Status of Reportable Diseases in the United States
The following tables show the United States' status for animal diseases that are reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) if they are confirmed to be present in specific livestock, poultry, and aquaculture species. This information is reported to OIE every six months and is also presented on the international OIE website.
Report date: Final report for 2008
Contents:
- Diseases Associated with Multiple Species
- Cattle Diseases
- Sheep and Goat Diseases
- Equine Diseases
- Swine Diseases
- Avian Diseases
- Lagomorph Diseases
- Bee Diseases
- Other Listed Diseases
- Aquaculture Diseases - Fish
- Aquaculture Diseases - Molluscs
- Aquaculture Diseases - Crustaceans
Diseases Associated with Multiple Species:
| Disease | Status | Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
Anthrax |
Present |
Sporadic /limited distribution |
| Aujeszky's disease | Present |
Sporadic (feral or transitional swine)/limited distribution/national eradication program/no commercial production swine herd detections in 2008 |
| Bluetongue | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Brucellosis (Brucella abortus) | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution-primarily limited to wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone National Park area/national eradication program |
| Brucellosis (Brucella melitensis) | Free |
1999 |
| Brucellosis (Brucella suis) | Present |
Sporadic (feral or transitional swine)/limited distribution/national eradication program/no commercial production swine herd detections in 2008 |
| Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever | Free |
Never occurred |
| Echinococcosis/hydatidosis | Present |
Sporadic (uncommon in all species)/ one detection in sheep reported in 2008 |
| Foot-and-mouth disease | Free |
1929 |
| Heartwater | Free |
Never occurred |
| Japanese encephalitis | Free |
Never occurred |
| Leptospirosis | Present |
|
| New world screwworm | Free |
1982 |
| Old world screwworm | Free |
Never occurred |
| Paratuberculosis (Johne's Disease) | Present |
National control program |
| Q fever | Present |
Sporadic |
| Rabies | Present |
|
| Rift Valley fever | Free |
Never occurred |
| Rinderpest | Free |
Never occurred |
| Trichinellosis | No Detections Reported in 2008 |
Sporadic (feral, wild animals)/limited distribution |
| Tularemia | Present |
Sporadic (primarily feral)/limited distribution |
| Vesicular stomatitis | Absent During Reporting Period |
2006 (One State: bovine and equine cases only) /no detections reported in 2008 |
| West Nile fever/encephalitis | Present |
|
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| Bovine anaplasmosis | Present |
|
| Bovine babesiosis | Free |
Limited distribution (endemic in territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; last occurrence on the U.S. mainland was in 1943) |
| Bovine genital campylobacteriosis | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Bovine spongiform encephalopathy | Controlled risk |
2006/ no detections reported in 2008 |
| Bovine tuberculosis | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution/national eradication program |
| Bovine viral diarrhea | Present |
|
| Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia | Free |
1892 |
| Enzootic bovine leukosis | Present |
|
| Haemorrhagic septicaemia | No Detections reported in 2008 |
Sporadic/limited distribution (bison) |
| Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/ infectious pustular vulvovaginitis | Present |
|
| Lumpy skin diseases | Free |
Never occurred |
| Malignant catarrhal fever (Wildebeest only) | One outbreak |
One event April 2008 in multifaceted cattle producing ranch (OIE Immediate/Follow-up Reports—event resolved December 3, 2008) |
| Theileriosis | Free |
Never occurred |
| Trichomonosis | Present |
|
| Trypanosomosis | Free |
Never occurred |
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| Caprine arthritis / encephalitis | Present |
|
| Contagious agalactia | Present |
Sporadic (non Mediterranean form) / limited distribution |
| Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia | Free |
Never occurred |
| Enzootic abortion of ewes (ovine chlamydiosis) | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Maedi-visna | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Nairobi sheep diseases | Free |
Never occurred |
| Ovine epididymitis (Brucella ovis) | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Peste des petits ruminants | Free |
Never occurred |
| Salmonellosis (S. abortusovis) | No Detections Reported in 2008 |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Scrapie | Present |
National eradication program |
| Sheep pox and goat pox | Free |
Never occurred |
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| African horse sickness | Free |
Never occurred |
| Contagious equine metritis | One outbreak |
One event December 2008 (OIE Immediate/Follow-up Reports - event continued into 2009) |
| Dourine | Free |
1934 |
| Equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern) | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Equine encephalomyelitis (Western) | No Detections Reported in 2008 |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Equine infectious anemia | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution/ national control program |
| Equine influenza | Present |
Sporadic/ limited distribution |
| Equine piroplasmosis | One outbreak |
One event August 2008 (OIE Immediate Report/Follow-up Reports—event resolved February 23, 2009) |
| Equine rhinopneumonitis | Present |
Sporadic/ limited distribution |
| Equine viral arteritis | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Glanders | Free |
1942 |
| Surra (Trypanosoma evansi) | Free |
Never occurred |
| Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis | Free |
1971 |
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| African swine fever | Free |
Never occurred |
| Classical swine fever (hog cholera) | Free |
1976 |
| Nipah virus encephalitis | Free |
Never occurred |
| Porcine cysticercosis | Absent During Reporting Period |
2004/no detections reported in 2008 |
| Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome | Present |
|
| Swine vesicular disease | Free |
Never occurred |
| Transmissible gastroenteritis | Present |
|
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| Avian chlamydiosis | Present |
Sporadic (wild birds, pet birds, backyard)/limited distribution/no commercial production flock detections in 2008 |
| Avian infectious bronchitis | Present |
|
| Avian infectious laryngotracheitis | Present |
Sporadic (primarily vaccine-related)/limited distribution |
| Avian mycoplasmosis (M. gallisepticum) | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution/all commercial poultry breeding flocks are under a surveillance program to confirm infection-free status. Commercial table-egg laying may be vaccinated. |
| Avian mycoplasmosis (M. synoviae) | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution/all commercial poultry breeding flocks are under a surveillance program to confirm infection-free status. |
| Duck viral hepatitis | Free |
1998 |
| Fowl cholera (Pasteurella multocida) | Present |
|
| Fowl typhoid (Salmonella gallinarum) | Free |
1981 |
| Highly pathogenic avian influenza | Free |
2004 |
| Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) |
Identification of the presence of infection/infestation |
Non clinical event June 2008, H7N3,identified on routine pre-slaughter surveillance as part of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) Avian Influenza Clean Program (OIE Immediate/Follow-up Reports—event resolved July 15, 2008) Non clinical even September 2008, H5N8 identified in game birds which were bred and used for hunting (OIE Immediate/Follow-up Reports—event resolved November 4, 2008) |
| Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease) | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Marek's disease | Present |
|
| Newcastle disease (Neurotropic and viscerotropic strains) | Free |
2003 |
| Pullorum disease (Salmonella pullorum) | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution (backyard)/one detection reported in backyard poultry in 2008/no commercial production flock detections in 2008 |
| Turkey rhinotracheitis | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| Myxomatosis | No Detections Reported in 2008 |
|
| Rabbit hemorrhagic disease | Present |
One event February 2008 in a non commercial, pet related incident (OIE Immediate/Follow-up Report—event resolved May 15, 2008) |
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| Acarapisosis of honey bees | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| American foulbrood of honey bees | Present |
|
| European foulbrood of honey bees | Present |
|
| Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida) | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Tropilaelaps infestation of honey bees | Free |
Never occurred |
| Varroosis of honey bees | Present |
|
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| Leishmaniosis | No Detections Reported in 2008 |
|
| Camelpox | Free |
Never occurred |
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| Epizootic hematopoietic necrosis | Free |
Never occurred |
| Epizootic ulcerative syndrome | Free |
2004 (wild species) |
| Gyrodactylosis (Gyrodactylus salaries) | Free |
Never occurred |
| Infectious hematopoietic necrosis | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution |
| Infectious salmon anemia | Absent During Reporting Period |
2006/no detections reported in 2008 |
| Koi herpesvirus disease | Present |
|
| Red sea bream iridoviral disease | Free |
Never occurred |
| Spring viremia of carp | Identification of the presence of infection/infestation |
Confirmed infection (wild species), no clinical disease/detection in wild species only in 2008 |
| Viral hemorrhagic septicaemia | Present |
Sporadic (wild species)/limited distribution/detection in wild species only in 2008 |
Aquaculture Diseases - Molluscs
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| Abalone viral mortality | Free |
Never occurred |
| Infection with Bonamia exitiosus | Free |
Never occurred |
| Infection with Bonamia ostreae | Free |
2006 |
| Infection with Marteilia refringens | Free |
Never occurred |
| Infection with Mikrocytos roughleyi | Free |
Never occurred |
| Infection with Perkinsus marinus | Present |
Sporadic /limited distribution |
| Infection with Perkinsus olseni | Free |
Never occurred in wildlife or commercial farms /detection in ornamental trade in 2008 |
| Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis | Free |
2006 |
Aquaculture Diseases - Crustaceans
Disease |
Status |
Date of Last Occurrence / Notes |
| Crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) | Free |
|
| Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis | Free |
|
| Infectious myonecrosis | Free |
Never occurred |
| Spherical baculovirosis (Penaeus monodon-type baculovirus) | Free |
Never occurred |
| Taura syndrome | Absent During Reporting Period |
2007 |
| Tetrahedral baculovirosis (Baculovirus penaei) | Free |
2006 |
| White spot disease | Present |
Sporadic/limited distribution/one event detected June 2008 in Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) (OIE Immediate/Follow-up Reports—event resolved December 2, 2008) |
| White tail disease | Free |
Never occurred |
| Yellowhead disease | Absent During Reporting Period |
No detections reported in 2008 |
Sporadic = occurring only occasionally
Limited distribution = limited geographic distribution
? = presence of the diseases suspected but not confirmed