Reportable Diseases
In order to improve the protection of the animals and poultry populations from the effects of contagious diseases, all veterinarians licensed in the state of Louisiana are required by law to report to the State Veterinarian, by telephone, fax, or electronic mail within 24 hours after diagnosis or tentative diagnosis, the occurrence or suspected occurrence of the following contagious diseases or symptoms: including but not limited to
Louisiana’s reportable diseases must be reported to the State Veterinarian prior to diagnosis, in other words, as soon as it ends up in a differential list.
Louisiana Law Requiring the Reporting of Contagious Diseases (PDF, 18.8KB)
Equine Neuro-invasive Diseases (Encephalitis, Meningioencephalitis) Reporting Form (DOC, 64KB)
Classical Swine Fever (USDA [pdf] / OIE))
Anthrax (OIE)
Any vesicular conditions
All equine encephalomyelitis conditions
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (including chronic wasting disease, scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s Disease) (USDA)
Tuberculosis
Bovine Trichomoniasis (Merck Veterinary Manual)
Brucellosis (B. abortus, B. suis) (USDA / OIE)
Rabies (USDA / OIE)
Exotic Newcastle Disease (USDA/ USDA-APHIS [pdf]) / USAHA) and other paramyxovirus infections
Avian Influenza (USDA / OIE / USAHA) (highly pathogenic)
Chlamydiosis (Psittacosis, Ornithosis) (USDA)
Salmonella Enteritidis (USDA / OIE)
Laryngotracheitis (OIE) (other than vaccine induced)
--any disease classified by the USDA as a foreign animal disease
--any other disease condition which may seriously threaten the welfare of the animals and poultry populations of this state.
Diseases of Interest
African Horse Sickness (OIE / USAHA)
African Swine Fever (USDA / OIE / USAHA)
Anthrax (OIE)
Avian Influenza (USDA / OIE / USAHA)
Bont Tick infestation (Amblyomma) (USDA)
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (USDA / OIE / USAHA)
Bovine Trichomoniasis (Merck Veterinary Manual)
Brucellosis (B. abortus, B. suis) (USDA / OIE)
Southern Cattle Tick infestation (Boophilus) (USDA-APHIS / USDA)
Chlamydiosis (Psittacosis, Ornithosis) (USDA)
Classical Swine Fever (USDA [pdf] / OIE)
Contagious Bovine or Caprine Pleuropneumonia (USDA [pdf] / OIE)
Contagious Equine Metritis (USDA [pdf])
Dourine (OIE / USAHA)
Equine Encephalitis (Eastern, Western, Venezuelan, or West Nile Virus)
Eastern (USDA)
Western (Merck Veterinary Manual)
Venezuelan (USDA / USAHA)
West Nile Virus (USDA)
Equine Herpesvirus type1 (My Horse Matters.com)
Equine Infectious Anemia (USDA)
Equine Piroplasmosis (Horse Tick Fever) (USDA)
Equine Viral Arteritis (Merck Veterinary Manual)
Exotic Newcastle Disease (USDA/ USDA-APHIS [pdf]) / USAHA)
Foot and Mouth Disease (USDA / OIE / USAHA)
Glanders (USAHA)
Heartwater (USDA [pdf] / USAHA)
Infectious Bronchitis (OIE)
Laryngotracheitis (OIE)
Lumpy skin Disease (OIE / USAHA)
Mycoplasmosis (poultry) (OIE)
Peste des Petits Ruminants (OIE / USAHA)
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s Disease) (CFSPH)
Pullorum Disease (OIE)
Rabies (USDA / OIE)
Rift Valley Fever (OIE / USAHA)
Rinderpest (OIE / USAHA)
Salmonella Enteritidis (USDA / OIE)
Scabies (sheep or cattle) (Merck Veterinary Manual)
Scrapie (sheep or goats) (USDA)
For the Scrapie tag program, contact USDA APHIS Veterinary Services at 225-389-0436
Screwworm infestation (USDA [pdf] / USAHA)
Sheep and Goat Pox (OIE / USAHA)
Spring Viremia of Carp (USDA [pdf])
Strangles (Equine) (USDA / Merck Veterinary Manual)
Swine Vesicular Disease (USDA [pdf] / OIE / USAHA)
Tropical Horse Tick Infestation (Demacentor nitens) (Merck Veterinary Manual)
Tuberculosis (USDA)
Vesicular Exanthema (Merck Veterinary Manual)
Vesicular Stomatitis (USDA / OIE / USAHA)
White Spot Disease in Louisiana crawfish