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Contents

Animal health

Anthrax information · Avian influenza · Communicable diseases · Chronic wasting disease · Foreign animal diseases · Foot and mouth disease · National animal health organizations · Reportable diseases · State departments of agriculture · Veterinary diagnostic laboratories · Zoonotic diseases

Disaster/emergency resources

Agencies active in disasters · Bioterrorism/agroterrorism information · Bovine spongiform encephalopathy · Disaster plans · Disaster preparedness · Disaster response · Emergency management · National Disaster Medical System · Search and rescue · State Public Health Veterinarians · State Veterinarians · State Veterinary Medical Associations · Veterinary volunteer opportunities · Weather related information

Public health

Anthrax information · Avian influenza · Communicable diseases · Public health education · Rendering · Reportable diseases · Zoonotic diseases

Animal health

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Anthrax information

• AVMA Anthrax backgrounder

• Concerns of Anthrax in Domestic Cats

• Dairy and animal science electronic executive summaries

• Response to Concerns of Anthrax in Domestic Cats

Avian influenza

• American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine

• AVMA Influenza Resources

• National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense

• World Health Organization

Communicable diseases

• AVMA public health information

• Los Angeles Department of Health Services

• National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense

Chronic wasting disease

• AVMA public health information

• AVMA CWD backgrounder

• AVMA CWD information

• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service CWD information

Foreign animal diseases: general

• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service reporting FADs (PDF)

• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service public health veterinary training

• Animal Health Australia

• Agricultural Research Service

• USDA APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories

• US Animal Health Association

• United States Department of Agriculture

• The Foreign Animal Disease Gray Book

• Role of the Private Veterinarian in the Diagnosis of Foreign Animal Diseases

• University of Illinois Foreign and Reportable Disease Surveillance

• National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense

Foot and mouth disease

• AVMA FMD backgrounder

• National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense

National animal health organizations

• United States Department of Agriculture

• US Animal Health Association

• Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

• Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

• Office International des Epizooties

• The AVIS Consortium: Foot and mouth disease

Reportable diseases

• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service reporting FADs (PDF)

State departments of agriculture

• Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries

• Alaska Division of Agriculture

• Arizona Department of Agriculture

• Arkansas State Plant Board

• California Department of Food and Agriculture

• Colorado Department of Agriculture

• Connecticut Department of Agriculture

• Delaware Department of Agriculture

• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

• Georgia Department of Agriculture

• Hawaii Department of Agriculture

• State of Idaho Agriculture

• Illinois Department of Agriculture

• Indiana Department of Agriculture

• Iowa Department of Agriculture

• Kansas Department of Agriculture

• Kentucky Department of Agriculture

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry

• Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources

• Maryland Department of Agriculture

• Massachusetts Food and Agriculture

• Michigan Department of Agriculture

• Minnesota Department of Agriculture

• Mississippi Agriculture and Commerce

• Missouri Department of Agriculture

• Montana Department of Agriculture

• Nebraska Department of Agriculture

• Nevada Department of Agriculture

• New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food

• New Jersey Department of Agriculture

• New Mexico Department of Agriculture

• New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

• North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

• North Dakota Department of Agriculture

• Ohio Department of Agriculture

• Oklahoma Department of Agriculture

• Oregon Department of Agriculture

• Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

• South Carolina Department of Agriculture

• South Dakota Department of Agriculture

• Tennessee Department of Agriculture

• Texas Department of Agriculture

• Utah Department of Agriculture

• Vermont Department of Agriculture

• Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

• Washington Department of Agriculture

• West Virginia Department of Agriculture

• Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

• Wyoming Department of Agriculture

Veterinary diagnostic laboratories

• American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD)

• USDA APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories

Zoonotic diseases

• AVMA public health information

• AVMA Zoonosis Updates

• Humanitarian Resource Institute: Online zoonotic disease course

• National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense

Disaster/emergency resources

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Agencies active in disasters

• American Humane Association

• American Veterinary Medical Foundation

• AVMA Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams

• Center for International Disaster Information

• Code 3 Associates, Inc animal rescue

• Noah's Wish animal rescue

• International Fund for Animal Welfare

• The Humane Society of the United States

• United Animal Nations/Emergency Animal Rescue Services (EARS)

Bioterrorism/agroterrorism information

• AVMA public health information

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Federal Emergency Management Agency electronic distance learning

• National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense

• Purdue Extension Educators

• Texas Department of State Health Services

• University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

• AVMA BSE backgrounder

• AVMA public health information

• US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine

Disaster plans

• American Veterinary Medical Foundation

• AVMA

• California Department of Food and Agriculture animal disaster plans

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention animal disaster plans

• New Ipswich emergency management plan (PDF)

• Pets on the Go

• Pet Travel Center.com

• Pets Welcome travel information

• State animal response teams

• The Humane Society of the United States

Disaster preparedness

• 72 hour preparation

• American Veterinary Medical Foundation

• Animal Welfare Information Center Disaster Planning

• Animal Welfare Information Center Disaster Planning for Research and Laboratory Animal
Facilities

• AVMA disaster preparedness series

• AVMAtv

• Bernstein Crisis Management LLC

• California Department of Food and Agriculture animal disaster plans

• Canadian Council on Animal Care Crisis Management Program

• Disaster Planning for Laboratory Animal Facilities: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
(PDF, 5.8 MB)

• Extension Disaster Education Network

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• FEMA Information for Pet Owners

• Humanitarian Resource Institute

• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

• Laboratory Animal Management Association Disaster Preparedness Resource

• Maryland Fire and Rescue

• National Institutes of Health Offices and Extramural Research

• PRIM&R IACUC Conference Diaster Plan Outline (PDF, 192 Kb)

• Pet Travel Center Emergency Preparedness Tips

• Pet Travel Center Emergency Tips

• Pets Welcome travel information

• State animal response teams

• UC Davis DANR Guide to Disaster Preparedness

• University of Florida Disaster-Related Resources on the World Wide Web

• US Department of Homeland Security

• Whitehouse/national disaster information

Disaster response

• ESF #6 - Pet Policy and Guidance

• National Response Framework

Emergency management

• Alabama Emergency Management Agency

• Alaska Division of Emergency Services

• Arizona Division of Emergency Management

• Arkansas Department of Emergency Management

• California Office of Emergency Services

• Colorado Division of Emergency Management

• Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

• Delaware Emergency Management Agency

• Florida Division of Emergency Management

• Georgia Office of Homeland Security

• Hawaii State Civil Defense

• Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security

• Illinois Emergency Management Agency

• Indiana Emergency Management Agency

• Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management

• Kansas Division of Emergency Management

• Kentucky Division of Emergency Management

• Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness

• Maine Emergency Management Agency

• Maryland Emergency Management Agency

• Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

• Michigan State Police

• Minnesota Public Safety Homeland Security and Emergency Management

• Mississippi Emergency Management Agency

• Missouri State Emergency Management Agency

• Montana Disaster and Emergency Services

• Nebraska Emergency Management

• Nevada Division of Emergency Management

• New Hampshire Department of Safety, Bureau of Emergency Management

• New Jersey Emergency Management Section

• New York State Emergency Management Office

• North Carolina Emergency Management

• North Dakota Division of Emergency Management

• Northern Mariana Islands Emergency Management Office

• Ohio Emergency Management Agency

• Oklahoma Dept of Civil Emergency Management

• Oregon Emergency Management

• Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

• Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency

• South Carolina Emergency Management Division

• South Dakota Dept of Military and Veterans' Affairs

• State of New Mexico Department of Public Safety

• Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

• Texas Division of Emergency Management

• Utah Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management

• Vermont Emergency Management

• Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency

• Virginia Dept of Emergency Management

• Washington Emergency Management Division

• Washington D.C. Emergency Management

• West Virginia Office of Emergency Services

• Wisconsin Emergency Management

• Wyoming Emergency Management Agency

National Disaster Medical System

• National Disaster Medical System

Search and rescue

• National Association for Search and Rescue

State Public Health Veterinarians

• State Public Health Veterinarians

State Veterinarians

• State Veterinarians

State Veterinary Medical Associations

• State Veterinary Medical Associations

Veterinary volunteer opportunities

• Dearborn County Animal Response Team (CART) - http://www.TriStateCART.com

• Gambia - http://www.volunteerabroad.com/listingsp3.cfm/listing/17043

• Mexico - http://www.cwob.org/volun.html

• Pet Travel Center: become a haven for pets during disasters - http://www.pettravelcenter.com/submit_listing/index/veterinarian/

• Throughout the US and beyond - http://www.ruralareavet.org/

• Saint Lucia and the Southern Caribbean - http://www.dvmassist.org/

Weather related information

• National Weather Service

Public health

Top

Anthrax information

• AVMA Anthrax backgrounder

• Concerns of Anthrax in Domestic Cats

• Dairy and animal science electronic executive summaries

• Response to Concerns of Anthrax in Domestic Cats

Avian influenza

• American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine

• AVMA Influenza Resources

• National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense

• World Health Organization

Chronic wasting disease

• AVMA CWD backgrounder

Communicable diseases

• AVMA public health information

• Los Angeles Department of Health Services

• National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense

Public health education

• AVMA public health resources (Topics include biosecurity, mad cow disease, West Nile virus, and more)

• CDC Centers for Public Health Preparedness

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• ISU Center for Food Security and Public Health

• National Pesticide Information Center (PDF, 138 Kb)

• United States Department of Agriculture

• US Department of Health and Human Services

Rendering

• National Renderers Association, Inc.

Reportable diseases

• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service reporting FADs (PDF)

Zoonotic diseases

• AVMA public health information

• Humanitarian Resource Institute: Online zoonotic disease course

• National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense

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