Which of the following sets includes the diseases that are problems in cervids in the United States and are part of a control/eradication program?

Which of the following sets includes the diseases that are problems in cervids in the United States and are part of a control/eradication program?

• A. Brucellosis, Tuberculosis, Scrapie
• B. Brucellosis, Chronic Wasting Disease, Scrapie
• C. Tuberculosis, Chronic Wasting Disease, Scrapie
• D. Brucellosis, Tuberculosis, Chronic Wasting Disease

Answer: (D)

The question hinges on which diseases are recognized problems in cervids (deer, elk, etc.) in the United States and have active control or eradication efforts. Brucellosis, Tuberculosis, and Chronic Wasting Disease fit this because each is a known cervid health issue with government-supported surveillance and management programs: brucellosis is linked to wildlife reservoirs that affect livestock and has long-standing eradication efforts; tuberculosis in cervids triggers state-federal control measures, surveillance, and often culling or movement restrictions; and chronic wasting disease is a pervasive cervid prion disease with extensive surveillance, testing, and management to limit spread. Scrapie, by contrast, affects sheep and goats, not cervids, so it isn’t part of cervid-specific control programs.

The question hinges on which diseases are recognized problems in cervids (deer, elk, etc.) in the United States and have active control or eradication efforts. Brucellosis, Tuberculosis, and Chronic Wasting Disease fit this because each is a known cervid health issue with government-supported surveillance and management programs: brucellosis is linked to wildlife reservoirs that affect livestock and has long-standing eradication efforts; tuberculosis in cervids triggers state-federal control measures, surveillance, and often culling or movement restrictions; and chronic wasting disease is a pervasive cervid prion disease with extensive surveillance, testing, and management to limit spread. Scrapie, by contrast, affects sheep and goats, not cervids, so it isn’t part of cervid-specific control programs.