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Notifiable disease

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪəbəl dɪˈziːz/nounCommon term

In veterinary medicine, notifiable disease means: A disease that, by law, must be reported to the government veterinary authorities as soon as it is suspected, even before it is confirmed.

In Turkish: ihbarı zorunlu hastalık, ihbarı mecburi hastalık

How it is used

Called a reportable disease in the US. Examples include foot-and-mouth disease, rabies, anthrax, avian influenza and brucellosis, though the lists differ between countries. Vets notify the authority, which may restrict movements and investigate.

Example sentences

  1. Anthrax is a notifiable disease, so I phoned the district office immediately.

  2. Every vet student has to learn the list of notifiable diseases.

Common collocations

  • report a notifiable disease
  • suspected notifiable disease
  • list of notifiable diseases
  • notifiable disease outbreak
  • foot-and-mouth diseaseA highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, causing fever and blisters in the mouth and on the feet.
  • rabiesA viral disease of the nervous system that spreads mainly through bites from infected animals. Once clinical signs appear, it is almost always fatal in animals and people.
  • brucellosisA bacterial disease that causes abortion and infertility in cattle, sheep, goats and other animals. It can spread to people, mainly through raw milk and contact with aborted material.
  • quarantineKeeping animals apart for a set period because they may carry an infectious disease, so that it does not spread to other animals.
  • biosecurityThe set of measures used to stop infectious diseases from getting into a farm, clinic or country and from spreading inside it.

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