title: Identifying new and re-emerging animal-related threats to the UK.
abstract: The Veterinary Risk Group (VRG) plays a key role in the identification, assessment and management of new and re-emerging animal health-related threats in the UK. This article describes the work of VRG and provides an example of one such case.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*