What would you do if you suspected one of your patients to have an Emergency Animal Disease?

 

Would you know who to call? Or how to proceed clinically?

 

Two newly launched resources aim to help veterinarians and veterinary students to increase their knowledge and confidence around the detection, investigation, reporting and response to Emergency Animal Diseases (EADs).

 

The Emergency Animal Disease Surveillance Online Training modules have been collaboratively developed by the epidemiology teams from all of the Australian Veterinary Schools. The four modules are freely available online at http://eadonline.com.au/ and each takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.  An overview module focusses on private veterinarians’ roles in the detection, investigation, reporting and response to EAD events and where to source further technical resources on EADs. The subsequent three modules are case studies based on unusual clinical syndromes that veterinarians may be presented with in practice.

 

An introductory video on the Emergency Animal Disease Surveillance Online Training modules is available here or by clicking the image below:

 

Emergency Animal Diseases – a field guide for Australian veterinarians.

This resource for veterinarians provides information on important emergency animal diseases that do not exist in Australia or that are rare. It helps vets to identify important emergency animal diseases when confronted with disease situations in the field; includes appropriate differential diagnoses; and necessary actions to take if presented with signs of an unusual disease.

Vets play a critical role in animal biosecurity by protecting the environment and human health from problems associated with pests and diseases of animals. Early identification and reporting is critical to minimise the harm these diseases can pose.

The field guide was jointly developed by the Department of Agriculture and Australia’s Animal Health Laboratory and is available on the Outbreak website.

 

The development of the Emergency Animal Disease Surveillance Online Training and the Emergency Animal Diseases – a field guide for Australian veterinarians were funded by the Australian Government’s Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper (the government’s plan for stronger farmers and a stronger economy) and the Australian Government Department of Agriculture.

 

 

This news article was published on 31 August 2023.