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Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1
1 Principles of Disease Control
Overall Control Strategy
Prevention is better than Cure
The importance of vigilance
Maintaining Readiness
Phases of an Animal Disease Outbreak
Suspicion
Confirmation of Disease
Preventing Disease Spread
Actions on an Infected Premises
A) Movement Restrictions
B) Valuation
C) Culling and Disposal
D) Cleansing and Disinfection (C&D)
E) Controlled Restocking
F) Dealing with contacts to infected animals - forward tracing (i.e. potential spread)
G) Determining the Origin of the Outbreak - back tracing (i.e. Source)
Culling of Animals to Prevent the Spread of Disease (pre-emptive cull)
Area Movement Controls
A) Protection Zone ( PZ)
B) Surveillance Zone ( SZ)
C) Controls in the PZ and SZ
D) Other Disease Specific Control Areas
Controls on Animal Products
Control Strategy
Vaccination
Wildlife
Pets, Rare Breeds and Hobby Farms
Livestock Welfare
Exit Strategy
Regionalisation
Compartmentalisation
Chapter 2
2 Structures for Control and Coordination
Introduction to Scottish control structures
EU Structures for Control
GB Structures for Control
Figure 2 Structural relationships between GB and Scottish control structures
A) Civil Contingencies Committee (Ministers) ( CCC)
B) Civil Contingencies Committee (Officials) ( CCC (O))
C) National Disease Control Centre ( NDCC) Joint Coordination Centre ( JCC)
D) Animal Disease Policy Group ( ADPG)
E) National Experts Group ( NEG)
F) National Emergency Epidemiology Group ( NEEG)
G) Animal Health agency
H) Local Disease Control Centres LDCCs
I) LDCC Management Control Team ( MCT)
Scottish Government National Control Structures
Figure 3 National Structures for Managing a Response
SGoRR (Officials)
Scottish Government Disease Control Structures
Figure 4 Overall Scottish Government Control Structure
A) Disease Strategy Group ( DSG)
B) Disease Strategy Unit ( DSU)
C) Veterinary Team
D) Rural Payments and Inspection Directorate ( RPID) HQ
E) Scottish Government Communications Directorate
Other Scottish Control Structures
A) Scottish Stakeholder Groups
B) Strategic Co-ordinating Groups
Required Actions
On Suspicion (following CVO case conference call)
On Confirmation of Disease
Disease Strategy Group ( DSG) outline agenda
Resources
IT Infrastructure
Procurement
Contracts
Procurement by the Scottish Government
Laboratory Testing
Communications
Schedule of Daily Co-ordination Meetings & Reports
Chapter 3
3 Roles and Responsibilities of key individuals
Introduction to roles and responsibilities
Strategic
A) Minister (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment)
B) Rural Director
C) Chief Veterinary Officer Scotland ( CVO(S))
D) Head of Animal Disease Preparedness and Control Branch
E) Animal Health agency Chief Executive ( CE)
Tactical and Operational
A) Regional Operations Director Scotland ( ROD)
B) Director Animal Health Scotland ( DAHS)
C) Veterinary Business Partner (Scotland)
D) Divisional Veterinary Manager ( DVM)
E) Local Scottish Government RPID Staff
F) Consultant in Public Health Medicine ( CPHM)
G) Scottish Government Press Officer
Chapter 4
4 Working with Others
Operational Partners
A) Convention of Scottish Local Authorities ( COSLA)
B) Local Authorities
C) Meat Hygiene Service ( MHS)
D) Scottish Environment Protection Agency ( SEPA)
E) Health Protection Scotland ( HPS)
F) Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA)
G) Police
H) Local Stakeholders
Other Scottish Government Directorates and Agencies
A) Scottish Resilience
B) Public Health and Wellbeing Directorate/ CMO Scotland
C) Transport Directorate
Other UK Administrations, Departments and Agencies
A) Defra
B) Welsh Assembly Government
C) Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Northern Ireland ( DARDNI)
D) Food Standards Agency - Scotland ( FSA)
E) Department for Transport DfT
F) UKREP United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the European Union (part of the Foreign and Commonwealth OfficFe)
G) Military Liaison/ Involvement of the Armed Forces
International
A) World Organisation for Animal Health ( OIE)
B) EU
C) Third Countries
Chapter 5
5 Reviewing and Exercising the Plan
Appendix 1 Summary biosecurity controls for SEARS staff
Appendix 2 Animal Health agency contact details
Glossary