18 October 2013
Contact:
Stephen M. Apatow
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Director of Research & Development
Humanitarian
Resource Institute (UN:NGO:DESA)
Humanitarian University
Consortium Graduate Studies
Center
for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Law
Phone:
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Email:
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H-II
OPSEC
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IAGRO defines new rules for vaccination against FMD and transit of
animals
Recent contingency
discussions associated with
acquisition of
biological weapons by transnational terrorist groups [1], working with
drug cartels in Central and South America, has heightened the
importance of surveillance. containment and control of high consequence
pathogens and bioterrorism agents. Though the focus of
counterrterrorism discussions has been, transfer of CBRNE agents into
the United States through drug and human trafficking routes, the
potential for release of bioagents in Central and South America remains
a priority concern. In the
context of these
discussions, IAGRO (State Bureau of Animal Health and Plant) has
released
new rules for vaccination against foot-and transit of animals, that
includes:
"distribution
and application of electronic identifiers and vaccine
against FMD for animals in the Border Zone."
We
need technical translations of the full text document in Portugese
for OIE members.
See
also: 2,181,000
farms - The
danger in shutting down national security: HRI: H-II
OPSEC, 5
October 2013.
References:
1. Syria
- Global Terrorist Threat Level: HRI: H-II OPSEC, 31
August 2013.
From: FMD
News: UC Davis
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 1:48 AM
Subject: FMD News: SOUTH AMERICA. IAGRO defines
rules for
vaccination against foot-and transit of animals
COUNTRY &
DATE: South America. 2013-Oct-16
TYPE: Unofficial
ISSUE: FMD control program
SUMMARY: The IAGRO (State Bureau of Animal Health and Plant), published
on Wednesday in the Official State Gazette (DOE), the establishment of
health rules on vaccination against FMD, transit and identification of
animals in the municipalities of Zone Boundary of Mato Grosso do Sul,
Paraguay and Bolivia. The document is described in Ordinance No. 2966,
which was inaugurated today at the DOE. This ordinance today, repealing
Ordinance No. 2247, of March 28, 2011, with IAGRO undertaking the
development of additional standards for the control of distribution and
application of identifiers and electronic vaccine against FMD for
animals in the Border Zone, may accredit independent veterinarians and
field assistants solely for the purpose of supervision of compliance.
Among the rules, the individual identification of bovine and small
ruminants is required on all properties located in the areas that make
up the Border Zone. The identifiers must be electronic with UHF techno!
logy. The control identification, elements and criteria are detailed in
the ordinance, it is the responsibility of IAGRO, which may at any time
inspect the property.
FULL TEXT:
http://www.acritica.net/index.php?conteudo=Noticias&id=99760
(Portuguese)
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