What is compulsory handling of infected animals, animals suspected of being infected and animal products carrying pathogens in Vietnam?

What is compulsory handling of infected animals, animals suspected of being infected and animal products carrying pathogens in Vietnam?

In Article 10 of Circular 07/2016/TT-BNNPTNT supplemented by Clause 1, Article 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BNNPTNT and Clause 1, Article 1 of Circular 09/2021/TT-BNNPTNT on compulsory handling of infected animals, animals suspected of being infected and animal products carrying pathogens, as follows:

1. The application of measures for compulsory slaughter and destruction shall depend on each type of animal diseases specified in the Appendices issued together with this Circular, including:

a) Avian Influenza (applicable to highly virulent forms or viruses capable of transmission of diseases to humans) as specified in Appendix 09;

b) Foot-and-mouth disease as specified in Appendix 10;

c) Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome as specified in Appendix 11;

d) Anthrax as specified in Appendix 12;

did) Swine fever as specified in Appendix 13;

e) Leptospirosis as specified in Appendix 14;

g) Rabies as specified in Appendix 15;

h) Newcastle disease as specified in Appendix 16;

i) Streptococcus suis (type 2) as specified in Appendix 17;

k) Toxocariasis as specified in Appendix 18;

l) Bovine tuberculosis as specified in Appendix 19;

m) Brucellosis as specified in Appendix 20;

n) African Swine Fever;

o) Inflammation of the skin in nodules. 

The prevention, control, supervision, diagnosis, testing and application of mandatory handling measures for infected and suspected dermatophytosis according to the direction and guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Development rural areas and the Department of Animal Health.

2. In case of animals and animal products carrying new infectious pathogens, the Department of Animal Health shall submit the decision on compulsory handling to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

3. The technical measures for the destruction and slaughter of infected animals, animals suspected of being infected and animal products carrying pathogens shall comply with the regulations in Appendix 06 and instructions in the Appendices 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 issued together with this Circular.

What are conditions for declaration of the end of a terrestrial animal disease epidemic in Vietnam?

According to Article 11 of Circular 07/2016/TT-BNNPTNT stipulating conditions for declaration of the end of a terrestrial animal disease epidemic, according to which:

The declaration of the end of a terrestrial animal disease epidemic the following conditions:

1. Within 21 days from the date on which the last infected animal die or are compulsorily destroyed, slaughtered or fully recover, there is not any other animal infected or dying of the declared animal disease epidemic;

2. The prevention by vaccine have been adopted to animals susceptible to the declared animal epidemics in the epidemic zones (over 90% of animals subject to vaccination) or high-risk zones (over 80% of animals subject to vaccination). Other compulsory prophylactic measures have been adopted to animals susceptible to the declared animal epidemics in the epidemic zones/high-risk zones.

3. The cleansing and disinfection measures have been taken within the duration specified in Clause 1 of this Article in epidemic and high-risk zones according to guidance at Section 5 of Appendix 08 issued together with this Circular to satisfy the veterinary hygiene standards.

4. There are an application for declaration of the end of the animal disease epidemic that has been made by a local veterinary authority and a written approval for declaration of the end of the animal disease epidemic enclosed with record of appraisal of conditions for declaration about the end of the epidemic of the superior veterinary authority.

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