Emergency Response

Emergency animal disease and natural disaster response.

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Emergency animal diseases

Updates on emergency disease responses including Japanese encephalitis. Australia has a detailed plan for responding to emergency disease outbreaks called AUSVETPLAN.

Natural disasters

Animals are often caught up in disasters, so veterinarians have an important role in disaster response.

Wildlife health

Wildlife health refers to the physical, behavioural and social well-being of free-ranging animals at an individual, population and wider ecosystem level, and their resilience to change.