Animal Health
The Danish Food and Veterinary Administration has responsibility for prevention and control of animal diseases in Denmark. The veterinary alert system plays an important part in this. The purpose of the alert system is to control infectious animal diseases and zoonoses such as salmonella and campylobacter.
Animal Health in Denmark,
2007
The publication "Animal Health in Denmark, 2007" provides an overview of developments in the
field of animal health in Denmark in 2007. The report includes statistical information and overview
of surveillance that may be useful for reference purposes
as well as details on the following three main topics:
- Bluetongue, as Denmark detected the first outbreak of bluetongue
ever reported in the country in October 2007;
- Myxomatosis, as a large number of outbreaks occurred
this year in Danish pet rabbits; and
- BSE, as the OIE Scientific Commission recommended that
Denmark should be recognised as a controlled BSE risk
country.
Animal Health in Denmark,
2006
The publication "Animal Health in Denmark, 2006" provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the field of animal health in Denmark in 2006. The report includes statistical information and overviews of surveillance that may be useful for reference and details on the following three main topics:
- Avian influenza, as Denmark, like many other European countries, experienced an epidemic in wild birds in 2006;
- Atypical scrapie, which was found in three Danish sheep in 2006; and
- Bovine virus diarrhoea, which is almost eradicated as a result of a succesful eradication campaign.