Which diseases are reportable and foreign animal diseases in poultry?

Which diseases are reportable and foreign animal diseases in poultry?

• A. Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza
• B. Marek's disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza
• C. Infectious laryngotracheitis and Marek's disease
• D. Fowl cholera and exotic Newcastle disease

Answer: (A)

The key idea is which poultry diseases are both required to be reported and classified as foreign animal diseases. Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza fit this because they are considered high-risk, reportable pathogens that are not normally present in a country or are tightly controlled as exotic threats. Their detection triggers rapid regulatory actions—quarantine, movement restrictions, and often depopulation or destruction—to prevent spread and protect the national flock and commerce. The other diseases listed, while important in poultry health, are generally not considered foreign diseases in the regulatory sense or are not consistently designated as reportable FADs across jurisdictions. Marek’s disease and infectious laryngotracheitis are widespread in many regions and commonly managed through vaccination and routine surveillance rather than being treated as exotic, reportable threats. Fowl cholera is likewise widespread and typically not labeled a foreign disease.

The key idea is which poultry diseases are both required to be reported and classified as foreign animal diseases. Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza fit this because they are considered high-risk, reportable pathogens that are not normally present in a country or are tightly controlled as exotic threats. Their detection triggers rapid regulatory actions—quarantine, movement restrictions, and often depopulation or destruction—to prevent spread and protect the national flock and commerce.

The other diseases listed, while important in poultry health, are generally not considered foreign diseases in the regulatory sense or are not consistently designated as reportable FADs across jurisdictions. Marek’s disease and infectious laryngotracheitis are widespread in many regions and commonly managed through vaccination and routine surveillance rather than being treated as exotic, reportable threats. Fowl cholera is likewise widespread and typically not labeled a foreign disease.