Which agency provides a list of diseases of concern, and recommendations regarding transportation and supplies for collection and shipment of specimens and man-made identification devices?

Which agency provides a list of diseases of concern, and recommendations regarding transportation and supplies for collection and shipment of specimens and man-made identification devices?

• A. APHIS
• B. FSIS
• C. FDA
• D. CDC

Answer: (A)

APHIS focuses on animal health and disease control, coordinating how diseases of concern are identified and managed across states and borders. It maintains lists of diseases that require attention for movement and trade and provides practical guidelines for handling, packaging, and transporting diagnostic specimens, as well as supplies and devices used for animal identification. This combination—a disease-of-concern list and specific shipping and collection recommendations for specimens and identification devices—is a hallmark of APHIS’s public health and regulatory role in veterinary medicine. Other agencies have different primary focuses (CDC on human health surveillance, FDA on drugs and devices, FSIS on meat safety), but they do not centrally combine these animal-health disease lists with transport guidelines for diagnostic specimens and animal identification devices in the same way APHIS does.

APHIS focuses on animal health and disease control, coordinating how diseases of concern are identified and managed across states and borders. It maintains lists of diseases that require attention for movement and trade and provides practical guidelines for handling, packaging, and transporting diagnostic specimens, as well as supplies and devices used for animal identification. This combination—a disease-of-concern list and specific shipping and collection recommendations for specimens and identification devices—is a hallmark of APHIS’s public health and regulatory role in veterinary medicine. Other agencies have different primary focuses (CDC on human health surveillance, FDA on drugs and devices, FSIS on meat safety), but they do not centrally combine these animal-health disease lists with transport guidelines for diagnostic specimens and animal identification devices in the same way APHIS does.