Consultation on 2008 Defra's Contingency Plan for Exotic Animal Diseases
25 July 2008
In accordance with our legislative obligations under section 14a of the Animal Health Act 1981 Defra is inviting comments on the 2008 version of its Contingency Plan for Exotic Animal Diseases.
The plan covers arrangements for response to an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Avian Influenza (AI) , Newcastle Disease (ND), Classical Swine Fever (CSF), African Swine Fever (ASF), Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD) , Rabies, Bluetongue (BT), and certain specified types of equine exotic diseases (e.g Glanders, Dourine, Infectious Anaemia and Equine encephalitis / encephalomyelitis of all types including West Nile Virus).
The Contingency Plan incorporates two separate documents; a Framework Response Plan outlining roles and responsibilities together with systems and structures in place for responding to an outbreak of exotic animal disease; and an Overview of Emergency Preparedness, which provides more detailed information relating to our emergency preparedness work and operational arrangements for response.
You may comment on any aspect of the plan.
The closing date for responses to this consultation is 10 October 2008.
