Which of the following diseases is not considered to be a foreign animal disease?

• A. Bovine virus diarrhea
• B. Malignant catarrhal fever
• C. Hemorrhagic septicemia
• D. All of the above

Answer: (A)

The concept here is foreign animal diseases versus diseases that are already present in a country. A foreign animal disease is one that is not normally found in the country and would trigger strict reporting and response if it appeared.

Bovine viral diarrhea is not considered a foreign animal disease because it is endemic in many regions, including the United States. It’s regularly found in domestic cattle populations and managed through local vaccination and herd-health practices, rather than treated as an exotic threat.

Malignant catarrhal fever and hemorrhagic septicemia, by contrast, are diseases whose occurrence is more region-specific and can be considered exotic or foreign to others where they’re not commonly present. That’s why they’re typically regarded as foreign threats in many contexts.

So, the disease that is not a foreign animal disease is bovine viral diarrhea.