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Covering exotic notifiable animal diseases of livestock
Version 2.0
December 2008

ISBN 978 0 7559 1903 1 (Web only publication)

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Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
2. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
3. PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS
4. THE COMMUNICATIONS FLOW
5. SUSPECT STAGE (AMBER ALERT)
6. LOCAL LEVEL COMMUNICATIONS
7. CONFIRMATION OF DISEASE (RED ALERT)
8. ONGOING ACTIONS UPON CONFIRMATION
9. EXIT STRATEGY
10. MEDIA STRATEGY
11. FORWARD PLANNING
12. INFRASTRUCTURE: EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
13. INFRASTRUCTURE: INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
14. INFRASTRUCTURE: NDCC COMMUNICATIONS
15. INFRASTRUCTURE: LDCC COMMUNICATIONS

APPENDICES
Appendix A: Task Checklist
Appendix B: Contact List: Government and Operational Partners
Appendix C: Template News Releases
Appendix D: Communications Coordinator: Job Description
Appendix E: Early Keeper Notification Flowchart
Appendix F: Stakeholder Groups
Appendix G: The Communications Matrix
Appendix H: Glossary

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