Veterinary Public Health Flashcards
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Which zoonotic pathogen is primarily transmitted to humans through contact with infected animal urine, particularly in flooded environments?
Answer: Leptospira interrogans
Leptospira interrogans is shed in animal urine and transmitted via water or soil contact, with flooding increasing exposure risk.
Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which rule specifically addresses hazard analysis and preventive controls for human food facilities?
Answer: Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule
The Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule requires food facilities to implement hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls.
A dairy herd is diagnosed with Brucella abortus. Which federal program mandates testing and slaughter of reactor animals in the US?
Answer: Brucellosis Eradication Program
The USDA Brucellosis Eradication Program requires identification, testing, and depopulation of Brucella-positive herds.
Which method is used to calculate the attack rate during a foodborne illness outbreak investigation?
Answer: Number ill / number exposed × 100
Attack rate = (number of ill persons / number exposed) × 100, measuring the proportion of exposed individuals who became ill.
A veterinarian discovers a dog imported from a rabies-endemic country without documentation of vaccination. The appropriate immediate action under US regulations is:
Answer: Quarantine the dog for up to 6 months
CDC regulations require dogs imported from high-risk countries without valid rabies vaccination to be quarantined for up to 6 months.
Which surveillance system in the US monitors antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic enteric pathogens from humans, animals, and retail meat?
Answer: NARMS
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) tracks resistance trends across the human-animal-food interface.
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'One Health' in veterinary public health?
Answer: An integrated approach recognizing the interconnection of human, animal, and environmental health
One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral approach recognizing that human, animal, and environmental health are interdependent.