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Gov not 'adequately prepared' for the most severe animal disease outbreaks, report warns

The report said insufficient biosecurity controls, illegal meat entering the UK, vets leaving the sector, and policy changes to bTB have all left the UK exposed to animal disease threats

Chris Brayford
clock 鈥� 6 min read
NPA public affairs manager Tom Haynes said: "The report is again clear that APHA are severely under-resourced and we still have major concerns about how the agencies would cope if we were to contract another notifiable disease. Once again, our question for Government is how long can they keep ignoring this risk?"
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NPA public affairs manager Tom Haynes said: "The report is again clear that APHA are severely under-resourced and we still have major concerns about how the agencies would cope if we were to contract another notifiable disease. Once again, our question for Government is how long can they keep ignoring this risk?"

A new report has revealed the Government is not adequately prepared to tackle the most severe animal disease outbreaks in the UK. Publishing the report on Wednesday (November 5), the Public Accounts...

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