Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System Resources Library

 

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Cross-Sectional Survey of Horse Owners to Assess Their Knowledge and Use of Biosecurity Practices for Equine Infectious Diseases in the United States

ABSTRACT

Horses are transported in the United States more than any other livestock species and co-mingle at various events; therefore, they are considered to be at an increased risk for...

  • Equine
  • One Time
  • United States
  • Article
Article
Survey of state animal health officials reveals lack of personnel and resources to manage equine infectious disease outbreaks

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study was to assess the challenges faced by state animal health officials (SAHOs) when managing equine disease outbreaks.

METHODS
A survey was...

  • Equine
  • One Time
  • United States
  • Article
Article
Rapid Qualitative Risk Assessment: The Risk to Dairy Cattle in Canada from Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Dairy Cattle in the US 2024 08 14
Aug/14/2024
This rapid qualitative risk assessment (RQRA) was initiated to help better understand the risk to dairy cattle in Canada from avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cattle in the US, and inform decisions...
  • Bovine
  • Influenza
  • Virus
  • One Time
  • Community for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (CEZD)
  • United States,
  • National
Avian Influenza Overview: What You Need to Know and Where to Learn More - Veterinarians Without Borders North America
Jul/19/2024

Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) are a hot topic right now due to their evolving impacts on wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. As a veterinary epidemiologist with Environment and Climate Change...

  • Avian (Domestic, Non-poultry),
  • Avian (Non-domestic),
  • Bovine,
  • Cat,
  • Human,
  • Mammalian (Domestic, other),
  • Mammalian (Non-domestic, other),
  • Poultry,
  • Sheep and Goats
  • Influenza
  • Virus
  • One Time
  • Commercial, large-scale,
  • Smallholding,
  • Hobby/Pet,
  • Freeliving
  • United States,
  • International ,
  • National
  • Article
  • Emerging,
  • Endemic,
  • Zoonotic
Article
First report of Myxobolus neurofontinalis (Bivalvulida: Myxobolidae) infecting anadromous Brook Trout from Prince Edward Island, Canada
Mar/06/2024
This study documents Myxobolus neurofontinalis outside of North Carolina for the first time and, given the morphological similarities to Myxobolus cerebralis, the causative agent of...
  • Finfish
  • Emerging
  • Other
  • Parasite
  • One Time
  • Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC),
  • Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC)
  • Freeliving
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Article
CEZD Rapid Literature Review - Influenza Virus Replication in and Transmission through Mammary Glands/Milk 2024 05
May/17/2024
The summarized scientific literature in this review are experimental or field studies in cattle, swine, ferrets and human breast cells, with limited information available from recent years....
  • Bovine,
  • Human,
  • Mammalian (Domestic, other),
  • Swine
  • Influenza
  • Virus,
  • Zoonosis
  • One Time
  • Community for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (CEZD),
  • Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System (CAHSS)
  • N/A
  • N/A
Research Findings: Impact of BCS on Reproductive Performance
Western Canadian beef research has identified the potential impact of Body Condition Score (BCS) on beef cow performance. These research findings show the importance of body condition monitoring and...
  • Bovine
  • Other
  • One Time
  • Canadian Cow-Calf Surveillance Network (C3SN),
  • Western Canadian Animal Health Network (WeCAHN)
  • Commercial, large-scale,
  • Smallholding
  • Alberta,
  • British Columbia,
  • Manitoba,
  • Saskatchewan
Johne’s Disease Risk Factors
Takeaways
• Older cows and skinnier cows or cows from herd having cows with signs of Johne’s disease, were more likely to test positive on an ELISA test.
• Herds having dairy cattle on-farm,...
  • Bovine
  • Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease)
  • Bacteria
  • One Time
  • Canadian Cow-Calf Surveillance Network (C3SN),
  • Western Canadian Animal Health Network (WeCAHN)
  • Commercial, large-scale,
  • Smallholding
  • Alberta,
  • British Columbia,
  • Manitoba,
  • Saskatchewan
Johne’s Disease in Beef Cattle: Overview
• Johne’s disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium ssp paratuberculosisis (MAP) can result in 25kg reduction in weaning weights in calves from dams having a strongly positive blood test, relative to...
  • Bovine
  • Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease)
  • Bacteria
  • One Time
  • Canadian Cow-Calf Surveillance Network (C3SN),
  • Western Canadian Animal Health Network (WeCAHN)
  • Commercial, large-scale,
  • Smallholding
  • National
CEZD Rapid Literature Review – Influenza A and Dairy Cattle 2024 04
Apr/30/2024
A literature review of what is known about Influenza A and Dairy Cattle...
  • Bovine
  • Influenza
  • Virus,
  • Zoonosis
  • One Time
  • Community for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (CEZD),
  • Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System (CAHSS)
  • International
Filters
Animal Type - (0/26)
  • Amphibian/Reptile
  • Avian (Domestic, Non-poultry)
  • Avian (Non-domestic)
  • Bat
  • Bison
  • Bovine
  • Camelid
  • Cat
  • Cervid
  • Crustacean
  • Dog
  • Equine
  • Finfish
  • Honeybee
  • Human
  • Insect (Non-honeybee)
  • Mammalian (Domestic, other)
  • Mammalian (Non-domestic, other)
  • Mink
  • Mollusc
  • N/A
  • Other
  • Poultry
  • Rabbit
  • Sheep and Goats
  • Swine
Disease Agent Type - (0/12)
  • Bacteria
  • Ecto-parasite
  • Fungal
  • Myxosporidian
  • N/A
  • Other
  • Parasite
  • Prion
  • Protozoan
  • Toxin
  • Unknown
  • Virus
  • Zoonosis
Disease Agent - (0/130)
  • Abalone viral mortality (Abalone herpes-like virus)
  • Acarine disease (Acarapis woodi, tracheal mite)
  • Actinomyces
  • Acute bee paralysis virus
  • Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (Vibrio parahaemolyticus)
  • Adenovirus
  • African horse sickness
  • African swine fever
  • Aino virus
  • Akabane virus
  • Aleutian disease virus (Mink plasmacytosis)
  • American foulbrood (Paenibacillus)
  • Anaplasmosis
  • Anthrax
  • Apis cerana (Eastern honey bee or Asian honey bee)
  • Apis mellifera capensis (Cape bee)
  • Apis mellifera scutellata (African honey bee)
  • Apis vilutina (Asian predatory wasp)
  • Arboviruses
  • Arenaviruses
  • Asian bee mites (Tropilaelaps clareae)
  • Aspergillus
  • Atrophic rhinitis
  • Avian chlamydiosis
  • Avian encephalomyelitis
  • Avian Infectious bonchitis
  • Avian leukosis
  • Avian mycoplasmosis
  • Avian salmonellosis
  • Avian spirochaetosis
  • Avian tuberculosis
  • Babesiosis
  • Bacterial Kidney Disease (Renibacterium salmoninarum)
  • Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
  • Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
  • Baylisascaris
  • Besnoitiosis
  • Black queen cell virus
  • Blackleg (Clostridium chauvoei)
  • Blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatitidis)
  • Bluetongue
  • Bonamia exitiosa
  • Bonamia ostreae
  • Bonamia roughleyi
  • Borna disease virus (Mammalian)
  • Borrelia
  • Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)
  • Bovine babesiosis (Babesia bovis)
  • Bovine cysticercosis (Taenia saginata)
  • Bovine ephemeral fever virus
  • Bovine genital campylabacteriosis (vibriosis)
  • Bovine herpesvirus
  • Bovine leukemia virus
  • Bovine malignant catarrhal fever (gammaherpesviruses)
  • Bovine petechial fever (Ehrlichia ondin)
  • Bovine respiratory syncytial virus
  • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  • Bovine trichomoniasis (Tritrichomonas foetus)
  • Bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis)
  • Bovine viral diarrhea virus
  • Brachyspira
  • Brown ring disease (Vibrio tapetis)
  • Brucella
  • Brucellosis (Brucella abortus)
  • Brucellosis (Brucella melitensis)
  • Brucellosis (Brucella suis)
  • Bunyaviruses
  • Cache Valley virus
  • Campylobacter
  • Caprine arthritis-encephalitis
  • Caseous lymphadenitis (Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis)
  • Ceratomyxosis (Ceratomyxa shasta)
  • Chalkbrood (Ascosphaera apis)
  • Chicken proventricular necrosis virus
  • Chlamydia
  • Chronic wasting disease
  • Circovirus
  • Classical swine fever
  • Clostridium
  • Coccidiosis
  • Contagious agalactia
  • Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (Mycoplasma mycoides mycoides)
  • Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (Mycoplasma capricolum)
  • Contagious equine metritis
  • Contagious ophthalmia
  • Contagious pustular dermatitis (Contagious ecthyma, Sore mouth, Orf)
  • Coronavirus
  • Corynebacterium
  • Coxiella
  • Crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astace)
  • Cryptococcosis
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Cysticercosis (Cysticercus spp.)
  • Cysticercosis (Taenia solium)
  • Deformed wing virus
  • Dermatophilosis
  • Dirofilaria
  • Distemper
  • Distomatosis (liver fluke)
  • Dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum)
  • Duck hepatitis
  • Duck viral enteritis
  • E. coli
  • Eastern equine encephalomyelitis
  • Echinococcus
  • Egg drop syndrome (Fowl adenovirus)
  • Enteric red mouth disease (Yersinia ruckeri)
  • Enterococcus
  • Enterotoxaemia
  • Enterovirus encephalomyelitis (Teschen disease)
  • Environmental contaminant
  • Enzootic abortion of ewes (Chlamydophila abortus, ovine chlamydiosis)
  • Enzootic bovine leukosis (Bovine leukaemia virus)
  • Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus
  • Epizootic haemorrhagic disease
  • Epizootic lymphangitis (Histoplasma farciminosum)
  • Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (Aphanomyces invadans)
  • Equine arteritis virus
  • Equine coital exanthema
  • Equine encephalitis
  • Equine herpes virus
  • Equine infectious anemia
  • Equine piroplasmosis (Babesia caballi or Theileria equi)
  • Erysipelas
  • European foulbrood (Melissococcus pluton)
  • Filariasis
  • Filovirus
  • Foot and mouth disease
  • Foot rot (Fusobacterium necrophorum)
  • Fowl cholera (Pasteurella multocida)
  • Fowl pox
  • Fowl typhoid (Salmonella gallinarum)
  • Furunculosis (Aeromonas salmonicida)
  • Gallibacterium
  • Giant Asian hornet (Vespa mandarinia)
  • Giardiasis
  • Glanders
  • Goose parvovirus (Derzsy’s disease)
  • Greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella)
  • Gryrodactylus
  • Hantavirus
  • Haplosporidium
  • Heartwater (Cowdriosis, Ehrlichia ruminantium)
  • Hemorrhagic septicemia
  • Hendra virus
  • Herpes virus of cervididae
  • Herpesvirus
  • Histophilus
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Horse mange (Psoroptes equi)
  • Ibaraki disease
  • Inclusion body hepatitis
  • Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus
  • Infectious bronchitis
  • Infectious bursal disease
  • Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro)
  • Infectious coryza
  • Infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus
  • Infectious hematopoietic necrosis
  • Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus
  • Infectious laryngotracheitis
  • Infectious myonecrosis virus
  • Infectious pancreatic necrosis
  • Infectious salmon anaemia
  • Influenza
  • Influenza, equine
  • Intestinal salmonellosis infections
  • Israel acute paralysis virus
  • Ixodes scapularis
  • Japanese encephalitis
  • Kashmir bee virus
  • Koi herpesvirus
  • Leptospira interrogans
  • Leptospirosis
  • Lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella)
  • Listeria
  • Listeriosis (Listeria monocytogenes)
  • Louping ill
  • Lumpy skin disease
  • Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
  • Maedi-Visna (ovine progressive pneumonia)
  • Malignant catarrhal fever (Gammaherpesvirus)
  • Mannheimia
  • Marek's disease
  • Marteilia refringens
  • Marteilia sydneyi
  • Marteiliodes chungmuensis
  • Melioidosis (Pseudoglanders, Burkholderia pseudomallei)
  • Mikrocytos mackini
  • MSX disease (Haplosporidium nelson)
  • Mycobacterium
  • Mycoplasma
  • Mycoplasma gallisepticum (Avian mycoplasmosis)
  • Mycoplasma pneumonia of sheep or goats (Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae)
  • Mycoplasma synovaie
  • Myxomatosis
  • N/A
  • Nairobi sheep disease virus
  • Nairovirus (Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus)
  • Necrotizing hepatopancreatitis (Hepatobacter penaei)
  • Neorickettsia
  • Newcastle disease virus
  • Nipah virus
  • Nosematosis of bees (Nosema apis)
  • Oncorhynchus masou virus
  • Ostreid herpes virus
  • Other
  • Outbreak or epidemiological change
  • Ovine epididymitis (Brucella ovis)
  • Ovine pulmonary ademonatosis
  • Parainfluenza
  • Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease)
  • Parelaphostrongylus
  • Pasteurella
  • Perkinsus marinus
  • Perkinsus olseni
  • Peste des petits ruminants
  • Plague (Yersina pestis)
  • Porcine epidemic diarrhea
  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
  • Potomac horse fever
  • Pseudomonas
  • Pseudorabies (Aujesky’s disease)
  • Pullorum disease (Salmonella pullorum)
  • Q fever (Coxiella burnettii)
  • QPX (Quahog parasite unknown, Cold water disease)
  • Rabbit haemorrhagic disease
  • Rabies
  • Ranavirus
  • Red sea bream iridoviral disease
  • Reovirus
  • Rift Valley fever virus
  • Rinderpest virus
  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever (Rickettsia rickettsii)
  • Rotavirus
  • Sacbrood disease virus
  • Salmonella
  • Salmonella abortus equi
  • Salmonella abortus ovis
  • Salmonella choleraesuis
  • Salmonella Dublin
  • Salmonella Enteritidis
  • Salmonella Heidelberg
  • Salmonella typhimurium
  • Salmonid alphavirus
  • Sapelovirus
  • Scrapie
  • Screwworm
  • Seaside organism (Haplosporidium costale)
  • Senecavirus A
  • Sheep and goat pox
  • Sheep mange (scab)
  • Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida)
  • Spring viremia of carp
  • Staphylococcus
  • Strangles (Streptococcus equi)
  • Streptococcosis iniae
  • Streptococcus
  • Swine delta coronavirus
  • Swine dysentery (Brachyspira hampsonili)
  • Swine dysentery (Brachyspira hyodysenteriae)
  • Swine erysipelas
  • Swine vesicular disease
  • Taura syndrome virus
  • Theileriasis
  • Tick-borne fever (Anaplasma (Cytoecetes) phagocytophilia)
  • Tissue worm (Elaphostrongylus cervi)
  • Toxoplasma
  • Transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE coronavirus)
  • Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (not CWD, BSE or Scrapie)
  • Trichinella
  • Trueperella
  • Trypanosomiasis
  • Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
  • Turkey viral hepatitis
  • Turkey viral rhinotracheitis
  • Ulcerative lymphangitis (Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis)
  • Unknown
  • Varroa mite
  • Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis
  • Vesicular stomatitis
  • Vibrionic dysentery
  • Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia
  • Warble infestation
  • Wesselsbron’s disease
  • West nile virus
  • Western equine encephalomyelitis
  • Whirling disease (Myxobolus cerebralis)
  • White nose syndrome
  • White spot syndrome virus
  • White sturgeon iridoviral disease
  • White tail disease
  • Withering syndrome of abalone (Xenohaliotis californiensis)
  • Yellow head virus
  • Yersiniosis
Organization - (0/33)
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
  • Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AAF)
  • Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (AARD)
  • Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP)
  • Alberta Government
  • Alberta Veterinary Surveillance Network (AVSN)
  • Animal Health Canada
  • Animal Health Canada Working Group (AHC-WG)
  • Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC)
  • BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
  • BC Community Bat Program
  • BC Government
  • BC Integrated Surveillance of Foodborne Pathogens (BCIFSP)
  • Canada West Swine Health Information Network (CWSHIN)
  • Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System (CAHSS)
  • Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS)
  • Canadian Cow-Calf Surveillance Network (C3SN)
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
  • Canadian Intergrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS)
  • Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network (CSHIN)
  • Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)
  • Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC)
  • Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS)
  • Cedar Coast Field Station
  • Community for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (CEZD)
  • Council of the Chief Veterinary Officers (CCVO)
  • Équipe québécoise de contrôle des maladies avicoles (EQCMA)
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
  • FoodNet
  • Manitoba Government
  • N/A
  • National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council (NFAHWC)
  • New Brunswick Government
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Government
  • Northwest Territory Government
  • Nova Scotia Government
  • Nunavut Government
  • Ontario Animal Health Network (OAHN)
  • Ontario Government
  • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
  • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF)
  • Ontario Veterinary College (OVC)
  • Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA)
  • Prairie Diagnostic Services (PDS)
  • Prince Edward Island Government
  • Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
  • Quebec Government
  • Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
  • Quebec Réseau d'alerte et d'information zoosanitaire (RAIZO)
  • Saskatchewan Government
  • Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA)
  • United States Government
  • University of Alberta
  • University of Calgary
  • Veterinary Epidemiology and Surveillance Network (VSEN)
  • Western Canadian Animal Health Network (WeCAHN)
  • Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM)
  • Yukon Government
Region - (0/16)
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • International
  • Manitoba
  • N/A
  • National
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nova Scotia
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • United States
  • Yukon
Production System - (0/8)
  • Captive
  • Commercial, large-scale
  • Freeliving
  • Hobby/Pet
  • N/A
  • Other
  • Smallholding
  • Unknown
Frequency - (1/7)
  • Annually
  • Bi-Annually
  • Monthly
  • One Time
  • Other
  • Quarterly
  • Weekly
Topic - (0/17)
  • Animal welfare
  • Antimicrobial Use/Resistance
  • Biosecurity
  • Contaminant/Hazard
  • Emerging
  • Endemic
  • Food safety
  • Foreign Animal Disease
  • Governance
  • Invasive Species
  • N/A
  • Other
  • Production-limiting
  • Record of Discussion
  • Regulated
  • Vector/Vector-borne
  • Zoonotic
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