Which of the following is NOT among the U.S. Animal Health Program diseases?

• A. Chronic Wasting Disease
• B. Swine Brucellosis
• C. Rabies
• D. Avian Influenza

Answer: (C)

The key idea is how the U.S. Animal Health Program identifies diseases that affect livestock health and trade, coordinating surveillance, reporting, and control across animals. Chronic Wasting Disease is tracked because it affects wildlife that can interact with livestock and has implications for animal health and commerce. Swine Brucellosis is an eradication-targeted livestock disease, central to national efforts to keep pork production healthy and marketable. Avian Influenza is a major poultry disease with substantial trade and production impact, so it sits squarely in the program’s surveillance framework. Rabies, while a critical zoonotic threat, is managed mainly through public health and wildlife-control channels rather than the livestock-focused Animal Health Program. It’s prioritized for human and animal vaccination and wildlife management outside this program’s usual scope, which is why it isn’t listed among its diseases.