Does Tasmania have a plan in place to deal with a FMD outbreak?
Yes. All states have agreed to the AUSVETPLAN, which is a detailed contingency plan for responding to the outbreak of any of the major exotic animal diseases, including FMD. Access the AUSVETPLAN in full. Tasmania is also a signatory to the cost sharing agreement which enables compensation to be paid to farmers whose livestock are slaughtered in the FMD eradication process. It is important to ensure that there are no incentives for livestock owners to conceal any animals that might have FMD symptoms. DPIW has a specific program, known as the Biosecurity Emergency Preparedness Program or BEPP, which has the role of managing Tasmania’s state of readiness to deal with any biosecurity emergency, including an outbreak of FMD. BEPP’s functions include the recruitment and training of around 150 standby staff to work in control centres and in the field in the event of an outbreak, and updating and fine tuning our outbreak response plans. A Rapid Response Team (RRT) has also been established at
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