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The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the international standard setting body for animal health, has drawn up
a list of epidemic animal diseases of major
economic importance (
OIE Listed diseases).
Council
Directive 92/119/EEC
 applies to
all those diseases with the exception of those
for which specific provision has already been
made at Community level.
Its aim is to lay
down general measures to
prevent the further spread of certain animal
diseases of major economic importance and in
particular to control the movements of animals
and products liable to spread the
infection.
The diseases covered are :
Teschen Disease and
Bluetongue were originally also covered by the
Directive.
Teschen disease was
then excluded from the OIE disease list, and Community
legislation was therefore amended, see
Directive
2002/60/EC
, Art.1.
For Bluetongue, the
Council has laid down specific control and
eradication provisions in
Directive
2000/75/EC
The control measures
include, among others :
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SUSPICION
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Notification
- Official
veterinary investigation
- Placing under
official surveillance of the
holding
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DISEASE CONFIRMED
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- Killing of
susceptible animals to prevent the
disease to spread further
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Destruction/treatment of contaminated
waste and substances
- Cleaning and
disinfection
- Epizootical
enquiry
- Crisis
unit
- Placing under
official surveillance of other
holdings
- Establishment
of a protection zone and of a
surveillance zone
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