Biosecurity

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Chronic wasting disease (CWD)

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Rabies

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

West Nile virus

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• Anthrax backgrounder
• Frequently asked questions about anthrax
• Zoonosis updates

• Biosecurity updates from the AVMA

• Brucellosis backgrounder
• Zoonosis updates

Related JAVMA News:

• U.S. achieves class-free status for brucellosis in cattle (15 Mar 2008)
• Florida granted brucellosis class-free status (01 Feb 2002)

General BSE Information:

• BSE backgrounder

Related JAVMA News:

• Canada: BSE confirmed in dairy cow (1 Jun 2006)
• Canadian BSE case sparks investigation (15 Mar 2006)
• FDA proposes new safeguards against spread of BSE (15 Nov 2005)
• Canada, Mexico, United States establish BSE strategy (15 May 2005)
• Funding redirected to enhance BSE research program (1 May 2005)
• New BSE rule requires veterinarians for certain procedures (1 Apr 2005)
• The Canada debate (15 Feb 2005)
• Agencies invite comment on proposed BSE safeguards (15 Aug 2004)
• Report suspicious animal sickness to USDA (1 Aug 2004)
• A work in progress (1 Aug 2004)
• Laboratories certified, rapid tests approved for BSE surveillance (15 May 2004)
• USDA plans sharp increase in BSE testing (1 May 2004)
• New form of BSE sparks discussion (15 Apr 2004)
• USDA ends BSE investigation; experts call for more safeguards (15 Mar 2004)
• Safeguards expanded to strengthen firewalls against BSE (1 Mar 2004)
• USDA: Cow with BSE likely to be only infected animal in herd (15 Feb 2004)
• Washington state dairy cow nation's first case of BSE (1 Feb 2004)
• Canada wraps up BSE investigation (1 Oct 2003)
• Canadian BSE investigation continues (01 Jul 2003)
• Harvard study finds BSE poses little threat to U.S. consumers, agriculture (1 Feb 2002)

Other resources:

• Statement by USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford (DVM) regarding positive BSE test results (USDA Web site, 13 Mar 2006)
• Geographical distribution of countries that reported BSE confirmed cases since 1989 (OIE Web site)
• USDA reports inconclusive BSE test, awaits results of confirmatory testing (USDA Web site, 28 Jun 2004)
• USDA completes BSE field investigation (USDA Web site, 9 Feb 2004)
• Report on measures relating to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States (PDF) (APHIS Web site, 4 Feb 2004)
• Expanded "Mad cow" safeguards announced (FDA Web site, 26 Jan 2004)
• USDA investigation into BSE case continues (USDA Web site, 23 Jan 2004)
• Third cow traced to Washington herd (USDA Web site, 12 Jan 2004)
• New BSE safeguards announced (USDA Web site, 8 Jan 2004)
• DNA links BSE case to Canada (USDA Web site, 7 Jan 2004)

General CWD Information:

• Facts About CWD brochure
• CWD backgrounder

Related JAVMA News:

• Study: chronic wasting disease spread through blood, saliva (1 Dec 2006)
• USDA takes steps to battle CWD (15 Jun 2005)
• CWD found in New York wildlife (15 Jun 2005)
• CWD found in New York (15 May 2004)
• Scientists prove environmental transmission of CWD (1 Jul 2004)
• President Walther encourages federal funding to battle CWD (15 May 2004)
• Federal funding intensifies prion disease research (01 Jan 2003)
• Veterinary students enlisted to monitor CWD in Minnesota (15 Dec 2002)
• Wisconsin mobilizes to battle chronic wasting disease (15 Jun 2002)

• What you should know about Dog Bite Prevention brochure
• Dog bite prevention campaign media kit
• A community approach to dog bite prevention
• AVMA policy on dog bites
• Dog Bite Prevention Resolution Considered by Congress (AVMA Press Release, 25 May 2007)

Related JAVMA News:

• Board approves recommendations with teeth (01 Jul 2007)
• AVMA brochure aims to reduce incidence of dog bites (01 Jul 2006)

• USDA warns public to use thermometer when cooking hamburger
• Neglected but common sense steps to prevent foodborne illness
• KeepOurFoodSafe.org
• AVMA Food Safety Policy

Related JAVMA News:

• Beef recall sparks hearings, tightened inspections (15 Apr 2008)
• Cruelty investigation prompts massive recall of beef (15 Mar 2008)
• FDA reaches final conclusion that food from animal clones is safe (01 Mar 2008)
• Pet food might have link to human illness (01 Oct 2007)
• Food safety agency invites comments on melamine decisions (01 Jul 2007)
• Hogs, chickens ate pet food containing adulterants (01 Jun 2007)
• USDA celebrates 100 years of food safety (01 Oct 2006)
• USDA awards grants for research on food safety (01 Nov 2005)
• Understanding food safety (15 Sep 2005)
• USDA offers food safety tips during weather emergencies (15 Aug 2005)
• Veterinary public health intertwined with food safety at Codex meeting (15 May 2005)
• USDA announces unified food safety research agenda (01 Feb 2004)
• New food safety brochure available (15 Jan 2004)

Other resources:

• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food Safety Office
• Food Safety Research and Response Network Web Site
• World Health Organization food safety information
• www.FoodSafety.gov – Gateway to government food safety information

• Solving a critical shortage in food supply veterinary medicine
• Food Supply Veterinary Medicine Coalition
• Shortage of veterinarians has "makings of a crisis" (AVMA Press Release, 08 Feb 2008)
• Calling for more veterinarians (AVMA Press Release, 24 Jan 2008)
• Projected serious food supply veterinarian shortage poses threat to industry, society (AVMA Press Release, 02 Jun 2006)

Related JAVMA News:

• Veterinarians warn Congress about dangers of veterinary shortage (15 Mar 2008)
• AVMA Web page highlights need for food animal veterinarians (15 Oct 2007)
• Legislation addresses critical shortage of veterinarians in public health (01 Apr 2007)

• Foot and mouth disease backgrounder

Related JAVMA News:

• Foot-and-mouth disease resurfaces in Britain (15 Oct 2007)
• Investigation of FMD outbreak focuses on research complex (15 Sep 2007)
• Researchers study GIS-based FMD forecasting, control strategies (15 Jan 2005)
• Vaccines may be key to controlling FMD (01 Jul 2003)
• Great Britain regains FMD-free status (15 Feb 2003)
• Some costs of animal disease outbreaks cannot be counted (01 Nov 2002)
• USDA tracks illegal importation of animals that may pose FMD risk (01 Aug 2002)
• UK foot-and-mouth outbreak in decline (01 Jan 2002)
• How to control a 'virtual outbreak' (15 Jul 2001)
• Foot-and-mouth on the decline in United Kingdom (01 Jul 2001)
• Humans test negative for FMD in Britain, animal cases continue to decline (01 Jun 2001)
• Tabletop FMD exercise brings US a step closer to preparedness (01 Jun 2001)
• Imports banned to guard against foot-and-mouth (15 Apr 2001)
• Europe anxious over foot-and-mouth epizootic in UK (01 Apr 2001)

• See Influenza resources

• Compendium of Measures To Prevent Disease and Injury associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2007 (NASPHV Web site)
• Judicious therapeutic use of antimicrobials
• Model Dog and Cat Control Ordinance

• Monkeypox backgrounder
• Investigation uncovers first outbreak of monkeypox infection in Western Hemisphere

Related JAVMA News:

• New restrictions for preventing monkeypox spread finalized (15 Dec 2003)
• Origins of monkeypox virus traced to imported African rodents (15 Aug 2003)
• African disease reported for first time in Western Hemisphere (15 Jul 2003)

• Plague backgrounder
• Frequently asked questions about plague
• Zoonosis updates

• Compendium of Measures To Control Chlamydophila psittaci Infection Among Humans (Psittacosis) and Pet Birds (Avian Chlamydiosis), 2008 (NASPHV Web site)
• Zoonosis updates

• Q Fever backgrounder
• Zoonosis updates

• What you should know about rabies brochure
• Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2008 (NASPHV Web site)
• Human Rabies Prevention including preexposure prophylaxis (CDC-ACIP) (CDC Web site, 8 Jan 1999)
• Model rabies control ordinance
• World Rabies Day Strives to Make Rabies History (AVMA Press Release, 04 Sep 2007)
• Rabies resource from the CDC
  This comprehensive resource covers the natural history, diagnosis, epidemiology and prevention of rabies, with an illustrated educational area for kids.

Related JAVMA News:

• AVMA student chapters unite for World Rabies Day (01 Nov 2007)
• Rabies prevention a worldwide effort (15 Aug 2007)
• Model rabies control ordinance policy updated (01 Jun 2007)
• Updated rabies vaccination certificate released (15 May 2007)
• Fort Dodge recalls one lot of rabies vaccine (15 Jul 2006)
• Veterinarians seeking human rabies vaccinations, titer tests, have options (01 Apr 2006)
• Practitioners should be on guard against forged rabies certificates (15 Nov 2004)
• Rabies control efforts funded (01 Oct 2004)
• CDC: Rabies transmitted through organ donation (15 Aug 2004)
• Model Rabies Control Ordinance revised (01 Jun 2004)
• Human rabies vaccine recalled (15 May 2004)
• Rabies control documents changed (01 Jan 2004)
• Rabies vaccine for humans missing from some packages (01 Oct 2003)
• Army initiates procedural changes for rabies test (01 Jun 2003)

Related JAVMA News:

• CDC halts importation of civets to prevent SARS (15 Mar 2004)
• More research, tougher regulations needed to beat future SARS outbreaks, say researchers (01 Nov 2003)
• Researchers identify wild animal reservoirs for SARS (01 Jul 2003)
• Researchers must "cast a wide net" to trace disease origins (01 Jun 2003)
• Identifying a killer (01 Jun 2003)

• What you should know about West Nile virus brochure

Related JAVMA News:

• Injunction issued on West Nile vaccine ad campaign (15 Jul 2006)
• APHIS: West Nile virus vaccine safe for use (15 Aug 2003)
• Scientists set out to build a West Nile virus warning system (15 Aug 2003)
• Study: West Nile virus cost equine industries in Colorado, Nebraska millions in 2002 (15 Jun 2003)
• West Nile epidemic of 2002 worst in Western Hemisphere (15 Feb 2003)
• Human, animal cases of West Nile continue to climb (01 Nov 2002)
• West Nile virus claims 12 in worst outbreak on record (15 Sep 2002)
• Nation's zoos and aquariums help track West Nile virus (15 Nov 2001)
• West Nile virus reported in New Jersey (15 Jun 2001)
• Horses hard-hit by West Nile virus (01 Apr 2001)