Agroterrorism & Biosecurity Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What is Newcastle Disease and why is it called enzootic?
A
Poultry disease causing egg drop; Enzootic = affects both wildlife and agriculture
2
Q
What is HPAI (“fowl plague”)?
A
Highly pathogenic avian influenza
3
Q
What agency protects against agroterrorism?
A
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
4
Q
What are the three Ps of vulnerability?
A
People, Processes (contact points), Places (holding pens, feed areas)
5
Q
What is the New World Screwworm?
A
A parasite from South America; spread by hurricanes; treated with organophosphates
6
Q
Key facts from the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) video?
A
$16B loss, 6M animals killed, 60 farmer suicides, 2007 lab leak, 2008 Kansas FMD lab
