ACVPM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Name the notifiable FADs for which the WOAH
pro- vides official recognition of animal health https://www.woah.org/en/
status? wha imal-health-and-wel-
fare/oflcial-disease-sta-
tus/
2. Name 3 TADs that are prevalent in the Asia-Pacific
re- gion; and describe their possible risk pathways
for en- try into the US. For one of these TADs, provide
2 specific recommendations each, to prevent the a)
introduction,
b) establishment and c) spread in the US.
3. The North American FMD vaccine bank stores a
strate- gic reserve of vaccine antigen concentrate
(VAC). Ex- plain FMD VACs, the reasoning behind
a strategic re- serve, key testing protocols for QA,
challenges of FMD vaccine production, and the
importance of DIVA in the context of emergency
vaccination against FMD
4. Describe and name APHIS Animal Diseases and Pests
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ap
of Concern and compare it to the National List offocus/animal-
Re- portable Animal Diseases (NLRAD) health/nvap/NVAP-
Refer-
ence-Guide/Ani-
mal-Health-Emer-
gency-Management/Noti-
fiable-Diseases-
and-Conditions
5. What are Notifiable Diseases and Conditions, vs Moni-
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/an
tored
6.
Diseases?
1/
4
1. Name the notifiable FADs for which the WOAH
pro- vides official recognition of animal health https://www.woah.org/en/
status? wha imal-health-and-wel-
fare/oflcial-disease-sta-
tus/
2. Name 3 TADs that are prevalent in the Asia-Pacific
re- gion; and describe their possible risk pathways
for en- try into the US. For one of these TADs, provide
2 specific recommendations each, to prevent the a)
introduction,
b) establishment and c) spread in the US.
3. The North American FMD vaccine bank stores a
strate- gic reserve of vaccine antigen concentrate
(VAC). Ex- plain FMD VACs, the reasoning behind
a strategic re- serve, key testing protocols for QA,
challenges of FMD vaccine production, and the
importance of DIVA in the context of emergency
vaccination against FMD
4. Describe and name APHIS Animal Diseases and Pests
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ap
of Concern and compare it to the National List offocus/animal-
Re- portable Animal Diseases (NLRAD) health/nvap/NVAP-
Refer-
ence-Guide/Ani-
mal-Health-Emer-
gency-Management/Noti-
fiable-Diseases-
and-Conditions
5. What are Notifiable Diseases and Conditions, vs Moni-
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/an
tored
6.
Diseases?
1/
4
