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What are the 3 health surveillance programs and what do they mean?

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  1. resident animal sampling: sampling from animal pop that is being monitored
  2. soiled bedding sentinels: external animals exposed to soiled bedding from monitored animals, PCR
  3. environmental sampling: sampling from environment of monitored animals
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what are the two main tests for viruses in LAM?

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serology, PCR

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what are the 3 resp viral pathogens that we have to know?

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Sendai virus
Rat Sialodacryoadenitis
Guinea Pig Adenovirus

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Sendai virus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S

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  1. mice!, rats, hamsters
  2. aerosol, direct contact
  3. dead neonates, resp signs, chattering
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which viruses in LAM are zoonotic?

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Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
hantavirus

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which viruses in LAM are reportable?

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rabbit hemorrhagic disease

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most viral diseases in LAM result in culling/surveillance… which ones are not included in this?

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Sendai virus: self limiting (but cull immunocomp individuals)

Mouse Norovirus: not typically excluded from research colonies

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Rat Sialodacryoadenitis:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S

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  1. rats
  2. aerosol, direct contact
  3. conjunctivitis, nasal and oral d/c, cervical swellings, resp signs
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Guinea pig adenovirus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S

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  1. guinea pigs
  2. resp route
  3. sudden death, resp signs, lethargy, tachypnea
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what are the enteric viral pathogens we have to know?

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Reovirus, Rotavirus

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Reovirus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S
4. path features?

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  1. mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs
  2. fecal-oral
  3. abd. distension, oily/matted coat, bright yellow intestinal contents, icterus, tremors, paralysis, death
  4. bright yellow intestinal contents, hepatomegaly with yellow foci
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Rotavirus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S
4. path features?

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  1. mice, rats, rabbits
  2. fecal-oral
  3. intestinal distension, grey-green contents, milk cuddling in stomach, GI signs
  4. club-shaped intestinal villi
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what are the epidermal viral pathogens we need to know?

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Mousepox/Extromelia virus
Rabbit pox viruses (myxomatosis, shope fibroma, rabbit pox)

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mouse pox/extromelia virus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S
4. path features?

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  1. mouse
  2. direct contact
  3. acute: subclin, ruffled fur, death
    chronic: skin lesions, feet + tail necrosis
  4. white foci on spleen and liver, skin ulcers
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rabbit pox viruses:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S

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  1. rabbits
  2. aerosol, arthropods
  3. masses + ulcers; pox = systemic; shope = self limiting
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what are the systemic viral pathogens we have to know?

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  • Parvovirus
  • Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
  • hantavirus
  • mouse hepatitis virus
  • Murine adenovirus
  • polyomavirus
  • mouse norovirus
  • theilovirus
  • rabbit hemorrhagic disease
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Parvovirus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S

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  1. mice, rats, hamsters
  2. direct contact
  3. subclin = most common, dyspnea, ruffled coat, cyanotic scrotum, tooth loss and discolouration, domed cranium
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lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S

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  1. mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, non-human primates
  2. direct contact
  3. subclin from natural infection, in utero infection = PI –> wasting disease
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Hantavirus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S

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  1. wild rodents
  2. direct contact, aerosol
  3. asymptomatic in rodents, humans have systemic disease, resp signs, death
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Mouse hepatitis virus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S

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  1. mice
  2. direct contact, aerosol
  3. subclin in immunocompetent, resp + GI signs in young/immunocomp
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Murine adenovirus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S
4. path features?

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  1. mice
  2. direct contact
  3. subclinical in immunocompetent, lethargy, wasting, death in immunocomp
  4. intranuclear inclusion bodies
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polyomaivrus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S
4. path features?

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  1. mice, hamsters
  2. resp secretions
  3. tumors, neuro, wasting, trichoepitheliomas in hamsters
  4. tumors of epithelial and mesenchymal origin
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Mouse norovirus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S

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  1. mice
  2. fecal-oral
  3. most subclinical, D+, wasting, death
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Theilovirus:
1. who does it affect?
2. main transmission?
3. C/S
4. path features?

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  1. mice, rats
  2. fecal-oral
  3. most subclinical, flaccid paralysis
  4. demyelinating lesions of CNS
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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease: 1. who does it affect? 2. main transmission? 3. C/S
1. rabbits 2. direct contact, excretions, biting insects 3. sudden death, neuro and resp signs, hemorrhage
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what are the LAM protozoa that we have to know?
- Intestinal coccidiosis (Eimeria spp) - Hepatic coccidiosis (Eimeria steidae) - Velvet disease (Piscinoodinium spp) - White spot disease (ichthyopthirius multifilis)
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what are the cestodes we need to know?
Dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepsis nana)
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what are the nematodes we need to know?
- Pinworms (Syphacia spp, Paraspidodera spp) - Baylisascaris procyonis - Intestinal capillariasis (Pseudocapillaria tormentosa)
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what are the arthropods that we need to know?
- Ascariasis - Trixacarus caviae - Chirodiscoides caviae - Psorptes cuniculi - Sarcoptes scabei - Cheyletiella parasitovorax
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what are the "other" parasites that we need to know?
- Water molds - Encephalitozoon cuniculi
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Intestinal coccidiosis (Eimeria): 1. who does it affect? 2. main transmission? 3. C/S
1. mice, guinea pigs, rabbits (species specific!) 2. fecal-oral 3. subclin, runting, lethargy, d+
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what are the main diagnostics for parasites?
fecal float, PCR, Histo, serology, wet mount of gills/fins, look at intestinal contents to see parasites
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what is used to treat arthropod parasites?
ivermectin
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how do you treat encephalitozoon cuniculi?
cull or fenbendazole
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how do you treat water mold?
salt immersion, cull, fix husbandry
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how do you treat nematode parasites?
fenbendazole or cull
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how do you treat cestodes?
praziquantel
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how do you treat Eimeria spp?
sulfaquinoxaline + evaluate husbandry
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how do you treat velvet disease?
prolonged salt immersions, increase H2O temp
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how do you treat white spot dz?
salt bath, formalin immersion, increase water temp
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Hepatic coccisiosis: 1. who does it affect? 2. main transmission? 3. C/S 4. path findings? 5. blood work findings?
1. weanling rabbits 2. fecal-oral 3. subclin, potbelly, thin, decreased fat reserved, ascites, d+ 4. hepatomegaly, icterus, circumscribed raised lesions in liver, gall bladder with green bile 5. increased serum bilirubin (icterus), decreased fibrinogen
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velvet disease: 1. who does it affect? 2. C/S 3. how do you dx?
1. zebrafish 2. increase mucus prod, skin darkening, surface swimming, flashing, laboured breathing, yellow/rusty sheen in epithelium 3. wet mount gills/fin --> grape like clusters of organisms
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white spot disease: 1. who does it affect? 2. C/S 3. how do you dx?
1. zebrafish 2. raised white mucoid nodules, increased mucus prod, laboured breathing 3. wet mount --> horseshoe shaped micronucleus
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dwarf tapeworm: 1. who does it affect? 2. main transmission? 3. C/S
1. mice, rats, hamsters 2. fecal-oral 3. subclin, weight loss
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which parasites are zoonotic?
Dwarf tapeworm Baylisascaris procyonis Trixacarus caviae Cheyletiella parasitovorax Encephalitozoon cuniculi
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pinworms: 1. who does it affect? 2. C/S
1. mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits (species specific!) 2. subclin mainly, d+, rectal prolapse, intussusception, fecal impact
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Baylisascaris procyonis: 1. who does it affect? 2. C/S 3. path findings?
1. guinea pigs, rabbits 2. neuro signs 3. CNS, heart, liver lesions, granuloma remnants of parasite
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intestinal capillariasis: 1. who does it affect? 2. C/S
1. zebrafish 2. emaciation, darker in color, reduced fecundity, intestinal neoplasms
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Ascariasis: 1. who does it affect? 2. C/S
1. mice, rats 2. pruritis, patchy hair loss, ulceration, pyoderma
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Trixacarus caviae: 1. who does it affect? 2. main transmission? 3. C/S
1. guinea pigs 2. direct contact, fomites 3. pruritis, dermatitis, keratosis, crusting, alopecia
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Chirodiscoides caviae: 1. who does it affect? 2. main transmission? 3. C/S
1. guinea pigs 2. direct contact, fomites 3. subclinical, pruritis, alopecia, dermatitis
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Psorptes cuniculi: 1. who does it affect? 2. C/S
1. rabbit (ear mite) 2. crusty pruritic ears
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Sarcoptes scabei: 1. who does it affect? 2. C/S
1. rabbit mange mite 2. pruritis, hair loss, crusts, secondary bacterial infection, anemia, leukopenia
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Cheyletiella parasitovorax: 1. who does it affect? 2. C/S
1. rabbit fur mite 2. scaliness, hyperaemia, crusting, hair loss, NOT PRURITIS
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water molds: 1. who does it affect? 2. main transmission? 3. C/S
1. zebrafish (fish, amphibians, aquatic reptiles) 2. motile spores 3. injured/immunocompromised --> thin white filaments that build up to puffy, cottony masses
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi: 1. who does it affect? 2. main transmission? 3. C/S
1. mice, rats, guinea pigs, RABBITS 2. direct contact 3. subclinical, neuro, uveitis, cataracts
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