FMD: Publications and factsheets
Contingency plan and strategy
Defra's revised Contingency Plan for Exotic Animal Diseases was laid before Parliament on 13 December 2007. The plan covers arrangements for dealing with a range of exotic animal diseases, including Foot and Mouth Disease, Avian Influenza and, for the first time, Rabies and Bluetongue. Further information...
Leaflets
How to spot foot
and mouth disease 
(760 KB) - Biosecurity – Preventing the
introduction and the spread
of foot and mouth disease (600 KB)
- What will happen when
foot and mouth disease
is suspected or confirmed (700 KB)
- Foot and Mouth Disease - Ageing of Lesions (1.3 MB - Please note this is a large file) - Revised January 2005
- Leaflet distributed to residents and landowners in certain areas in and around the Surveillance Zone in Surrey (1 MB)
About the disease
- Summary profile for Foot and Mouth Disease (24 KB)
- Full profile for Foot and Mouth Disease (101 KB)
- Foot and Mouth Disease epidemiology report - Situation at 12:00 Sunday 30 September. Day 58 (662 KB).
- Investigations and reviews into the outbreak.
Defra magazine
- Farming link - The Defra magazine for farmers and growers which helps keep you informed about a range of Defra and EU activities which could affect your farm business planning. Includes information on biosecurity.
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