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Towards a nationally accepted hygiene protocol to reduce the risk of disease in wild Australian frog populations
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Objective
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A precautionary approach
is required
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Underlying principles
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Legal obligations
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Legal obligations
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Current field hygiene protocols
– frog research
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Key considerations in the development of field protocols
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Risk posed by human activities
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Risk factor - Remoteness
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Risk factor - Proposed activity
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Risk factor - Prior activity
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Risk factor –
Presence of threatened frogs
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Calculate overall risk score
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What type of protocol to adopt at a site
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Between site protocols
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Scale
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Within site protocols
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Return to the
Hygiene and Husbandry Conference
presentations.