California currently participates in the following cooperative disease eradication programs:
COOPERATIVE STATE – FEDERAL – INDUSTRY PROGRAMS
- Bovine Brucellosis
- Bovine Tuberculosis
- Johne's Disease
- Scrapie in Sheep and Goats
- Pseudorabies
- Swine Brucellosis
- National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)
Bovine Brucellosis
Bovine brucellosis, caused by the bacterium Brucella abortus, can cause significant economic losses to cattle producers from abortions, lameness, and lowered productivity. It is also transmissible to humans. California was certified free from bovine brucellosis in 1997.Vaccine price increase and vaccination age change letter of April 25, 2007.(PDF 68 KB) Web Page Link
Bovine Tuberculosis
Bovine tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, is a debilitating disease that affects cattle, deer, and several other species including humans. California was classified as a TB free state, April 2005.Web Page Link
Johne's Disease
Johne's disease, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, infects the intestinal tract of ruminants, resulting in chronic diarrhea and weight loss. CDFA, along with representatives from the beef and dairy industries, academia, private practitioners, and USDA are in the process of developing a voluntary Johne's disease control program for California. Web Page Link
Scrapie in Sheep and Goats
Scrapie is a fatal degenerative disease affecting the central nervous
system of sheep and goats. It is caused by an organism that is similar
to, but distinct from, the agents of bovine spongiform encephalopathy
of cattle, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease of humans, and chronic
wasting disease of deer and elk. It is not transmissible to humans.Web Page Link
A new National
Scrapie Eradication Program was initiated by the USDA in 2001, in
which California is classified as a Consistent State. Producers
interested in receiving official sheep or goat ear tags or in
participating in the Scrapie Flock Certification Program should call
the USDA office in Sacramento at 916–854–3900 or
1–866–USDA–TAG (873–2824).
Pseudorabies
Pseudorabies is a viral disease of swine that causes high mortality in baby pigs and that can be carried by adult pigs for life. It is not transmissible to humans. California was certified free from pseudorabies in 2001.
Swine Brucellosis
Swine brucellosis, caused by the bacterium Brucella suis, can cause abortions in pigs. Humans are also susceptible. California was certified free from swine brucellosis in 1980.Web Page Link
National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)
The National Poultry Improvement Plan includes control programs for Salmonella pullorum, Salmonella gallinarum, Salmonella enteritidis, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma synoviae, and Mycoplasma meleagridis, all of which are significant causes of poultry disease.