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| What is a field surveillance vet? |
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Definition
A vet who discovers unreported or undetected foci of infection with in the RAs
Determines the health status of at risk
stock
Advises owners on stuff
Reports to the LCC, but does not work for them |
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| What does a tracing officer do? |
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Definition
They assist with the investigation
Oddly enough, they also do a lot of tracing |
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Term
| What are some of the issues regarding the introduction of an exotic disease to aus? |
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Definition
- Loss of trade
- Economic loss
- Destruction of stock
- Loss of trade
- Reduction in size of thingie...
- Cost of fixing the fuck up
- Loss of consumption cos people suck
- Environmental impacts from the disposal of carcase
You know, shit bad...
Oh, and rural towns may starve to death |
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Term
| What are the major warning flags for an emergency animal disease? |
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Definition
Unexplained deaths
Sores or ulcers on the feet or in the mouth (may manifest as a reluctance to eat or move)
Excessive salvation
Reduction in milk or egg yield
Any kind of excessive discharge (incl diarrhoea) esp if it has blood in it
Staggering
Head drooping
Severe lameness
High numbers of affected stock |
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Term
| What are the features of a Restricted area? |
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Definition
RAs contain all of the infected properties and dangerous contact premises and as may of the suspected premises as possible.
In a case of FMD the RA must extend at least 3 km from the furthest out IPs |
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| What are the features of a Controlled area? |
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Definition
| A CA extends at lest 10 km around the RA and aims to to control the movement of susceptible livestock and products for as long as necessary to complete the tracing of the stuff |
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Term
| What are the features of an Outside area? |
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Definition
| The OA is literally every other part of australia not within a CA |
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Term
| Which NSW piece of Legislation relates to the control of an EAD? |
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Definition
Animal Diseases (Emergency Outbreaks) Act 2008
It covers:
- Forced disinfection
- Seizing animals, feed, vehicles and animal products
- Obtaining info
- Search and enter a property
- Prevent movement of animals on a local level
Rural Lands Protection Act 1998
- Outlines the role and powers of the a RLP officers (basically the same as above)
Stock Diseases Act
Covers specific diseases |
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Term
| What constitutes an Emergency Animal Disease (EAD)? |
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Definition
It is a disease the could cause serious damage and disruption to Australia's livestock industry, national economy, human health and/or the enviroment
For a disease to be classified as an EAD it must meet one of the following:
- Not be endemic to Australia and it must be in the national interest to be free of the disease
- It would have a national impact if the disease was introduced into australia
- It is a serious infectious disease of unknown or uncertain cause, and may be a toally new disease
- It is an endemic disease that is undergoing a large scale outbreak that is having a serious impact |
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Term
| What is the emergency response hotline number? |
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Definition
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| If you suspect an EAD, who you gunna call?! |
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Definition
1800 675 888
This is the EAD Watch Hotline (24/7) |
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Term
| How would you diagnose FMD? |
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Definition
Lab studies are essential:
- Fresh vesicular fluid and surrounding epithelial tissue should be collected in glycerol saline for lab tests (ELISA - preffered, complement fixation test, high rate of false negatives)
Serological tests
- Virus neutralisation
- ELISA
- Non-structural protein antibody tests |
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