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Article 59 Epidemiological enquiry and investigations in case of confirmation of certain diseases

United Kingdom

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1.

When the disease is confirmed, the competent authority shall:

(a)

conduct an epidemiological enquiry;

(b)

conduct investigations and apply the measures laid down in Article 55(2) in all epidemiologically linked establishments;

(c)

adapt the surveillance to the identified risk factors, taking into account the conclusions of the epidemiological enquiry.

2.

The competent authority shall consider the need to conduct an investigation on wild animals where the epidemiological enquiry reveals epidemiological links between kept and wild animals.

3.

The competent authority shall as soon as possible inform:

(a)

operators and relevant authorities from the Member State concerned by the epidemiological links with the confirmed case; and

(b)

the competent authorities from other Member States or third countries that may be concerned by the epidemiological links with the infected establishment(s).