Purpose/Objective: Dr. Leslie Seraphin, District Epidemiology Officer, USDA, APHIS, VS District One will be the speaker. In 2016, a human infected with Brucella suis served as a sentinel of a multistate outbreak of swine brucellosis. The index herd had likely been infected for over twelve years. This presentation will cover the impact of social changes on surveillance and the importance of periodic reviews of surveillance methods. Areas to be covered include optimal implementation of Swine Brucellosis Alternative Surveillance (SBAS) in a state, including finding niche herds and niche slaughter plants, alternative streams of surveillance, slaughter catchment range for small herds, training very small and niche slaughter plants to participate in SBAS, and the necessity of periodic review of surveillance methods and implementation. Additional resources for education on biosecurity and swine brucellosis for producers of niche swine will be provided.
Webinar: May 27 1:00 PM EST
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