Reportable Animal Diseases In Maryland – March 2021

​You are the best protection for your animals. All poultry growers and owners of livestock, birds and other animals are encouraged to look for signs of illness in their animals, report sick animals, and practice biosecurity. Biosecurity means doing everything possible to protect animal health by preventing the transmission of disease. Taking common sense precautions to prevent disease from coming onto a farm is the cornerstone of keeping livestock and poultry healthy.

Animal Health Program Maryland Department of Agriculture

Reportable Animal Diseases In Maryland – March 2021 

ATTENTION: Veterinarians: State law requires that: “any person practicing veterinary medicine in the State shall report immediately to the Secretary any contagious or infectious disease among livestock or poultry of which he has knowledge. The report shall be in writing, and include a description of each animal affected, the name and exact address of the owner or person in charge of the animal, if known, the exact location of the animal, and number of susceptible domestic animals that have been exposed to the disease. The report shall be made within 48 hours after the person knows of the disease” (§3-104b of the Annotated Code of Maryland) To report a disease or suspected reportable disease: call the Animal Health Program at MDA Headquarters: 410-841- 5810. After hours, call the on-call Duty Veterinarian: 410-841-5971

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