Crisis Management For Veterinarians

To prepare for the intentional and unintentional introductions of animal diseases into the nation's food production pathway, Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman has announced the release of an informational compact disc aimed at veterinarians and other first responders following possible animal disease outbreaks.
The CD is designed to ensure federal, state and private veterinarians have immediate access to information following a foreign animal disease outbreak so they will be better prepared to respond.

Entitled “Food Security: The Threat to American Livestock,” the CD was developed through Auburn University as part of a nationwide effort by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to ensure the safety of all animal and plant products processed through the nation’s food distribution centers. It is part of an extensive APHIS-sponsored effort to ensure its readiness to detect and respond to terrorist events involving plant or animal pathogens. Veterinarians and related professionals were specifically targeted because of the role they would play in such a crisis.

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