VETERINARIANS AND BIOSECURITY PROTOCOLS.

Veterinarians are often exposed to diseases that could be fatal, and this exposure has also been linked to further spread of infectious agents to other farms.The safety protocol for the vet and animals must be ensured for safety.


Bio security protocols are very important,and to this end training of vets and para-vets on these protocols are necessary.

 Diseases are emerging every time and others evolving, safety is necessary as more and more exposure cases are known and so many unreported and a lot more undiagnosed.


The health status of the vets are important just as that of the animals.Food animals ,companion animals and wildlife all poise a threat; safety is the watch word.

 Training on biosecurity protocols, use of latest disinfectants must be periodical and livestock owners should also know basic safety protocol.

Vets up-skill to prepare for future animal infectious disease emergencies in a bid to better manage future outbreaks of animal disease like avian influenza, foot-and-mouth disease and Hendra virus, veterinarians convened in Canberra for a hands-on training exercise.

 "Part of the training is to condition people to what actually happens, so it doesn't take them by surprise," he said. Dr Will Andrew"It gives them assurance of their procedure and that takes the pressure off people.

"Vets were presented with a host of disinfectant and quarantine protocols."If you go and visit a property and you don't carry out some of these procedures you run the risk, particularly as a vet, when you visit the next property of taking that disease with you," Dr Andrew said.




"The vet may be the actual source of the spread."We're teaching these vets the protocols to ensure they decontaminate themselves before they move off the property to somewhere else."

 Dr Andrew said well established protocols for vets was one of the best security measures for future animal disease outbreaks.

"It's very hard to play catch up once a disease outbreak occurs, so you've got to be on top of it from the word go," he said.

"We want to give the vets the idea that there will be some sort of chaos in an event like this, but good training takes some of the pressure away because the vets can understand what's going on in the background.

 Training and hands-on techniques are so important, the key is for all stakeholders to be involved.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-25/biosecurity-training-exercise-first-response-to-emergency-disea/6570836