Module 5: Vesicular Diseases

This module reviews vesicular diseases of importance to the agricultural industries in the United States. Diseases reviewed include foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular stomatitis, swine vesicular disease, vesicular exanthema of swine, and Senecavirus A. Clinical signs associated with vesicular diseases and specific biosecurity measures are discussed. An interactive scenario, emphasizing reporting suspicion of disease and following the chain of events that occur in a foreign animal disease investigation, is presented.

• Describe the economic impact of vesicular disease outbreaks
• List the four vesicular diseases of importance in the United States
• Demonstrate the clinical signs associated with each vesicular disease
• Review biosecurity measures specific for vesicular diseases
• Describe how to report a possible vesicular disease case