ICVA Zoonotic Diseases Public Health 2

Question 1

Which zoonotic pathogen is responsible for Q fever and is classified as a Category B bioterrorism agent by the CDC?

Accepted Answer

Coxiella burnetii

Answer

Francisella tularensis

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Brucella melitensis

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Rickettsia rickettsii

Question 2

A veterinarian suspects a herd of cattle has foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). What is the correct public health action regarding zoonotic risk?

Accepted Answer

Immediately notify state and federal animal health officials as a reportable foreign animal disease

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Treat affected animals with antiviral medication to prevent human transmission

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Quarantine the farm but do not notify authorities since FMD rarely infects humans

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Euthanize all animals within a 1-mile radius to prevent human cases

Question 3

Which surveillance system is used in the US to track zoonotic diseases at the human-animal-environment interface?

Accepted Answer

One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization

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NARMS (National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System)

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NAHMS (National Animal Health Monitoring System)

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USDA APHIS Veterinary Biologics

Question 4

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the US is most commonly transmitted to humans through which route?

Accepted Answer

Inhalation of aerosolized rodent urine, feces, or saliva

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Direct bite from infected deer mice

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Consumption of undercooked rodent meat

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Contact with rodent blood during field necropsies

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the One Health concept as applied to zoonotic disease control?

Accepted Answer

A collaborative approach integrating human, animal, and environmental health to achieve optimal health outcomes

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A federal mandate requiring veterinarians to report all animal diseases to CDC

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An international treaty obligating countries to share zoonotic disease surveillance data

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A vaccination protocol targeting both livestock and their owners simultaneously

Question 6

A dog returns from a tropical region and presents with a sandfly bite wound. The veterinarian identifies Leishmania infection. What is the primary public health concern in a non-endemic US area?

Accepted Answer

Risk of establishing a new vector-competent sandfly population and enzootic cycle

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Direct person-to-person transmission from the owner to other family members

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Contamination of the local water supply with Leishmania promastigotes

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Airborne transmission of Leishmania amastigotes in the veterinary clinic

Question 7

Which zoonotic bacterium causes cat scratch disease and is primarily transmitted to humans through cat scratches or bites?

Accepted Answer

Bartonella henselae

Answer

Pasteurella multocida

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Capnocytophaga canimorsus

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Streptobacillus moniliformis