Annex 6 to Scottish Government's Exotic Animal Disease Contingency Framework Plan: Swine Vesicular Disease: Version 1.0

DescriptionThis document is for use in the event of an outbreak of Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD), whether a major outbreak with widespread disease, or a more limited incident.
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Website Publication DateJanuary 19, 2010

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Contents

Swine Vesicular Disease
Introduction
Description of swine vesicular disease
Summary characteristics of the disease and its spread
Summary characteristics of the virus of swine vesicular disease
Survival of virus
Links to further sources of information about swine vesicular disease
Prevention is better than cure
Legislation
EU
National
Rationale for Control
Swine Vesicular Disease Control Strategy
Initial Report, Investigation & Confirmation of Disease
Laboratory Diagnosis
Stopping Spread
Suspect and infected premises
Temporary Control Zone
Killing and Disposal
Compensation
Tracing and Epidemiological Investigations
Area Controls (Protection and Surveillance Zones)
Closing rights of way
Suspect or infected slaughterhouses
Seropositive pigs
Export Controls
Intra-Community Trade
Non- EU Countries
Cleansing, Disinfection and Controlled Restocking
Serological surveillance
Vaccination
Exit Strategy

Appendix 1 Overall Scottish Government Control Structure
Figure 1 Summary of the Scottish Government Disease Control Process

Appendix 2
Figure 2 Summary of the swine vesicular disease ( SVD) control process

Appendix 3
Biosecurity - Preventing the introduction and the spread of Swine Vesicular Disease

Appendix 4
Figure 3 Pig density by agricultural parish (2009)

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