Classical Swine Fever Surveillance
The Classical Swine Fever (CSF) Surveillance Program is designed to enhance surveillance for the rapid detection of CSF virus introduced into U.S. swine by testing targeted swine populations in high risk states. The program is implemented by APHIS in cooperation with the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN). The swine populations targeted for surveillance include:
- Swine highly suspicious for CSF
- Sick pigs submitted to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory
- Pigs condemned at slaughter by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and
- Feral swine collected by Wildlife Services (WS)
CSF Surveillance Plan - comprehensive surveillance plan document for CSF; this is also Appendix B of the procedure manual listed below (pdf, version 2.0, updated 4/07)
CSF Surveillance Procedure Manual (pdf, updated 4/07) - provides in-depth information about the CSF Surveillance Program. Appendices include:
- Appendix A. Classical Swine Fever Case Definition (pdf, version 2.0, 4/07)
- Appendix B. Classical Swine Fever Surveillance Plan (pdf, version 2.0, 4/07)
- Appendix C. AVIC and State Veterinary Directory (pdf, version 2.0, 4/07)
- Appendix D. Submission Form Instructions (4/07; see below for updated forms)
- Appendix E. State-level Surveillance plans (pdf, version 2.0, 4/07)
- Appendix G. VS Memorandum 580.4 (pdf, version 2.0, 4/07)
- Additional procedure manual components: introductory letter, table of contents, index, contact list
CSF Data Submission Forms (for program participants):
- Diagnostic Laboratories (pdf, updated 5/18/06)
- Wildlife Servicses (pdf, updated 10/24/08)
- Slaughter Establishments (pdf, updated 5/22/06)
- Waste Feeders and other on-farm collection of specimens (pdf, updated 7/25/07)
CSF Web-Data Entry User Guides (for program participants):
- Veterinary Services' Laboratory Submissions: Web-Form Data Entry User Manual (pdf, updated 6/15/06)
- Job Aid for Web data entry - Diagnotic Laboratory sample submissions
- Job Aid for Web data entry - Slaughter sample submissions
- Job Aid for Web data entry - Wildlife sample submissions