Reportable Animal Diseases
Reportable animal diseases range from those that are subject to program control measures such as Pseudorabies and Equine Infectious Anemia to diseases or pests that have been eradicated from Florida such as Bovine Brucellosis and Screwworm infestation. It also includes animal diseases never reported before in Florida or the United States such as Rinderpest and African Swine Fever. In addition, any animal disease with an unusually high morbidity or mortality that may be a foreign or emerging disease that could seriously impact the health of our animals, economy, or public health is reportable. Any person who has knowledge of, or suspects, the existence of any of the following diseases or pests in the state shall immediately report suspicions or findings to the State Veterinarian at (850) 410-0900 (office hours), (850) 410-0915 (fax), (800) 342-5869 (after hours) or email: rad@freshfromflorida.com.
A copy of the entire Rule can be found at: Reportable Diseases – Summary, Rule & ListingSpecific information on individual Reportable Diseases may be found at the following:
- African Horse Sickness (CFSPH)
- African Swine Fever (CFSPH / USDA
) - Anthrax (CFSPH)
- Avian Chlamydiosis (Psittacosis, Ornithosis) (CFSPH / Merck Veterinary Manual)
- Avian Infectious Bronchitis (IFAS)
- Avian Infectious Laryngotracheitis (OIE
) - Avian Influenza (CFSPH / FL)
- Avian Mycoplasmosis (CFSPH)
- Bont Tick infestation (Amblyomma) (CFSPH / USDA)
- Bovine Piroplasmosis (Babesiosis, Cattle Tick Fever) (CFSPH)
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (CFSPH / FL / USDA)
- Brucellosis (B. abortus, B. suis) (CFSPH / Merck Veterinary Manual / USDA)
- Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) (USDA)
- Classical Swine Fever (CFSPH / USDA
) - Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CFSPH)
- Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CFSPH / Merck Veterinary Manual)
- Contagious Equine Metritis (CFSPH / USDA
) - Dourine (CFSPH / Merck Veterinary Manual)
- Equine Encephalitis (Eastern, Western, Venezuelan, or West Nile Virus) (CFSPH)
- Equine Herpesvirus type1 (University of Kentucky)
- Equine Infectious Anemia (CFSPH / USDA)
- Equine Piroplasmosis (Horse Tick Fever) (CFSPH / USDA)
- Equine Viral Arteritis (CFSPH / USDA)
- Exotic Newcastle Disease (CFSPH / USDA
) - Foot and Mouth Disease (CFSPH / USDA)
- Glanders (CFSPH / Merck Veterinary Manual)
- Heartwater (CFSPH)
- Lumpy skin Disease (CFSPH)
- Peste des Petits Ruminants (CFSPH)
- Pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s Disease) (CFSPH / Merck Veterinary Manual)
- Pullorum Disease (Fowl Typhoid) (CFSPH)
- Rabies (CFSPH)
- Rift Valley Fever (CFSPH)
- Rinderpest (CFSPH)
- Salmonella Enteritidis (USDA)
- Scabies (sheep or cattle) (Merck Veterinary Manual)
- Scrapie (sheep or goats) (CFSPH / USDA)
- Screwworm infestation (CFSPH / USDA)
- Sheep and Goat Pox (CFSPH)
- Southern Cattle Tick Infestation (Boophilus) (CFSPH)
- Spring Viremia of Carp (CFSPH / USDA
) - Strangles (Equine) (Merck Veterinary Manual)
- Swine Vesicular Disease (CFSPH)
- Tropical Horse Tick Infestation (Demacentor nitens) (Merck Veterinary Manual)
- Tuberculosis (CFSPH / Goat Medicine / USDA)
- Vesicular Exanthema (Merck Veterinary Manual)
- Vesicular Stomatitis (CFSPH / USDA)

