Exotic notifiable animal diseases contingency plans - Scottish Regional Resilience Partnerships' framework: August 2022

Appendix B: Summary of controls for key notifiable diseases

A full list of exotic notifiable diseases can be found at notifiable diseases in animals

Summary of controls for key notifiable diseases

Disease

African horse sickness

Species: Horses

Risk to humans: None

Spread: V

Cull: Infected animals

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 100

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 150

Disease

African swine fever

Species: Pigs

Risk to humans: None

Spread: A, I, W (V)

Cull: IP and DC

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): Yes

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

Avian influenza

Species: Birds, pigs, human

Risk to humans: Serious

Spread: A, I

Cull: IP and DC

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): Possible

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

Bluetongue virus

Species: Sheep, goats (cattle)

Risk to humans: None

Spread: V

Cull: On welfare grounds

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 100

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 150

Disease

Classical swine fever

Species: Pigs

Risk to humans: None

Spread: A, I, W

Cull: IP and DC

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): Yes

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia

Species: Bovines

Risk to humans: None

Spread: A, AB

Cull: IP

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 0

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 0

Disease

Equine viral encephalomyelitis

Species: Horses, birds, human, pigs

Risk to humans: Serious, but indirect

Spread: V

Cull: Not routine

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): Possible

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): EEE and VEE

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): Variable

Disease

Foot and mouth disease

Species: Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and all cloven-hoofed animals

Risk to humans: Negligible

Spread: A, I, W, AB

Cull: IP and DC

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): 10 km

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

Lumpy skin disease

Species: Cattle

Risk to humans: None

Spread: A, V

Cull: IP and DC

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

Newcastle disease

Species: Birds

Risk to humans: Low

Spread: A, I

Cull: IP and DC

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

Peste des petits ruminants

Species: Sheep and Goats

Risk to humans: None

Spread: A

Cull: Infected animals

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

Rift Valley fever

Species: Sheep, goats, cattle, human

Risk to humans: Serious, but no vector in GB

Spread: V

Cull: IP and DC

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

Rinderpest

Species: Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs

Risk to humans: None

Spread: A

Cull: IP and DC

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

Swine vesicular disease

Species: Pigs

Risk to humans: Negligible

Spread: A, I, W

Cull: IP and DC

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): Yes

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

Vesicular stomatitis

Species: Cattle, pigs, horses

Risk to humans: Negligible

Spread: V

Cull: IP and DC

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): 3

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): 10

Disease

West Nile fever

Species: Birds, horses, human

Risk to humans: Serious

Spread: V

Cull: On Welfare Grounds

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): No

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): Variable

Disease

Rabies

Species: All mammals

Risk to humans: Serious

Spread: A

Cull: Affected animals and possibly contacts

Temporary Control Zone (TCZ): No

Protection Zone (PZ) (km): Infected place

Surveillance Zone (SZ) (km): Infected area (depending on risk)

Abbreviation: A

Route of entry: Is direct contact with animals

Abbreviation: AB

Route of entry: Airborne Infection

Abbreviation: I

Route of entry: Indirect contact via contaminated vehicles, personnel, etc.

Abbreviation: V

Route of entry: Vectors (insects)

Abbreviation: VEE

Abbreviation: W

Route of entry: Consuming contaminated waste food

Abbreviation: TCZ

Zone: Temporary Control Zone

Abbreviation: PZ

Zone: Protection Zone

Abbreviation: SZ

Zone: Surveillance Zone

Abbreviation: EEE

Disease name: Eastern equine encephalomyelitis

Abbreviation: VEE

Disease name: Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis