Reportable Diseases

Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR 603-011 – 0212) require veterinarians to report the following to the Oregon Department of Agriculture:

  • Any unidentified vesicular disease
  • Any exotic disease or foreign animal disease, even if only suspected
  • Any disease of unknown etiology exhibiting highly pathogenic or lethal effect

If you notice clinical evidence of any of the following diseases, you must immediately notify the ODA by telephone at (503) 986-4680:

Multi-Species Diseases

  • Anthrax
  • Babesiosis / Piroplasmosis
  • Bluetongue
  • Brucellosis (abortus, mellitensis, suis)
  • Foot and mouth disease
  • Pseudorabies
  • Rabies
  • Vesicular Stomatitis

Cattle Diseases

  • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  • Bovine tuberculosis
  • Malignant catarrhal fever
  • Trichomoniasis

Equine Diseases

  • Contagious equine metritis
  • Equine encephalomyelitis (WEE, EEE, VEE and WNV)
  • Equine infectious anemia
  • Equine viral arteritis

Sheep & Goat Diseases

  • Scrapie

Swine Diseases

  • Classical swine fever
  • Swine influenza

Poultry Diseases

  • Avian chlamydiosis
  • Avian infectious laryngotracheitis
  • Exotic Newcastle disease
  • Notifiable avian influenza
  • Pullorum disease
  • Salmonella enteritidis

Voluntary Reporting of Diseases of Veterinary Importance

In addition to the above diseases which are required to be reported, the State Public Health Veterinarian requests that veterinarians report cases of the following diseases of veterinary importance:

  • Animal Flu
  • Coccidiosis
  • Distemper
  • FELV
  • FIP
  • FIV
  • Fungal diseases (systemic)
  • Heartworm
  • Lyme Disease
  • Parvovirus
  • Salmon Poisoning
  • Scabies

These diseases can be reported using the form below:

Published: March 26, 2009;    Updated:

Filed Under: Zoonotic Diseases, Regulatory

Author: Oregon Veterinary Medical Association

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