Case Study Instructions:
These case study materials will help you prepare for the knowledge
assessment by encouraging you to synthesize and apply what you have
learned from the readings in Lesson 2 and 3. You are encouraged
to frame the presenting problem(s) from facts about Plum Pox Virus,
generate suggestions for preparedness activities, and predict possible
consequences if appropriate actions are not taken. This case study
problem is divided into three steps. Read each step and click on
the hyperlinks to open up the case study materials. Plum Pox Virus,
also known as sharka, is a viral disease of stone fruit such as
peaches, plums, and cherries that was identified in a Pennsylvania
orchard in 1999.
Case Study Problem: Is Preparedness Possible
Before a Disease Strikes?
Case Study Step One:
► Read A Plague Upon the Land
Case Study Step Two:
► Attempt to apply what you have learned from Lessons 2 and
3 by generating answers to the questions on the Case Study Worksheet.
Three work sheet
Case Study Step Three:
► Review the risk assessment checklist in the preparedness booklet.
► (Optional) Now return to the presentation in Lesson 2 on
Roles in the U.S. Initiative.pdf.
► Evaluate your answers on the case study worksheet.
Using these case study materials to teach others:
Determine how you could use the materials on Plum
Pox Virus to actively engage producers learning about the importance
of preparedness. Some questions you may pose to producers include:
What preparedness activities are crucial to adopt? How is preparedness
possible with unknown pathogens? Who should participate in preparedness
planning? What is the significance of local planning to national
homeland security efforts?