Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
International standards for the control of avian influenza.
- Journal:
- Avian diseases
- Year:
- 2003
- Authors:
- Pearson, J E
- Affiliation:
- Office International des Epizooties · France
- Species:
- bird
Plain-English summary
The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) has created guidelines to help prevent the spread of a serious bird disease called high-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) through international trade. These guidelines include defining what HPAI is, outlining how quickly outbreaks should be reported, and setting requirements for countries to be considered free of HPAI. They also specify what needs to be done to safely import live birds and bird products into areas that are HPAI-free. The main aim of these standards is to allow trade to continue while keeping the risk of HPAI introduction as low as possible.
Abstract
The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) has developed international standards to reduce the risk of the spread of high-pathogenicity avian influenza though international trade. These standards include providing a definition of high-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), procedures for prompt reporting of HPAI outbreaks, requirements that must be met for a country or zone to be defined as free of HPAI, requirements that should be met to import live birds and avian products into a HPAI-free country or zone, and the general provisions that countries should meet to reduce the risk of spread of HPAI through trade. The goal of these standards is to facilitate trade while minimizing the risk of the introduction of HPAI.
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