Ensuring equine biosecurity at London 2012

摘要

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Games were the highest profile event in the 2012 equestrian calendar and were the culmination of four years of detailed and meticulous biosecurity planning to ensure that all horses arrived, competed and returned home safely and in good health, josh Slater, Anthony Greenleaves and Andy Paterson describe how this was achieved. THE goals for the equine biosecurity programme for London 2012 were to prevent disease entry into the Greenwich Park venue; prevent disease spread within the venue; prevent disease spread outside the venue; and safeguard competition through measures to minimise disease impact and; if at all possible, allow the Games to continue.