The Chuzhou City implementation measures for the Anhui Medium- and Long-Term Animal Disease Prevention and Control Plan (2012–2020) seeks to protect livestock production, animal-product safety and public health. They provide for phased and region-specific disease control, surveillance, vaccination, quarantine, biosecurity, zoonotic-disease management, eradication, emergency response and prevention of imported diseases. The measures prioritize 16 domestic diseases and 14 imported diseases and set targets through 2020. They strengthen laboratories, monitoring networks, cold chains, enforcement, information systems and socialized veterinary services. The implementation provisions promote public participation and the One Health approach, supported by government coordination, non-governmental involvement, professional ethics and society-wide disease prevention.
Chine · 2012-11-12