A term that is synonymous with foreign animal disease; not currently found in the country but found elsewhere.

• A. Zoonotic
• B. Exotic
• C. Emerging
• D. Transboundary

Answer: (B)

The term describes diseases based on geographic presence: a disease that does not occur in your country but is found elsewhere. Exotic is used in veterinary and regulatory contexts to flag pathogens that are outside the country’s normal disease status, triggering heightened surveillance and controls to prevent introduction.

Zoonotic focuses on whether a disease can be transmitted to humans, not where it occurs; so it isn’t about geographic absence. Emerging refers to diseases that are new or rapidly increasing in a population, regardless of location. Transboundary concerns involve movement across borders and spread between countries, but don’t define whether the disease is absent locally.