Description
Course Details
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal disease affecting many kinds of cervids. Veterinarians and cervid producers must work together to protect the health of cervids. Understanding the history of CWD, how the disease is spread, and efforts to control it will help you protect cervids across the country. This course will cover general information about cervids and CWD, USDA’s CWD Herd Certification Program, and details regarding participation in the following state CWD Programs: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Texas. Additional states to be added in 2025 include: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Format
The course is completely web-based and self-study. You do not need to be online at any specific time. Access the materials whenever it is convenient for you and work at your own pace.
- To earn a course certificate, you must successfully pass the end-of-course quiz
- Complete the post-course evaluation to help us improve the experience for users like you
Instructors:
Jenna Bjork, DVM, MPH
Lead Public Health Veterinarian
Center for Food Security and Public Health
Cheryl Eia, DVM, MPH, JD
Lead Public Health Veterinarian
Center for Food Security and Public Health
CE Credit for Vets & Vet Techs
The veterinary course has been approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE®). The course has been submitted, but is not yet approved for 3 CE hours (non-interactive on-line; medical).
Participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Please contact the AAVSB RACE® program if you have any concerns.
Course Certificate for Producers
The cervid producer course offers freely accessible training about USDA’s CWD Herd Certification Program and State CWD Programs for farmed cervids. For producers who wish to earn a course certificate, create an account to take the end-of-course quiz. Once you successfully pass the quiz, you can download and print a course certificate of completion.
This material was made possible, in part, by a Cooperative Agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). It may not necessarily express APHIS’ views.
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