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In the United States, the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) is responsible for sharing information regarding notifiable diseases. As of 2020, the following are the notifiable diseases in the US as mandated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: [1]
An anti Live Export trade protest in Brisbane, June 2019. Australia's live export industry has experienced significant scrutiny by animal welfare groups since 2003. The RSPCA is opposed to live export. [13] Over 550,000 animals are reported to have died en route during live export journeys between 2000–2012. [14]
This is a list of diseases known (or declared) to have been eliminated from the United States, either permanently or at one time. (" Elimination " is the preferred term for "regional eradication" of a disease; the term " eradication " is reserved for the reduction of an infectious disease's global prevalence to zero.)
Livestock transportation is the movement of livestock, by road, rail, ship, or air. Livestock are transported for many reasons, including slaughter, auction, breeding, livestock shows, rodeos, fairs, and grazing. When the movement crosses borders into another country, it is known as live export.
In the past, notifiable diseases in the United States varied according to the laws of individual states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) also produced a list of nationally notifiable diseases that health officials should report to the CDC's National Notifiable ...
The loss of a ship in the Indian Ocean in 1996 resulted in the deaths of 67,488 sheep. This provoked animal welfare organisations including CIWF to campaign against the livestock trade. [5] The DANNY F II capsized in the Mediterranean Sea in December 2009 resulting in the loss of many crew members and more than 20,000 animals. [6]
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A number of animals, wild or domesticated, carry infectious diseases and approximately 75% of wildlife diseases are vector-borne viral zoonotic diseases. [13] Zoonotic diseases are complex infections residing in animals and can be transmitted to humans. The emergence of zoonotic diseases usually occurs in three stages.