Disease Information


Additional Disease Specific Resources

Prevention and Control
Heartwater Prevention Practices

Provides specific prevention recommendations for beef or dairy operations to implement once Heartwater has been diagnosed in the U.S.

Heartwater Prevention Practices Checklist

Supplements the Heartwater Prevention Practices handout.

Heartwater Response Package

If Heartwater is ever diagnosed in the United States, this “response package” can get prevention information into the hands of producers and allied industries as soon as possible.

Other
Heartwater General Factsheet

Provides more detailed disease information to assist extension personnel with media interviews or general inquiries.


Disease Categories

The links in this section will take you to a list of other diseases for that same category (e.g. diseases affecting that species, in a specific region, etc.).

Species Affected
Geography
Agent Type
Clinical Signs
Transmission

Citations

To cite the factsheets found on this website, the following information can be used:
Spickler, Anna Rovid. "Title of Factsheet." "Date of Factsheet (Last Updated)." At cfsph.iastate.edu/diseaseinfo/factsheets/