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Biodefense Reference Library
Foreign Animal
and Zoonotic Disease Center
Zoonotic Disease
Online Course
Presented by
Stephen M. Apatow,
Director of Research and Development
Humanitarian Resource
Institute Biodefense Reference Library
Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Center
[Vitae][Email]
Introduction
One of the first actions a veterinary practitioner takes on suspicion
of a natural or intentional outbreak of an important or exotic disease is
timely reporting to proper authorities. Unless knowledge of what diseases
are reportable, and to whom, is maintained before the event, valuable time
will be wasted in "reinventing the wheel."
Practitioners should also engage their human medical counterparts
at the local level. Too often, medical providers at local hospitals and health
departments plan for medical surveillance and response activities without
considering the zoonotic and epizootic diseases that can impact those systems.
Veterinarians who have become active in public health endeavors have been
well received by their counterparts in human health care and have made important
contributions to both animal and human epidemiology. -- AVMA: Biological terrorism against animals and humans: a brief
review and primer for action.
I. Study Materials
II. OIE:
Data by Disease: Diseases Notifiable to the OIE.
III. Online Test
The Zoonotic Disease Review Online Test encompasses 135 questions (True/False) related
to the Zoonotic Disease Review materials provided in section I. Upon completion
and online submission of the test, individuals with a passing grade of 90%
(implemented 08.30.2004) or above will
receive a certificate of completion by Humanitarian Resource Institute.
Fee: $50.00
Continuing
Education Units (CEUs)
Enrollees should check with their state's regulatory
board to ensure acceptance of online continuing education credit for the
purposes of state license requirements.
Related Information:
- Response to Bioterrorism: Agents of Bioterrorism: presentation
made by Harvey Holmes, Ph.D., Chief, Diagnostic Microbiology Section, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. The accompanying PowerPoint slides are
referred to in the text by the number appearing in the lower left corner
of the slide. Agents of Bioterrorism
PDF (4.16 MB/82 pages): Slide set. Describes specific tests Level A microbiology
laboratories should perform to rule out a suspected organism or refer it to
another laboratory. PowerPoint 
(1.41 MB/82 slides)
- Bacterial Infections
and Mycoses: Karolinska Institutet, Library
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