December 2004

Nebraska Fish and Wildlife Health Council
Ranking of Diseases

A List*	B List*	C List*
West Nile Virus-encephalitides	Bovine tuberculosis	Tularemia
Chronic Wasting  Disease	Anthrax	Ehrlichiosis
Rabies		Pseudorabies
Hemorrhagic fevers		Swine brucellosis
Plague-sylvatic		Bovine brucellosis
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome		Fish Diseases -Infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) Enteric redmouth (ERM)
		Avian botulism
		Fowl cholera
		Avian Influenza
		Exotic Newcastle ’s Disease
		Anaplasmosis
		Lyme’s disease

Rankings are based upon both importance of the disease (virulence, geographic distribution, host range, zoonotic capacity, biosecurity threat) and upon existing resources and programs at the state level.

Goals of A list are for ongoing surveillance and/or research.

Goals of B list are for active surveillance deemed beneficial.

Goals of C list are for passive surveillance deemed beneficial.