Current National Animal Disease Issues

Current Disease Issues:

• H1N1 Flu Outbreak

The following are links to information on H1N1 flu:

• CDC Website on H1N1 flu outbreak

• CDC Information for Seasonal & Migrant Farm Workers

 

• Hawaii Department of Agriculture Update

 

• Hawaii Department of Health

           DOH H1N1 toll-free information line:  (866) 767-5044

 

• U. S. Department of Agriculture

• USDA-APHIS Info Sheet on Swine Influenza (H1 & H3) on Farms 
• USDA Frequently Asked Questions about H1N1

• World Organisation for Animal Health

• OIE Update - June 11, 2009 (NEW!)
• ( OIE) News Release 4-28-09

          (Position on International Trade of Pigs and Pig Products)

 

• FDA News

 

• National Center for Foreign Animal Disease and Zoonotic Disease Defense

 

Information from National Pork Industry Sources:

• National Pork Producers Council Fact Sheet
• Information and Recommendations for the Pork Industry from the National Pork Board (Updated May 1, 2009)
• National Pork Board website

• Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) - a venereal disease of horses, currently affecting horses in the Mainland U.S. and other countries.  No reported cases in Hawaii as of May 28, 2009.

• USDA CEM Situation Report - (June 4, 2009)
• Hawaii Update (May 28, 2009)
• USDA CEM Fact Sheet
• USDA CEM Impact Sheet

• Avian Influenza Information

Agency Links:

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
  Animal Health Webpage

• World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)