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Flashcards in Transboundary Diseases Deck (8)
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1
Q

Highly contagious or transmissible diseases with the potential for rapid spread over national borders, causing serious socioeconomic and public health consequences:

A

Transboundary animal diseases

2
Q

An important livestock or poultry disease believed to be absent from the US and its territories, that has potential significant health or economic impact:

A

Foreign animal disease

3
Q

Who governs animal health at the federal level?

A

USDA

4
Q

Who governs animal health at the international level?

A

OIE

5
Q

What are 3 methods we use to prevent disease introduction into the country?

A

Import restrictions
Quarantines
Border protection

6
Q

T/F: Surveillance of transboundary diseases is almost always active.

A

FALSE

almost always passive!

7
Q

Official disease status is defined by who?

A

OIE

Terrestrial and Aquatic animal health codes

8
Q

Which diseases have been officially defined by the OIE?

A
African Horse Sickness
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Classical Swine Fever
Contagious Bovine pleuropneumonia
FMD
Pest des Petits Ruminants
Rinderpest