Reportable Diseases
Disease reporting may be achieved using our on-line
Disease Reporting Form. Alternatively, you may download a Reportable
Disease Form (PDF file) that you may print and fax to
Kate Hayford, 207-624-5062 or e-mail katherine.hayford@maine.gov
Please report a suspicion of or
a confirmation of the following diseases to the Division of Animal
Health and Industry immediately:
| Bovine |
Poultry |
Equine |
Porcine |
Caprine |
Ovine |
Miscellaneous |
| Anaplasmosis |
Avian Influenza |
Equine Infectious Anemia |
Brucellosis |
Brucellosis |
Bluetongue |
Q-Fever |
| Anthrax |
Chlamydiosis |
Eastern Equine Encephalitis |
Pseudorabies |
Tuberculosis |
Scrapie |
Lyme Disease |
| Bluetongue |
Duck Plague |
Potomac Horse Fever |
Atrophic Rhinitus |
Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis |
Contagious Foot Rot |
Toxic substance Contamination |
| BSE |
Fowl Cholera |
Strangles |
Transmissible Gastronenteritis |
Bluetongue |
Ovine Progressive Pneumonia |
Rabies |
| Brucellosis |
Avian Pox |
Equine Piroplasmosis |
Trichinellosis |
Listeriosis |
Contagious ecthyma |
Leptospirosis |
| Foot and Mouth |
V VND |
Equine Rhinopneumonitis |
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome |
Scrapie |
Ovine Progressive Pneumonia |
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| Tuberculosis |
Pullorum |
Equine encepholomyelitis |
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Soremouth |
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| Johnes |
Fowl Typhoid |
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Caseous Lymphadenitis |
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| Salmonellosis |
Inf. Laryngotracheitis |
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Salmonellosis |
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| IBR/IPV |
Salmonellosis |
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| Malignant Catarrhal Fever |
MG |
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| Listeria |
Inf. Coryza |
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| All Other Exotic or Eradicated diseases |
According to Sec 32. 7 M.R.S.A. §1801 and 01-001 Chapter
206: Prevention and Control of Certain Diseases of Domestic Animals and
Poultry, diseases or pathogens must be reported to the Maine Department
of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health and Industry.
Disease reporting may be achieved using our on-line
Disease Reporting Form.
When reporting, please provide the following information.
- Name, address and phone of veterinarian
- Specify disease or event
- Suspected OR confirmed diagnosis
- Owner Information
- Name, address, phone, street/mailing address and county
- Specify animal
- Species and number of infected animals
- Action taken prior to notification
- What sort of advice to provide owner?
- What tests were conducted?
- What were the results?
- Any other pertinent information.
Disease reporting may be achieved using our on-line
Disease Reporting Form.
Although not yet in rule, We would ask your cooperation in reporting
the following immediately:
- Any vesicular lesions that you question may be a foreign disease
(especially where there is blistering around the nose, mouth, hooves
and/or teats)
- Hemorrhagic or CNS problems affecting a herd or flock
- Any sudden unexplained morbidity/mortality in a herd or flock
- Any Clustering of illness in an area
- "Small Animal" zoonotic disease or a toxicity tht may pose
a significant public health risk.
- Basically, " Anything Weird" that you have a question about
The following diseases or suspicion of these diseases:
- GLANDERS
- PLAGUE
- TULAREMIA
- WEST NILES VIRUS
- VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS
- VESICULAR STOMATITIS
- BOTULISM
Disease reporting may be achieved using our on-line
Disease Reporting Form.
