Engaging private veterinarians in an emergency animal disease surveillance and response

Authors: Hamilton S
Publication: Proceedings of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) Annual Conferences, Volume 2014 AVA Annual Conference, Perth, Issue Reproduction / Cattle / sheep, May 2014
Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association

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Abstract: Private vets have an important role to play in emergency animal disease surveillance and response. However, the Matthews report into Australia’s preparedness for footand-mouth disease (FMD) identified several barriers to engagement between the public and private sector, affecting Australia’s capacity to detect FMD in a timely manner and to engage private veterinarians in a large emergency response. This presentation will describe several initiatives to address these gaps.

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