Course 1: Fundamentals of the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Herd Certification Programs (HCP) - Epidemiology

Overview

Delivery method

Online

Duration

2 hours

Audience

Employees

Description

This online course contains information to assist CFIA animal health veterinarians and accredited veterinarians improve their knowledge of the epidemiology of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Topics covered include:

• transmission of CWD, referring to etiology and epidemiology

• farm management practices that affect risk of CWD transmission

This course has been developed for:

• CFIA Animal Health Veterinarians who train and oversee accredited veterinarians for the CWD Herd Certification Programs (HCP) function

• Accredited Veterinarians who deliver the CWD HCP function

• CFIA Animal Health Veterinarians who conduct HCP compliance evaluation on-farm during CWD disease investigation