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Plan developed in discussion with industry as government works to deploy vaccine for BTV-3
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) confirms a very high probability of a new introduction of bluetongue virus (BTV-3) into Great Britain.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export other live animals to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Sets out the disease control measures we would consider if bluetongue virus was suspected or confirmed in farm animals.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Disease control framework for bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in England in 2024.
Monitoring for major, notifiable or new and emerging animal disease outbreaks internationally and in the UK.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Togo for healthcare practitioners.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Botswana for healthcare practitioners.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
How to import or move animal by-products from the EU to Great Britain.
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