Veterinary Public Health

Question 1

Define the role of veterinary public health.

Answer 1

Education
Communication
Clinical care of cross-species disease
Cross-species disease surveillance and control
Better understanding of cross-species transmission
Development and evaluation of new diagnostic methods, vaccines and medicines
Inform and educate political leaders and public sector

Question 2

How does veterinary public health use basic sciences?

Answer 2

Pathology
Parasitology
Discolourations
Anatomy

Question 3

How is anatomy of respiratory tract used in post-mortem inspections?

Answer 3

Look for abnormalities in tracheal dorsal ridge, lobes, lobulations, accessory lobes, texture and nodules.

Question 4

What are the elements of veterinary public health?

Answer 4

Food security 
Food defence 
Food safety 
Animal health 
Animal welfare 
Trade conditions 
Economics 
Public health 
Social programs

Question 5

What is the Codex Alimentarius?

Answer 5

Set up by FAO and WHO in 1963.Main aims:
• Protect the health of consumers across the worlds
• Ensure fair practices in et international food trade

Question 6

What are notifiable diseases?

Answer 6

They are either:

• Endemic – currently present in the UK, such as TB in cattle.
• Exotic – not present in UK normally

Question 7

Why are some diseases notifiable?

Answer 7

• Animal health and welfare
• Public health
• Economic threat
• Wider society
• Having regard for the cost to the community
• Having regard for availability of appropriate solutions

Question 8

How is a suspicion of a notifiable disease reported?

Answer 8

1. Notify the animals and plant health agency as soon as possible
2. Provide the telephone number, name and address
3. Provide the location of the suspect animals
4. Provide the clinical signs you have observed and any other information that leads you to suspect a notifiable disease
5. Until an APHA veterinarian arrives, stay on the farm and prevent movement of all animals or animal products, people, vehicles, etc, onto or off the premises, so as to not spread disease

Question 9

What are the main aims of the World Organisation for Animal Health?

Answer 9

• Ensure transparency in the global animal disease situations
• Scientific excellence in disease study
• International support to developing countries in the control of animal diseases
• Sanitary safety – health standards for international trade in animals and animals products
• Food safety – provide a better guarantee of the safety of the food of animal origin
• Promote animal welfare