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Outbreak information in Europe

• DEFRA
• Working document provides details on the legal bases, the list of laboratories, their tasks and the financing of the Community Reference Laboratories working in the areas of animal health and zootechnics.
• FMD control measures
• Animal Disease Notification System:

Detailed information on each outbreak in a Member State of an infectious disease in animals, listed in Annex I of Council Directive 82/894/EC, is sent by the Member States to the European Commission via the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS). Updated weekly.

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Maps of outbreaks

• DEFRA veterinary surveillance
• DEFRA Veterinary surveillance: Wildlife

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Government and Agency

• Welsh Assembly Government Department for Environment, Planning and Countryside
• Scottish Executive Rural Affairs
• Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Northern Ireland (DARDNI)
• Central Science Laboratory (CSL)
• Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
• Food Standards Agency (FSA)
• Health Protection Agency
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
• Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMCNI)
• Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS)
• Meat Hygiene Service
• Science Directorate
• Health Protection Scotland
• Veterinary Laboratories Agency
• Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)

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International Agencies

• USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
• Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
• World organisation for animal health (OIE)

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Veterinary Surveillance

• Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA)
• Scottish Agricultural College (SAC)
• Animal Health Trust (AHT)
• EpiVetNet
• GisVet
• Institute for Animal Health (IAH)
• National Animal Disease Informatin Service
• Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED-mail)

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Veterinary organisations, education and research

• Animal Health Trust (AHT)
• School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol
• British Cattle Veterinary Association
• British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA)
• British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA)
• British Veterinary Association (BVA)
• Cambridge Veterinary School, University of Cambridge
• Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow
• Institute for Animal Health
• Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool
• Moredun Research Institute
• The Royal Veterinary College
• The Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM)
• Veterinary Training and Research Initiative (VTRI) - information about VTRI is also available on the Defra website (here).

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Cattle

• English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX)
• Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC)
• Meat and Livestock Commission
• Quality Meat Scotland
• Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST)
• UK dairy industry - information on the Food and Drink pages of the Defra website.

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Goat

• British Goat Society
• Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST)
• Scottish Agricultural College
• The British Sheep Dairying Association
• The Goat Veterinary Society

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Pig

• British Pig Association
• British Pig Executive (BPEX)
• Meat and Livestock Commission
• National Pig Association
• Pig Veterinary Society
• Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST)
• The Pig Site
• Zoonoses Action Plan (ZAP) Salmonella Monitoring Programme

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Sheep

• English Beef & Lamb Executive (EBLEX)
• Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC)
• Meat and Livestock Commission
• National Sheep Association
• Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)
• Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST)
• Scottish Agricultural College
• British Wool Marketing Board
• British Sheep Dairying Association
• Sheep Veterinary Society

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Wildlife

• The British Trust for Ornithology
• DEFRA's wildlife and countryside information pages
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
• The Mammal Society Distribution maps
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
• Tracking Mammals Partnership
• VLA annual report on wildlife diseases in the UK

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Agriculture

• National Farmers Union
• The Biodynamic Agricultural Association
• The Soil Association

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Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Research Unit (VEERU)

VEERU was established in 1977 in the Department of Agriculture at the University of Reading and is now a leading centre of research and training in veterinary epidemiology and livestock economics. The Organic Livestock Research Group (OLRG) within VEERU has been actively involved in organic livestock research and advice in the UK since 1995. The Group has carried out research into identifying animal health and welfare constraints and research needs within organic livestock production in general and mastitis in organic dairy production in particular. The current research activities include a study of milk production characteristics and fertility in organic dairy cows. The OLRG also co-ordinates an EU-funded concerted action project, Network for Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Agriculture (NAHWOA). Members of the Group act as consultants to the Organic Advisory Service, carry out advisory and training activities and write regularly in both scientific and popular press on animal health and welfare issues in organic livestock production.

The Group can be contacted via:

Malla Hovi
Tel. 0118 - 931 6634
Email
Steve Roderick< br />Tel. 0118 - 931 8478
Email
VEERU
Tel. 0118 - 931 8478
Email

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Animal health strategy

A new Animal Health Strategy to improve the prevention and control of animal disease in the EU is being established. New Animal Health Strategy announced by Markos Kyprianou, 21 December 2004.

Stakeholders are being invited to contribute to this process, culminating in a Commission Communication in 2007 setting out actions for 2007-2013.

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Meetings

EC presentation at the Brussels Conference 15-16 December 2004 by Jaana Husu Kallio, Deputy Director General (click here for PDF format).

Speech: "The Material and Immaterial costs of Animal Disease Control", by Jaana Husu Kallio on behalf of Commissioner Kyprianou, 15-16 December 2004.

Following an on-going external evaluation* of EU's animal health policy, a new EU animal health strategy is being developed, aiming to strengthen the policy of disease prevention, make emergency vaccination a more viable option, simplify the legislation and finance new actions. All interested parties, including the European Parliament and Council, will be invited to support an overall strategy for the future, creating overarching guidelines to consolidate existing efforts and to foster the adoption and implementation of new key measures.

To date, animal health policy at the EU level has played a key role in facilitating the trade in animals and animal products by setting up animal health inspections at EU points of entry rather than at internal borders and by financing the eradication of many serious diseases which previously posed obstacles to trade. Much has also been done in the area of disease prevention, including extensive work on the identification and traceability of animals, helping to control animal movements and contain outbreaks of disease.

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Consultations

Proposal for a Commission Communication on the Community Animal Health Policy roadmap(2007-2013) to the European parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committe and the Committee of the Regions:

• Expected date of adoption of the proposal : 2nd Quarter 2007
• Main Contact persons: Eric Marin & Alberto Laddomada
• Presentation: EC presentation at the Brussels Conference 15-16 December 2004 by Jaana Husu Kallio, Deputy Director General (click here for PDF format).
• Presentation: "A visible strategy for Community Animal Health Policy (CAHP)", 16 December 2004 (click here for PDF format).

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Other Links

• The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
• Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Northern Ireland
• Ministère français de l'agriculture et de la pêche(Ministry of Agriculture and fisheries)
• Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ireland
• Federal Centre for Animal Health (FGI ARRIAH)

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Topics

• Illegal imports

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Contingency plans - Europe

• Chapter 1 suggested format and contents of a national and contingency plan
• Preparation of Foot-and-Mouth disease contingency plans: FAO Animal Health Manual, No. 16, ISSN 1020-5187, FAO 2002 Chapter 6 Early reaction contingency planning for a FMD emergency
• Defra's Exotic Animal Disease Generic Contingency Plan (including FMD and CSF)
• FMD Operations Manual. Contingency Plan for Ireland
• FMD Contingency Plan for the Netherlands, April 2000
• Reports of the missions in individual Member States are available on the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General Internet site
• Final report of a mission carried out in the United Kingdom from 24 to 28 May 2004 in order to evaluate the disease contingency plans for epizootic diseases, in particular foot-and-mouth disease and classical swine fever. DG(SANCO)/7267/2004 – MR Final
• [from Danish Veterinary and Food Administration] Response to mission reference number: DG(SANCO)/(9101/2003) FVO mission to Denmark from 16 to 20 June 2003 in order to evaluate the disease contingency plans for epizootic diseases, in particular foot-and-mouth disease and classical swine fever.

Contingency plans - international

• Biosecurity New Zealand
• An Australian framework for responses to unusual outbreaks of animal disease

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Simulation exercises

• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Exercise Minotaur, Evaluation Report, April 2005

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Information

• Network of Veterinary Public Health and Zoonotic Diseases in Asia:

The network was established in 2003 with the objectives to i)Create an inventory of electronic addresses (the network) of veterinarians, laboratories, institutions involved in the area of Veterinary Public Health (VPH), zoonotic and foodborne diseases. ii)Compile information on the epidemiology, diagnosis and control of zoonotic and foodborne diseases. iii)Provide the network with relevant news, stimulate interaction and collaboration. iv)Annually organise an electronic conference on one or more relevant issues (i.e. Control programmes of Brucellosis, control programmes of parasitic zoonoses e.g. Cysticercosis etc.) v)Collect, analyse and collate information relevant to zoonoses and VPH vi)In collaboration with the Animal Health Service and FAO Collaborating Centres, develop strategies for control and prevention of zoonotic and foodborne diseases and distribute conclusions and recommendations through the network. vii)Establish linkages to other networks on Veterinary Public Health including Regional FAO Networks and the Global FAO VPH Network. Network Coordinator: Prof Mohinder S Oberoi, India with Dr Carlos Eddi, Senior Officer (Parasitology), Animal Health Service, FAO, Rome.

• World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Veterinary Public Health an der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover
• India Veterinary Community:

The 'www.indiaveterinarycommunity.com' website is conceived as a single window internet information gateway of academic and research institutions, service departments and NGOs, livestock and poultry industry information, habitat, environment and wildlife related issues in India. It is also a directory of Indian veterinarians listed as who-is-who for the benefit of quick reference and for creating professional brotherhood.

• Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific
• humanitarian news and analysis
• ProMED-mail
• World Organisation for Animal Health
• Australian Journal of Emergency Management

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Animal ID and traceability

• New Zealand trade and enterprise: Integrated Farm Managament Systems

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FMD and wildlife

• USAHA Newsletter July 2001, page 5 (also in html here)

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FMD and trade

• Policy Changes, Trade Tensions, & Disputes: Focus on Grains & Pulses (New Zealand, Uruguay & C. America). Contingency Planning & Training. Diversion Routes & Locations for Contaminated Cargo (html version here).

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Global Risks

• GRIAD – Global risks of infectious animal diseases, Council for Agricultural Science andTechnology, Issue Paper no. 28, February 2005 (click here for html version).

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