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Anaplasmosis

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/anaplasmos/anaplasfse.shtml

Information on this disease of ruminants, its transmission and spread, its clinical signs and what is being done to prevent its entry into Canada.

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Anthrax

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/anthchar/anthcharfse.shtml

Information on this disease, its transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and the precautions necessary to prevent human infection.

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Bluetongue

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/blufie/blufiefse.shtml

Information on this disease, its transmission, clinical signs and what is being done to prevent its entry into Canada.

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Bluetongue: Disease Factsheet

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/bluetongue/factsheet.htm

Provides information on how this disease is transmitted, the import of susceptible livestock, the clinical signs in cattle and sheep, and vaccination.

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Brucellosis Fact Sheet

http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/factsheet/bruce.htm

Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that can be passed from animals, such as cows, sheep and goats, to humans.

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Disease Factsheet: Anthrax

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/anthrax/index.htm

Information on this notifiable disease, its transmission, clinical signs, post-mortem appearances, precautions, treatment and the GB legislation covering it.

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Disease Factsheet: Bluetongue

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/bluetongue/index.htm

Information on the occurrence of this disease in the UK and advice to farmers and others.

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Disease Factsheet: Rift Valley Fever

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/riftvalleyfever/index.htm

History and spread of this disease which affects sheep, goats and cattle, the clinical signs, post-mortem appearances and the UK and EU legislation that covers it.

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NADIS

http://www.nadis.org.uk

The National Animal Disease Information Service is a network of 60 veterinary practices and 6 veterinary colleges monitoring the health of cattle, sheep and pigs in the UK.

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Profile for Toxoplasmosis

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/sp-toxoplasmosis.pdf

Provides information on this disease, the rationale for government intervention, the risks to human health and the GB disease control strategy.

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Profile for Verocytotoxin Producing E. coli (VTEC0157)

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/sp-vtec.pdf

The VTEC0157 strain of E. coli produces a toxin which can cause disease. This profile describes the problem, provides a rationale for government intervention and a GB control strategy.

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Q Fever Control Policy

http://www.ehs.ufl.edu/Bio/qfever/qmain.htm

Information from the University of Florida on their policy for quarantining animals and ensuring their facilities remain free of this disease.

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Rift Valley Fever

http://www.fao.org/NEWS/1998/rvf-e.htm

A mosquito-borne viral disease leading to serious economic losses in livestock, particularly sheep. Transmission, symptoms, related links.

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Rift Valley Fever

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/rift/riftfse.shtml

Information on this disease, its transmission and spread, its clinical signs, diagnosis and what is being done to prevent its entry into Canada.

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Screw-worm Fly

http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/search/search.cgi?collection=external&form=custom&meta_y_not=0ARCHIVE0&query=t%3A%22screw+worm+fly%22+s%3A%22Chrysomya+bezziana%22&meta_x_sand=&sort=title&x=34&y=12

Serious threat to pastoral industries, occurs in almost all tropical countries except Australia. Its life cycle and potential impact on cattle, sheep, dogs and humans are described.

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Specified Diseases

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/specified.htm

Provides a list of the diseases which are compulsorily notifiable under European Union legislation.

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Trichinellosis

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/trich/trichfse.shtml

Information on this disease, where it occurs, its transmission and spread, the public health risk, symptoms in humans, its diagnosis and what is being done to prevent its entry into Canada.

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Vesicular Stomatitis

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/vesiculatstomatitis/index.htm

DEFRA factsheet providing information on the history and spread of this disease which affects cattle, pigs and horses, the clinical signs and post-mortem appearances.

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Vesicular Stomatitis

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/vssv/vssvfse.shtml

Information on this disease, its transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis and what is being done to prevent its entry into Canada.

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