Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 26094

Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

Tabled: 23 January 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of tracing of movement of animals, animal products and vehicles to the UK, in the context of the Foot and Mouth outbreak in Germ

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Whilst we have never had an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the UK, it remains a key priority in terms of exotic notifiable disease preparedness. The overall risk of an incursion is currently assessed to be medium, and we continue to prepare for ...

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