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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the principle function of the state vet service? |
Control and Eradication of Notifiable Diseases of Naimals |
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What are the 4 subsidiary functions? |
Animal welfare Import/Export controls VPH - meat hygiene - medicine controls Livestock protection - breeding controls - health schemes |
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How did the UK's state veterinary service originate? |
Merges former AHVLA with FERA Single agency response for animal, plant and bee health Experience in dealing with widespread disease outbreaks |
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What is the purpose of veterinary surveillance? |
National and international schemes Identifies outbreaks of old and new diseases Establishes disease freedom - trade Establishes prevalence, incidence and distribution prior to eradication programmes |
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What is the definition of monitoring? |
Process of gathering, recording and transmitting routine data Very general process |
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What is the definition of surveillance? |
Active intelligence and accounting process Continually collect, collate, analyse, interpret and disseminate information on disease More intensive, recording each individual#s identity May be passive or active |
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What are the components of veterinary surveillance? |
Systematic collection Orderly collation Analysis Interpretation Dissemination |
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What are the objectives of surveillance? |
Early warning system Confirm absence of disease Comprehensive body of simple disease data Capability of in-depth investigations Relationship between agriculture and disease Identify risk factors Meet international trade requirements |
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What is the purpose of the early warning system? |
Identify: - outbreaks of disease - new or unrecorded diseases - changes to existing diseases or novel manifestation - changes in disease prevalence |
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How is absence of disease confirmed? |
Evidence Negotiations |
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How is simple disease data comprehended? |
Indication of major or minor prevalence Prevalence increasing or decreasing Geographic distirbtion |
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How are in-depth investigations carried out? |
Survey Analysis Investigation of spread and costing |
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How is the relationship between agriculture and disease assessed? |
Agricultural economist Large marketing organizations Vet practitioner Research workers |
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What are the 3 main impacts of Notifiable disease? |
Animal health: illness and death Human health: illness and death, zoonosis, famine Agricultural economy; loss of production, income, trade |
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What controls are placed to prevent introduction of notifiable diseases? |
Prevent introduction to country Specify diseases of economic or public health importance Eradicate, control or prevent spread |
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What is the rationale for control of notifiable disease? |
Public health protection Animal health protection International trade obligations |
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What are notifiable disease control procedures? |
Prevent introduction to country - import controls on live animals - import controls on animal products - monitor neighbouring countries Prevent infection of livestock - post import check of live animals - forbid swill feeding Prevent spread form infected animals - stock standstill - movement control Epidemiological surveys - determine source and spread Implement stamping out policy - notify, investigate, restrict and sample - value and slaughter infected and exposed animals - destroy carcasses by burning or burial - cleanse and disinfect premise |
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What should be done if an animal has a suspected notifiable disease? |
ISOLATE - keep separate form unaffected animals REPORT - notify police force |
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What do we do if we get notifiable diseases? |
Treat Vaccinate Isolate Slaughter individuals/herd Surveillance |
