Exotic Disease Threats

What Every Food Veterinarian Should Know

Authors

  • Alfonso Torres NYS Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20044890

Keywords:

etiology, epidemiology, clinical signs, food animals, foreign animal diseases, exotic disease, Highly contagious, Vector-borne, parasitic

Abstract

The term "exotic disease" or "foreign animal diseases" (or FADs) is used to group more than fifty animal diseases that are not currently in the US. Thirteen of them have been eradicated from our country after intensive, expensive and long duration campaigns. Many of these diseases are important zoonotic diseases.

This presentation will review thirteen exotic diseases that affect cattle, grouped into three categories:
1. Highly contagious diseases.
2. Non-highly contagious diseases.
3. Vector-borne and parasitic diseases

The following information will be summarized for each disease: definition, etiology, global epidemiology, clinical signs and lesions.

Author Biography

  • Alfonso Torres, NYS Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

    Associate Dean for Veterinary Public Policy, and Director

Cover image of the 37th Conference Proceedings: Cattle in pens that stretch to the horizon. Yellow background.

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Published

2004-09-23

Issue

2004

Section

General Sessions