Emerging Animal and Public Health Issues:

The following items are provided to advance knowledge of emerging issues related to animal and public health in Kentucky.


BioTerrorism / BioSecurity:

Texas Animal Health Commission Notice


West Nile Virus:

For information on West Nile Virus, visit these links: 

Kentucky Department for Public Health

United States Department of Agriculture

Centers for Disease Control - West Nile Virus


Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ('Mad Cow Disease'):

For the latest information on this public health issue, visit this link:  AVMA, BSE Backgrounder


Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS):

UK College of Agriculture - MRLS Web Site