ZOONOSES – EU

BY KEITH NUTHALLEUROPEAN Union (EU) member governments and the European Commission have been asked to name the legal and financial obstacles that prevent them effectively fighting livestock diseases. The EU Council of Ministers called on national administrations to develop standing systems guaranteeing continual risk assessment, management and communication of zoonoses, involving the cooperation of relevant laboratories. It also asked the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to conduct a detailed analysis about ...


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