Animal Disease Emergencies
Diseases of Concern
African Horse Sickness
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Viral infection
Horses, mules, donkeys
– Death rate up to 95%
Spread by insects
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Biting midges (Culicoides)
Occurs in Africa
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Outbreaks in other countries
Not found in U.S.
Late summer – early autumn
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Droughts followed by heavy rains
Does not affect humans
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AHS: The Disease
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Incubation period
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2–14 days
Clinical signs in 5–7 days
Respiratory and cardiac disease
– Fever
– Difficulty breathing, foaming from nostrils, swelling of head and neck
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AHS: Impact & Response
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Impact
– 1989: Portugal outbreak
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Eradication cost $1.9 million
– U.S. Horse Industry (1998)
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5.25 million horses
Sales: $1.75 billion
Prevention and Response
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Import restrictions and quarantines
Vector control
Stabling in insect-proof housing
Monitor animals for fever
Vaccine available in endemic areas
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African Swine Fever
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Viral infection
– Highly contagious
Direct and indirect contact, ingestion (meat products), ticks, biting flies
Persists in environment and swine products
Distribution
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Africa; outbreaks in other countries
Eradicated from Western Hemisphere
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ASF: The Disease
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Incubation period: 5-19 days
Asymptomatic (carriers)
Sudden or chronic
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Fever, reddened skin, pneumonia, swollen joints
Recumbency, death
Abortion
Illness rate up to 100%
Death rate varies up to 100%
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ASF: Impact and Response
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• Huge economic impact
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Import/export ban
Movement restrictions
Depopulation
Disinfection
No treatment or vaccine
Virus killed by high temperatures
Many disinfectants ineffective
Humans not affected
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ASF: Prevention
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Do not feed uncooked garbage
Biosecurity
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Isolate animals before introduction into herd
Restrict and monitor visitors
Cleaning and disinfection protocols
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Vehicles, trailers, equipment, footwear
Tick and fly control
Prevent contact between domesticated and feral swine
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Anthrax: The Agent
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Gram positive, spore-forming bacteria
– Bacillus anthracis
Forms spores
Human disease
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Skin
Intestinal
Inhalational
Animal disease
– Septicemia and rapid death
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Anthrax: The Bioweapon
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History
Available & easily produced
Spores infective
Aerosolization
Low lethal dose
High mortality
Person-to-person transmission rare
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Anthrax: The Response
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Vaccine for Livestock
Personal Protective Equipment
– When handling sick animals
Antibiotics
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Treatment
Prophylaxis
Disinfection
– Sporicidal agents, sterilization
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Aujeszky’s Disease
(Pseudorabies)
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Highly contagious viral disease
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Reproductive
Nervous system
Primarily pigs
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Other mammals
Not humans
Persistent in the environment
Disease eradicated from most countries
– Still occurs in parts of world
Humans not affected
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Aujeszky’s: The Disease
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Transmission
– Direct contact, reproductive, fomites, aerosol, ingestion
Incubation period: 2-6 days
– Neurological
• tremors, seizures, paralysis
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Respiratory
Intense itching
Abortions and stillbirths
Illness and death up to 100%
– Especially in neonates and other species
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Aujeszky’s: Impact and
Response
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Reportable disease
Trade restrictions
Treatment not recommended
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Depopulation and repopulation
Test and removal
Offspring segregation
Vaccine available in some countries
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Aujeszky's: Prevention
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Isolate new or returning animals before entry into the herd
Disinfect vehicles, equipment, premises, footwear
Keep pigs away from feral swine
U.S. surveillance program
– All states free as of April 2008
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Avian Influenza, Highly
Pathogenic (HPAI)
Type A Influenza virus
– H5 or H7 surface antigens
Domestic and wild birds
Humans
Reservoir: Migratory water fowl
– Aerosols, contaminated drinking water
Infected flock- source of virus for life
Worldwide distribution
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HPAI: The Disease
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Incubation period: 3-14 days
Birds
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Sudden death
Egg production drops
Swollen combs and wattles
Nasal discharge
Conjunctivitis
Humans
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Conjunctivitis and respiratory illness
Death possible
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HPAI: Impact and Response
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Direct losses
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Depopulation and disposal
High illness and death
Quarantine and surveillance
Indemnities
2003: European outbreak (H7N7)
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30 million birds destroyed
Estimated at $338 million USD
2003-Present: H5N1 outbreak
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HPAI: Impact and Response
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Treatment
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Poultry- none
Humans- antivirals
Control
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Depopulation
Cleaning and disinfection
Vaccine
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Poultry: Expensive, no cross protection
Human: No cross protection
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Bluetongue
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Viral disease
Ruminants: Primarily sheep
24 serotypes worldwide
– 6 isolated in the U.S.
Vector-borne
– Culicoides (biting midge)
Worldwide distribution
– Mediterranean outbreak, 1997-2002
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Bluetongue: The Disease
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Incubation period: 5-10 days
Sheep
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Salivation, facial swelling, nasal discharge
Cyanotic (blue) tongue
Reproductive disorders
Cattle, goats
– Subclinical; possible mild hyperemia
Wildlife
– Hemorrhages, sudden death
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Bluetongue: Impact and Response
Affects cattle industry
– $125 million per year in lost trade and animal testing
No treatment; supportive care
Vector control
Vaccine available
– Serotype specific, adverse effects
Humans: Low risk of infection
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Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy
Prions
Cattle and humans
– Progressively fatal neurologic disease
Transmission
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Consumption of scrapie-infected feed
Spontaneous mutation
Worldwide distribution
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BSE: The Disease
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Cattle (BSE)
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Incubation period: 2-8 yrs
Initial signs subtle
– Final stages
• Excitable, hypermetria, ataxic, tremors, loss of condition, death
Humans (vCJD)
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Incubation unknown
Neurological signs progressing to death
26 years old (mean age of onset)
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BSE: Impact and Response
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United Kingdom
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£3.7 billion by end of 2001/02 financial year
Estimated U.S. losses
– $45 to $66 per head
No effective treatment or vaccine
Surveillance program
Restrictions in place
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Import, animal feeds, slaughter, mammalian products
Very resistant
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Brucellosis: The Agent
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Bacterial infection
– Various species
Ingestion, inhalation, or direct contact
Clinical signs
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Humans: cyclic fever and flu-like symptoms
Animals: reproductive signs
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Brucellosis: The Agent
Species Natural Host
B. abortus
Cattle, bison, elk, horses
B.melitensis
Goats, sheep, cattle
B. suis
Swine, hares, reindeer, caribou, rodents
B. canis Dogs, other canids
B. ovis Sheep
Human
Pathogen
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No
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Brucellosis: The Bioweapon
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History
Highly infectious
Easily aerosolized
Stable
Prolonged incubation period
– May make diagnosis difficult
Person-to-person unlikely
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Brucellosis: The Response
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Long term antibiotics generally effective
Vaccinate calves, no human vaccine
Eliminate reservoir
Standard precaution to avoid exposure
Thorough disinfection
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Classical Swine Fever
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Highly contagious viral disease of pigs
Ingestion, direct contact, aerosol, vertical, insects, fomites
Worldwide distribution
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CSF: The Disease
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Incubation period: 2-14 days
Variable clinical signs
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Acute to asymptomatic
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Fever, weakness, anorexia, purplish discoloration of skin of ears, inner thighs
Can cause death
Strain of virus
Susceptibility of pigs
Signs mimic other swine diseases
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CSF: Impact and Response
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Mortality up to 100%
Ban on import/exports
– Huge economic impact
No treatment
Control by quarantine, slaughter
Vaccine in endemic countries
Humans not susceptible to disease
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Contagious Bovine
Pleuropneumonia (CBPP)
Bacteria
Cattle (European breeds, zebu)
– Buffalo, bison, yak, water buffalo
Transmission
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Aerosol (close contact)
Direct contact
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Saliva, urine, fetal fluids
– Transplacental
Endemic in Africa
– Eradicated in Western Hemisphere, UK,
Australia
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CBPP: The Disease
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Incubation period: 20-123 days
Respiratory signs
– Cough, broad stance
Chronic infections
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Depressed, thin, polyarthritis (calves)
25% Subclinical carriers
Morbidity ~100%
Mortality 10-70%
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CBPP: Impact and Response
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High economic and social impact
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Zambia, Tanzania, Botswana
Drought leads to migration to spread of disease
Treatment not always effective
Vaccine available in endemic areas
– Not always economically feasible
Humans not susceptible
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Contagious Caprine
Pleuropneumonia (CCPP)
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Bacterial respiratory disease of goats
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Mycoplasma capricolum (F38)
Mycoplasma mycoides capri
Transmission
– Direct contact, inhalation
Africa, Middle East,
Eastern Europe,
Soviet Union, Far East
Not in North America
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CCPP: The Disease
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Incubation period: 6-28 days
Mycoplasma F38 strain
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Respiratory symptoms
• Coughing, labored respiration, nasal discharge,
Chronic cases: Carriers
M. mycoides capri
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Septicemia, reproductive, intestinal, and respiratory
Morbidity 100%; Mortality 60-100%
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CCPP: Impact and Response
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Africa and Asia
– Goats essential to economics
• Meat, milk, hides
Treatment with antibiotics early
Newly infected countries
– Slaughter recommended
Vaccine available in some countries
Humans not susceptible
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Equine Encephalitis Viruses:
The Agent
Eastern (EEE), Western (WEE),
Venezuelan (VEE)
– Viruses transmitted by mosquitoes
Clinical signs
– Humans and Equids (horses, donkeys, mules)
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No to mild signs to flu-like illness
Encephalitis in small proportions
Birds
– Asymptomatic carriers, act as sentinels
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Equine Encephalitis Viruses:
The Bioweapon
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Easy to produce
Aerosolization
High rate of infection
Person-to-person transmission possible
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Equine Encephalitis Viruses:
The Response
Supportive care
Vaccine
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Human: High risk
• Virus unstable in environment
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Exotic Newcastle Disease
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Virus affecting poultry
– Four disease types vND endemic in Asia,
Middle East, Africa,
Central/ South America
Outbreaks continue due to illegal importation of exotic birds and poultry
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END: The Disease
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Incubation period: 2-15 days
Drop in egg production, neurological damage,
GI signs, respiratory distress
Numerous deaths within 24-48 hours
Deaths continue for 7-10 days
Morbidity 100%, mortality 90%
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END: Impact and Response
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Most costly poultry disease worldwide
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2002-2003: California outbreak
• $160 million impact
Developing countries
• Affects quality and quantity of dietary protein
Vaccine available
Human’s can acquire eye infections from contact with virus
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Foot and Mouth Disease
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Highly contagious virus
Considered the most important livestock disease in the world
Not in U.S. since 1929
Vesicular disease of cloven-hoofed animals
Spread by aerosol & fomites
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FMD: The Disease
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Viral infection
– Highly contagious
Cloven-hooved animals
– Not horses
Transmission
– Direct contact, aerosol, fomites
Worldwide distribution
– Eradicated from U.S. in 1929
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FMD: The Disease
Incubation period: 2-12 days
Cattle
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Indicator host
Fever, blisters, ulcerations, salivation, lameness
Sheep and goats
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Maintenance hosts
Mild clinical signs
Pigs: Amplifying host
– Lameness predominant sign
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FMD: Impact
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Animals at risk in the
United States
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100 million cattle
60 million swine
7 million sheep
40 million wildlife
Not horses –
Humans rarely infected
Huge economic impact
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FMD: Distribution
Free
Present
Recent Activity
(Rev. 3-25-01)
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FMD: Impact and Response
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2001, U.K. Outbreak
– Total costs over $18 billion USD
6 million animals slaughtered
– FMD free in less than 1 year
Public perception
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Animal welfare
Smoke pollution
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FMD: Impact and Response
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Most important livestock disease in the world
USDA upgrading safeguarding measures
Quarantine, depopulation, disinfection
Vaccination – complex decision
Extremely rare
– Mild symptoms in people
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Glanders: The Agent
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Bacteria
– Burkholderia mallei
Transmission by ingestion, inhalation, direct contact
– Animal-to-human transmission is inefficient
Clinical signs
– Humans & horses: cutaneous & pulmonary lesions, rapidly fatal illness
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Glanders: The Bioweapon
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WWI Russian horses
WWII Chinese civilians, horses, POW’s
Easy to produce
Aerosolized, highly infectious
Mortality high in chronic form
– 50-70%
Person to person transmission: Rare
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Glanders: The Response
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No vaccine
Antibiotic therapy likely effective
Destroyed by various chemicals
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Heartwater
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Rickettsia-bacteria
– Ehrlichia (formerly Cowdria) ruminantium
Spread by ticks
• Amblyomma sp.
Cattle, sheep, goats, water buffalo
– Severe disease
Endemic in Africa and Caribbean islands
– Once of the most important diseases of livestock in Africa
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Heartwater: The Disease
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Incubation period: 14-18 days
Four forms of the disease
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Peracute (rare)
• Sudden death
Acute (most common)
• High fever, respiratory distress, nervous signs
Subacute (rare)
• Prolonged fever, pulmonary edema
Mild or subclinical
• Transient fever
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Heartwater: Impact and Response
Zimbabwe national losses
– $56 million
Potential outbreak in U.S.
– Estimated 40–100% mortality
Treat with tetracycline
Vaccine is available
Vector control
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Hendra Virus: The Agent
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Emerging viral disease
– Australia
Transmission
– Fruit bats
– Urine, body fluids
Horses
– Sudden respiratory signs, nasal discharge, fever, encephalitis, sudden death
Humans
– Flu-like illness, respiratory failure, death
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Hendra Virus: The Response
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Little is known about disease
Highest level of security to work with the agent
Potentially serious consequences
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High mortality rate
Lack of treatment
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Japanese Encephalitis
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Viral infection
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Pigs, other domestic species
Humans
Spread by mosquitoes
– Culex sp.
Endemic in temperate and tropical Asia
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JE: The Disease
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Incubation period: 6-10 days
Horses
– Fever and neurologic signs
Swine
– Stillbirths
Humans
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Fever, headache
Fatal encephalitis possible
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JE: Impact and Response
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High financial loss in pigs
No effective treatment
– Supportive care
Vector control measures
Vaccine
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Humans
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Lumpy Skin Disease
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Viral infection
Cattle
Arthropod vector
– Mosquitoes and biting flies
Endemic in sub-
Saharan Africa
Peak: Rainy season
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Lumpy Skin Disease:
The Disease
Incubation period:
2-5 weeks
Fever, abortions, decreased milk production
– Nodules typically appear 10 days later
Mortality rates vary
– 2-85%
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Lumpy Skin Disease:
Impact and Response
Severe economic losses
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Decreased production
Secondary infections
Attenuated vaccine
– South Africa
Sheep and goat pox vaccine
– Kenya, Egypt
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Malignant Catarrhal Fever
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Viral infection
Wildebeest- Africa
Sheep/goats- N. America
Susceptible species:
Cattle, bison, other wild ruminants
– Dead-end hosts
Aerosol or mechanical transmission
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MCF: The Disease
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Incubation period: 9-77 days
Four clinical forms
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• Sudden death
Head and eye
• Fever, necrotic lesions
Intestinal
• Severe diarrhea
Mild
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MCF: Impact and Response
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High economic losses in exotics
Mortality near 100% in clinically ill animals
No effective treatment
– Supportive therapy
No current vaccine
Human disease not documented
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Melioidosis: The Agent
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Burkholderia
pseudomallei: Gramnegative
Transmission: Contact, ingestion, inhalation
Clinical signs: Humans, sheep, goats, and pigs
– Asymptomatic to pneumonia, lung and wound abscesses
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Melioidosis: The Bioweapon
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Easy to produce
Available
Aerosolization
High mortality: 90%
Person-to-person (rare)
Animal-to-person (rare)
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Melioidosis: The Response
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Long-term, multiple antibiotics effective
Vaccines available: not in U.S.
Easily destroyed by disinfectants
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Nipah Virus: The Agent
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Emerging viral disease in Southeast Asia
– Fruit bat reservoir
Malaysia, Singapore
Bangladesh
Clinical signs
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Humans: Encephalitis
Pigs: Respiratory, neurological
Dogs and cats: “Distemper”
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Nipah Virus: The Bioweapon
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Aerosolization potential
Wide host range
Rare person-to-person has occurred
High morbidity and mortality
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Nipah Virus: The Response
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Avoid contact with all infected animals and fluids
Vaccine being researched
Call authorities immediately
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Peste des Petits Ruminants
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Viral infection
Goats and sheep
Close contact
– Aerosol, fomites?
Morbidity and mortality up to 100%
Africa, the Middle East, India
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Peste des Petits Ruminants:
The Disease
Incubation period: 3-10 days
Sudden onset
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Fever, erosive stomatitis, conjunctivitis, pneumonia
More severe in young
Abortions
Diarrhea, dehydration and death
Prognosis correlated with extent of mouth lesions
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Peste des Petits Ruminants :
Impact and Response
Economic losses
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Loss of production, death, abortion
Limit trade, export
Constraints on availability of protein for human consumption
No specific treatment
Rinderpest vaccine
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Protects for 12 months
Hinders rinderpest campaign in Africa
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Q Fever: The Agent
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Bacteria: Coxiella burnetii
Transmission
– Aerosol, direct contact, ingestion, ticks
Sheep, cattle and goats
– Can be asymptomatic, abortions possible
Humans
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Acute: Flu-like + pneumonia & hepatitis
Chronic: Endocarditis, osteomyelitis
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Q Fever: The Bioweapon
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History
Easily accessible
Environmentally resistant
Highly infectious
Aerosolization
– Travel ½ mile by wind
Low mortality- chronic morbidity
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Q Fever: The Response
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Often self-limiting disease
Antibiotic therapy may limit complications
Vaccine developed
– Not available in U.S.
Variable susceptibility to disinfectants
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Q Fever: Prevention
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Avoid contact with the placenta, birth tissues, fetal membranes and aborted fetuses of sheep, cattle and goats
Eat and drink only pasteurized milk and milk products
Animal Disease Emergencies, 2008 - IHSEMD, IDALS, CFSPH
Rift Valley Fever: The Agent
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Viral disease found in most of Africa
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Transmitted by mosquitoes
Aerosol or contact with infected body fluids or aborted fetuses
Clinical signs
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Animals: Abortions, death in neonates
Humans: Flu-like, fever, headache
• Severe disease: eye and systemic infection
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Rift Valley Fever:
The Bioweapon
WHO estimate: 1970
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50 kg of virus aerosolized
35,000 incapacitated
400 deaths (1% mortality)
Stable at most temperatures
Inactivated by various chemicals
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Rift Valley Fever:
The Response
Vaccinate ruminants in endemic areas
Control mosquitoes
Avoid contact with infected tissues & blood
– Wear protective clothing
No person-to-person transmission
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Rinderpest
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Highly contagious virus
Cattle, domestic buffalo
– Other ungulates carriers
Transmission
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Direct or close contact
Fomites (equipment) contaminated food
East Africa, possibly Asia
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Rinderpest: The Disease
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Incubation period
– 3-15 days
Four forms
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Classical: Fever, diarrhea, nasal/ocular discharge, oral erosions
Peracute: Young animals, rapidly fatal
Subacute: Mild signs, low mortality
Atypical: Irregular fever, mild diarrhea
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Rinderpest:
Impact and Response
Africa: 1982-84
– Outbreak cost $500 million
$100 million spent annually on vaccination world-wide
Diagnosis usually means slaughter
Vaccine offers life-long immunity
Humans not susceptible to disease
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Screwworm Myiasis
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Exotic fly larvae
All warm-blooded animals
Humans and animals infected when female fly deposits eggs into wound
Morbidity variable, can reach 100%
Tropical regions
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Screwworm Myiasis:
The Disease
Larvae
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Emerge in 8-12 hours
Visible within 3 days
Wounds
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Bloody discharge
Foul odor
Secondary infection
Depression, off feed, rubbing
Signs similar in humans
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Screwworm Myiasis:
Impact and Response
Estimated losses if reintroduced
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$540 million annually
$1.27 billion for eradication
Treatment
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Removal of larvae
Topical larvicide 2-3 days
Sterile fly technique
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U.S. free in 1966
Mexico free in 1991
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Sheep and Goat Pox
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Viral infection
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Capripoxvirus
Contagious
Most important pox disease of domestic animals
Direct contact
– Inhalation, insects?
Parts of Africa, Asia, India, and the
Middle East
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Sheep and Goat Pox:
The Disease
Incubation period
– 4-13 days
Clinical signs
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Fever, conjunctivitis, difficulty breathing
Skin lesions may take up to 6 weeks to heal
Mortality
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50% in susceptible flock
100% in young
No chronic carriers
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Sheep and Goat Pox:
Impact and Response
Infection can limit trade of live animals and product
Treat secondary infections
Vaccination
– Endemic areas with attenuated virus
Slaughter should be considered
Humans not susceptible
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Swine Vesicular Disease
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Viral infection
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Resistant to heat, pH, curing
Moderately contagious
Swine and humans
Ingestion or close contact
Previously Europe and Hong Kong
– Only in Italy as of 2002
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SVD: The Disease
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Incubation period:
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Ingestion: 2-5 days
Direct contact: 2-7 days
Resembles FMD
Fever, salivation, lameness
Blisters
– Snout, mammary gland, coronary band
Mortality low
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SVD: Impact and Response
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Control measures costly
Export restrictions
Supportive care
Vaccine not commercially available
Human infection not common
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Incubation period: 1-5 weeks
Mild influenza-like symptoms
Vesicular lesions not seen
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Tularemia: The Agent
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Sheep, young pigs, horses, dogs, cats
• Sudden fever, lethargy, stiffness, prostration, and death
Wildlife
• Usually find dead
• Rabbits behave strangely
Cattle, older pigs resistant
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Tularemia: The Agent
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Francisella tularensis
Transmission
– Ingestion, inhalation, vectors, direct contact through skin
Six clinical forms in humans
Glandular Ulceroglandular
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Tularemia: The Bioweapon
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Stable
Aerosolized
Low infective dose via inhalation
Case fatality: 30-60% (untreated)
WHO estimation: 1970
– 50 kg agent: City population 5 million
• 250,000 ill
• 19,000 deaths
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Tularemia: The Response
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Person-to-person transmission not documented
Antibiotics effective, if given early or before exposure
Vaccine
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For high risk individuals
Unknown efficacy against inhalational tularemia
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Vesicular Stomatitis
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Viral infection
Horses, donkeys, cattle, swine, South American camelids
Arthropod-borne, direct contact, aerosol
Morbidity 90%, mortality low
Southwest United States
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VSV: The Disease
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Animals
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Incubation period 3-5 days
Oral/mammary/coronary band lesions, salivation, lameness
• Resembles FMD
Recovery in 2 weeks
Humans
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Incubation period 1-6 days
Influenza-like symptoms
Oral lesions rare
Self limiting
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VSV: Impact and Response
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Outbreaks every 10 years in the U.S
1982 and 1995: $53-$202 per head lost on cattle
1998: Equine outbreak
Supportive treatment
Vaccines available during an outbreak
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Acknowledgments
Development of this presentation was funded by a grant from the
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to the
Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University, College of
Veterinary Medicine.
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