Foreign And Emerging Diseases And Your Livestock
The biological risks to a farm and its inhabitants can include foreign and emerging animal diseases to crop pests such as insects and weeds. Knowledge and education are key in controlling biological risks on a farm, and prevention is the main goal.
Emerging and High Consequence Diseases Preparedness Factsheet
Related Websites
Disease Control Measures
Interactive website allowing users to input criteria of country, region, disease, and time period and receive information on how to control that disease in that area.
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
Interactive website allowing users to input criteria of country, region, disease, and time period and receive information on how to control that disease in that area.
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
Disease Outbreak Maps
Interactive website allowing user to input specific criteria such as disease, species, and time period and view outbreaks meeting those criteria.
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
Interactive website allowing user to input specific criteria such as disease, species, and time period and view outbreaks meeting those criteria.
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
Emerging Animal Disease Notices
List of PDFs concerning emerging diseases in a variety of species.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
List of PDFs concerning emerging diseases in a variety of species.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Emerging Animal Health Issues
Includes information about diseases of interest, as well as other emerging issues, such as antimicrobial resistance and effects of weather on disease transmission.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Includes information about diseases of interest, as well as other emerging issues, such as antimicrobial resistance and effects of weather on disease transmission.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Emerging Foodborne Diseases: An Evolving Public Health Challenge
Article on foodborne pathogens and diseases, focusing on food animals, eggs, and dairy products.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Article on foodborne pathogens and diseases, focusing on food animals, eggs, and dairy products.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Global Early Warning And Response System For Major Animal Diseases, Including Zoonoses
Pinpoints worldwide outbreaks of animal diseases, and includes information on specific diseases.
World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, World Organization for Animal Health
Pinpoints worldwide outbreaks of animal diseases, and includes information on specific diseases.
World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, World Organization for Animal Health
Weekly Disease Information
List of all recent worldwide outbreaks of animal diseases, organized by week. Each entry is a link to the report of the outbreak.
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
List of all recent worldwide outbreaks of animal diseases, organized by week. Each entry is a link to the report of the outbreak.
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
Additional Web Resources
Farm Resources
Biosecurity Guide for Livestock Farm Visits
Factsheet (4 pages) discussing measures to take when visiting livestock farms to the introducction and spread of disease to livestock.
Michigan State University Extension
Factsheet (4 pages) discussing measures to take when visiting livestock farms to the introducction and spread of disease to livestock.
Michigan State University Extension
Recognizing and Responding to Infectious Disease
A brief powerpoint presentation on the recognizing and responding to an infectious disease.
North Dakota State University Extension Service
A brief powerpoint presentation on the recognizing and responding to an infectious disease.
North Dakota State University Extension Service
Swine Influenza Virus
General information on the pathogenesis, signs, diagnosis, treatment and control of swine influenza virus.
National Pork Board, American Association of Swine Practitioners
General information on the pathogenesis, signs, diagnosis, treatment and control of swine influenza virus.
National Pork Board, American Association of Swine Practitioners