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Covering exotic notifiable animal diseases of livestock
Version 1.0
December 2008

ISBN 978 0 7559 1905 5 (Web only publication)

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Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1
1 Principles of Disease Control
Overall Control Strategy
Prevention is better than Cure
Maintaining Readiness
Phases of an Animal Disease Outbreak
Suspicion
Confirmation of Disease
Stopping Disease Spread
Actions on an Infected Premises
Area Movement Controls
Determining the Control Strategy
Vaccination
Wildlife
Pets, Rare Breeds and Hobby Farms
Livestock Welfare Disposal Scheme
Exit Strategy
Regionalisation

Chapter 2
2 Structures for Control and Coordination
GB Structures for Control
2.4 Civil Contingencies Committee (Ministers) ( CCC)
2.5 Civil Contingencies Committee (Officials) ( CCC (O))
2.6 National Disease Control Centre ( NDCC) Joint Coordination Centre ( JCC)
2.7 Animal Disease Policy Group ( ADPG)
2.8 National Experts Group ( NEG)
2.9 National Epidemiology Emergency Group ( NEEG)
2.10 Local Disease Control Centres LDCCs
Scottish Government Control Structures
2.15 Strategic Co-ordinating Groups
2.16 Disease Strategy Group ( DSG)
2.17 Scottish Stakeholder Groups
2.18 Disease Strategy Unit ( DSU)
2.19 Veterinary Division
2.20 Rural Payments and Inspection Directorate ( RPID) HQ
2.21 Scottish Government Communications Directorate
2.22 Required Actions
2.23 Outline Agenda for meetings of the Disease Strategy Group ( DSG) on Suspicion and on Confirmation of Disease
2.24 Resources
2.34 Communications

Chapter 3
3 Roles and Responsibilities
Strategic
3.1 Minister (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment)
3.2 Rural Director
3.3 Scotland's Chief Veterinary Officer ( CVO(S))
3.4 Deputy Director Animal Health and Welfare
3.5 Head of Animal Health & Welfare Strategy, Planning & Exotic Diseases Branch
3.6 Animal Health agency Chief Executive ( CE)
Operational
3.7 Regional Operations Director Scotland ( ROD)
3.8 Senior Animal Health agency roles in an outbreak in GB
3.9 Senior Operations Manager ( SOM)
3.10 Veterinary Services Manager (Scotland)
3.11 Divisional Veterinary Manager ( DVM)
3.12 Local Scottish Government RPID Staff
3.13 Consultant in Public Health Medicine ( CPHM)
3.14 Scottish Government Press Officer

Chapter 4
4 Working with Others
Operational Partners
4.1 Animal Health agency
4.2 Scottish Environment Protection Agency ( SEPA)
4.3 Health Protection Scotland ( HPS)
4.4 Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA)
4.5 Police
4.6 Convention of Scottish Local Authorities ( COSLA)
4.7 Local Authorities
4.8 Local Stakeholders
Other Scottish Government Directorates and Agencies
4.9 Scottish Resilience
4.13 Public Health and Wellbeing Directorate/ CMO Scotland
4.14 Food Standards Agency - Scotland ( FSA)
4.15 Transport Directorate
Other UK Administrations, Departments and Agencies
4.16 Defra
4.17 Welsh Assembly Government
4.18 Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Northern Ireland ( DARDNI)
4.19 Department for Transport DfT
4.20 Meat Hygiene Service ( MHS)
4.21 UKREP United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the European Union (part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
4.22 Military Liaison/ Involvement of the Armed Forces
International
4.23 World Organisation for Animal Health ( OIE)
4.24 EU
4.25 Third Countries

Chapter 5
5 Reviewing and Exercising the Plan

Glossary

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