prevent food-borne botulism

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  1. Spores destroyed during canning 121 C x 20 mins
  2. Inactivated by heating to 80 C
  3. Children <1 yrs do not feed honey
40
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How long after ingesting Listeria can symptoms occur?

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3-70 days

41
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Describe two forms of Listeriosis in humans

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  1. Febrile gastoenteritis: fever, diarrhoea, vomiting, headache, joint and muscle pain
  2. Invasive infection: meningitis, meningoencephalitis, bacteraemia
42
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How can Listeria be controlled on farm and in processing?

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On farm
- silage rapidly acidified to pH <4
- reduce standing water
- reduce faecal contamination during milking

Processing
- correct pasteurisation
- store below 5 degrees

43
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How can Listeria be controlled by retails and consumers?

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Retail
- maintain proper storage and display temps
- separate ready to eat food and raw food of animal origin
- disinfecting

Consumers
- store food correctly
- at risk people should be aware of how to reduce their risk

44
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What is VTEC and what does it cause?

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Verotoxin producing E. coli, causes haemorrhagic colitis or haemolytic uraemic syndrome (acute renal failure in children)

45
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What are the main reservoirs for Salmonella?

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  • GIT (faeces and env)
  • Asymp. carriers
  • Undercooked eggs and poultry
  • During slaughter
46
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What is the main sequela of Salmonella?

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Reactive arthritis (Reiter’s syndrome)

47
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Why is Salmonella Enteritidis of particular importance on poultry farms?

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Infects the oviducts of poultry and is vertically transmitted (INSIDE egg)

48
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How can you control infections with Trichinosis?

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  • Wash hands after handling raw meat
  • Cook meat properly
  • Freeze pork
  • Don’t swill feed or allow pigs to scavenge
  • Meat inspection: diaphragms of pigs routinely sampled
49
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How can you control infections with Taenia?

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  • Hygiene
  • Prevent contact with human faeces
  • Irrigation
  • Toilets available
  • Wash hands
  • Abattoir inspection
  • Cook meat well
  • Freeze beef
50
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How can humans contract Toxoplasmosis?

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  • Eating undercooked meat
  • Contaminated water
  • Unpasteurised milk
  • Unwashed veggies
  • Insects
  • Organ transplant
51
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How can you prevent Leptospirosis?

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  • vacc animals
  • cover cuts when handling animals, soil, animal feed, veg
  • wash hands
  • clean workplace and home to discourage rodents
  • keep animals away from living and recreational areas
52
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How are humans infected with Leptospira?

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  • Exposure to animal urine or water with urine
  • Skin contact with infected aborted material
  • Ingestion/contact with contaminated soil, water, food
53
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How are humans infected with Q fever?

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  • ingest dust particles
  • contact with waste products
  • contact with soiled straw, wool, hair
  • handle infective placental tissue
  • consume unpasteurised milk
54
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How can you decrease the risk of contracting Q fever?

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  • vacc
  • hand hygiene and PPE
  • P2 mask
55
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What is the phrase for preventing Lepto?

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“wash up, cover up, clean up”

56
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What is Wallace’s line?

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Separates Aus and Asian ecozones&raquo_space; very little migration across

57
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How can you control infections with influenza?

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Animals:
- surveillance
- culling
- vacc
- quarantine
- prevent contact with wild birds

Humans:
- education
- communication
- hygiene

58
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What is the vector for JEV?

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Culex mosquitoes

59
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Describe the clinical signs of JEV in pigs and horses

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Pigs
- SMEDI
- orchitis in boars

Horses
- fever, jaundice, lethargy, neuro

60
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How can JEV be prevented?

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  • human vacc
  • mosquito repellent (DEET)
  • PPE
  • stay indoors at dawn and dusk
  • remove things that retain water
  • mosquito nets
  • rugs for horses
61
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How is BSE controlled in Aus?

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  • Meat and bonemeal ban since 1966
  • Ban on feeding any mammalian materials to ruminants since 1999
  • National TSEs Freedom Assurance Program (TSEFAP): surveillance and testing
62
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Compare the mortality rates of different ways of contracting anthrax

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Inhalation: 100%
Ingestion: 50%
Cutaneous: low

63
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How can Brucellosis be contracted?

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Contact with infected tissues and discharges, also inhalation

64
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How can Brucellosis be controlled?

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  • Cover open wounds
  • PPE
  • Clean working areas
  • Feral pig control
  • Water reticulation
65
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How can Hendra be prevented?

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  • vacc for horses
  • use PPE
  • remove horses from areas with flying foxes
  • clean and sanitise feed and water bins
  • isolate sick horses
  • avoid contact with sick horses
66
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How can humans contract Nipah virus?

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Eating fruits eaten by infected bats and birds

67
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Describe the signs of Nipah virus in pigs and humans

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Pigs
- harsh explosive cough and other resp signs
- convulsions, death
- mucopurulent discharge from nose

Humans
- fever, headache, encephalitis
- drowsiness, confusion, coma
- resp fail
- mort up to 40%

68
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Is there a vaccine for Nipah virus? How can it be diagnosed?

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No.

PCR and ELISA, viral isolation

69
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How can Melioidosis be contracted? What are the signs in humans? In sheep/goats/pigs?

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Through skin wounds, aspiration, ingestion of water, soil, dust

Humans
- pneumonia
- septicaemia
- skin abscesses or ulcers
- neuro illness

Sheep/goats/pigs
- caseous lung abscesses
- pneumonia
- high fever, cough
- ocular and nasal discharge
- lameness and arthritis
- encephalitis

70
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How can Melioidosis be prevented?

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  • if high risk, avoid contact with standing water
  • wear boots with agricultural work
  • wear gloves, mask, gown
  • no vacc
  • keep livestock out of flooded pastures + treat wounds, keep dry and covered
71
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How the risks of open farms be reduced?

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  • hand wash, sanitiser
  • keep away from eating areas and other livestock
  • clean area, remove faeces
  • bedding that can be removed
  • exclude sick animals
  • signage
  • keep species separate
  • vacc animals
  • boundary fence/containment
  • boot mat
72
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Define bioterrorism

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Intentional release of pathogens to cause illness or death in people, animals or plants

73
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List some of the losses and expenditures of animal disease

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Losses
- loss of production
- deaths
- fertility reduced
- delayed sales
- loss of market

Expenditures
- vaccines
- feeding
- insecticides
- new stock
- costs to regain market access
- husbandry costs

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