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Division of Animal Health and Dairy Services

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MDAR Disease Information:
Anthrax
Avian Influenza
BSE, Mad Cow Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease
Foot and Mouth

USDA/APHIS Disease Information:
Anthrax
Avian Influenza
Babesiasis
Bluetongue
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, BSE
Brucellosis
Chronic Wasting Disease
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Equine Infectious Anemia
Equine Viral Arteritis
Foot and Mouth Disease
Johne's
Newcastle Disease
Pseudorabies
Scrapie
Tuberculosis
Vesicular Stomatitis
West Nile Virus

Bureau of Animal Health

Reportable Disease Listing

This list of reportable animal diseases has been updated (March 2003) to address concerns regarding the potential use of biological agents as weapons that could affect animal and human health, as well as the food supply.

Diseases marked with an asterisk (*) must also be reported to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health at 617-983-6800 within 24 hours of suspicion or diagnosis (300 CMR 140).

Reporting Priorities:

  1. Report immediately by telephone, confirm in writing.
  2. Report in writing or by telephone within 24 hours.
  3. Report in writing or by telephone within 5 days.
Disease Species Affected Priority
Actinomycosis Bovine 2
African Swine Fever Porcine 1
Anaplasmosis Bovine 1
Anthrax * All species 1
Avian Influenza Avian 1
Babesiasis (Piroplasmosis) All Species 1
Blackleg Bovine 2
Bluetongue Bovine/Ovine/Llama 1
Botulism (Clostridium botulinum) All 1
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Bovine 1
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Bovine 1
Brucellulosis All Species 2
Canine distemper All 2
Canine influenza Canine 1
Canine Parvovirus All 2
Chronic Wasting Disease Cervid 1
Contagious Ecthyma Ovine 3
Contagious Equine Metritis Equine 1
Eastern Equine Encephalitis * Equine 1
Encephalomyelitis (All) Equine, Avian 1
Equine Infectious Anemia Equine 1
Equine Viral Arteritis Equine 2
Erysipelas Porcine 2
Feline calicivirus Feline 2
Feline panleukepenia Feline 2
Foot and Mouth Disease All Species 1
Fowl Plague (Cholera) Avian 2
Glanders Equine 1
Hog Cholera Porcine 1
Infectious Laryngotracheitis Avian 3
Listeriosis Bovine/Ovine 2
Mange, All Types Ovine 2
Sarcoptic, Psoroptic Bovine 2
Sarcoptic Porcine 2
Newcastle Disease including VVND Avian 1
Paratuberculosis (Johnes) Bovine 2
Plague (Yersinia pestis) * All 1
Potomac Fever Equine 2
Pseudorabies All Species 1
Psittacosis Pet Birds 2
Pullorum Avian 2
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetti) All 1
Rabies All Species 1
Rinderpest All Species 1
Scrapie Caprine/Ovine 1
Swine Influenza Porcine 2
Tuberculosis All Species 1
Tularemia (Francicella tularensis) All 1
Vesicular Exanthema All Species 1
Vesicular Stomatitis All Species 1
Viral Abortion Ovine 2
Viral Encephalities Equine 1
Viral Enteritis Avian (Ducks) 2
West Nile Virus * Equine 1

Extensive outbreaks of other infectious diseases that seem to be progressing such as ringworm, rhino, strangles, distemper, parvovirus, salmonella, etc., should be reported when in the opinion of the practitioner such diseases a threat to the animal population.

Disease outbreaks should be reported to the following locations:

Bureau of Animal Health
251  Causeway St., Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
617-626-1791 or 617-626-1795

USDA-APHIS,
Veterinary Services
136 Providence-Worcester Rd., Suite 20
Sutton, MA 01590
508-363-2290

More Information

USDA/AHIS
USDA/Veterinary Services
Foreign Animal Diseases: "The Gray Book"
Merck Veterinary Manual
Office of International Epizootics 

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