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Public list of disease-free area in Belgium (art.39 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429)
Official animal diseases in Belgium
The following animal diseases, listed by the susceptible species, are notifiable following the Royal Decree of 3 February 2014:
Animal diseases, officially notifiable by the responsible holder of the animals, the veterinarian and the responsible of the laboratory
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Anthrax |
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1989 |
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03/2008 Due to illegal import of a dog. Last Belgian case dates from 1998 (wildlife - fox) and 1999 (domestic animals - cow) |
Free from disease ~ WOAH |
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2002 (domestic pigs) |
Free from disease ~ EU (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/648/EU) |
Equines
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Equine infectious anemia |
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12/2012 |
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Dourine |
|
X |
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Equine Eastern encephalomyelitis |
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X |
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Equine Western encephalomyelitis |
|
X |
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Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis |
|
X |
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Epizootic lymfangitis |
|
X |
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Glanders |
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1919 |
Free from disease ~ WOAH |
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African horse sickness |
|
X |
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Officially free from disease ~ WOAH |
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Vesicular stomatitis |
|
X |
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West Nile fever |
|
X |
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Japanese encephalitis |
|
X |
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Hendra virus |
|
X |
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Ruminants and camelidae
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Foot and mouth disease |
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1976 |
Officially free from disease ~ WOAH |
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Bluetongue |
X |
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Rift Valley fever |
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X |
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Rinderpest |
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1920 |
Officially free from disease ~ WOAH (Rinderpest was declared as eradicated worldwide by the WOAH and FAO in May and June 2011) |
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Peste des petits ruminants |
|
X |
|
Officially free from disease ~ WOAH |
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Q fever |
X |
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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01/2013 |
Free from disease ~ EU (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC) Free from disease ~ WOAH |
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Bovine Viral Diarrhea |
X |
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X |
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2006 |
Official negligible risk status regarding BSE ~ WOAH (May 2012) |
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Enzootic bovine leucosis |
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1997 |
Free from disease ~ EU (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC) |
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Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia |
|
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1897 |
Officially free from disease ~ WOAH |
|
X |
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Free from disease ~ EU (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC) |
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Vesicular stomatitis |
|
X |
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Botulism |
X |
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Haemorrhagic septicemia |
|
X |
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Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis / infectious pustular vulvovaginitis |
X |
|
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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X |
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Free from disease ~ EU (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC)
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X |
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Free from disease ~ EU (Commission Decision 93/52/EEC) Free from disease ~ WOAH |
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X |
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Sheep and goat pox |
|
X |
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Scrapie |
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2007 |
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Cervids
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Haemorrhagic septicemia |
|
X |
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Chronic wasting disease |
|
X |
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Foot and mouth disease |
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02/1976 |
Officially free from disease ~ WOAH |
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Brucellosis |
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1969 |
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Enzootic encephalomyelitis (Teschen disease) |
|
X |
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Vesicular swine disease |
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02/1993 |
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Trichinosis (Trichinella spp.) |
|
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1979 |
Free of Trichinella in accordance with Article 3 (3) (c) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 |
|
African swine fever - domestic pigs |
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05/1985 |
Free from disease ~ WOAH 2007 |
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African swine fever - feral pigs |
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Last viral circulation in wild boars in September 2019 after the occurrence of the disease (only in wild boars) in September 2018 |
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Classical swine fever |
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07/1997 |
Officially free from disease ~ WOAH |
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Vesicular stomatitis |
|
X |
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Nipah virus |
|
X |
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Japanese encephalitis |
|
X |
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Since 11/11/2021 |
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Disease limited to one or more areas |
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| Avian influenza HP - Poultry |
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24/02/2023 |
AIHP Free from disease – 24/03/2023 (selfdeclaration ~ WOAH 30/05/2023) |
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11/04/2023 |
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12/2020 |
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2018 (poultry) – 2018 (birds) |
Free from disease ~ WOAH |
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Paramyxovirus disease in pigeons |
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28/10/2020 |
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Avian cholera |
X |
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Poultry
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Mycoplasma Gallisepticum – |
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January 2022 |
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Mycoplasma Meleagridis |
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X |
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Salmonella Pullorum/Gallinarum - Salmonella arizonae |
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09/01/2017 (layers) |
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Lagomorphs
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Tularemia |
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2003 |
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Mink
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Viral enteritis |
|
X |
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Honeybees
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Acariosis (Acarapis woodi) |
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2000 |
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Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) |
|
X |
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Tropilaelaps spp. |
|
X |
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American foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae) |
X |
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European foulbrood (Melissococcus plutonius) |
X |
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Fish
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
|
|
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
|
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Infectious salmon anemia |
|
X |
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Free from disease ~ EU (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620) |
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Infectious haematopoietic necrosis |
X |
|
14/08/2024 |
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Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia |
X |
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31/05/2021 |
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Koi herpesvirus |
X |
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31/12/2019 |
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Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis |
X |
|
12/09/2024 |
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Molluscs
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Bonamia ostreae |
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2008 |
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Marteilia refringens |
|
X |
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Bonamia exitiosa |
|
X |
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Perkinsus marinus |
|
X |
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Microcytos mackini |
|
X |
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Crustacea
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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White spot disease |
|
X |
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Taura syndrome |
|
X |
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Yellow head disease |
|
X |
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Amphibians
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Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
|
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
|
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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis |
X |
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Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans |
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2017 |
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Ranavirus |
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2010 (wildlife) |
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Zoonoses officially notifiable by the responsible of the laboratory, when detected during a laboratory exam
Viral zoonoses
|
Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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|
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
|
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Norovirus |
X |
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Hepatitis A virus |
X |
|
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Influenza virus |
X |
|
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Arthropod born viruses |
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Viral zoonotic encephalitis |
|
X |
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Nipah virus |
|
X |
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Hendra virus |
|
X |
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Ebola virus |
|
X |
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Monkey pox |
|
X |
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Bacterial zoonoses
|
Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
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Borreliosis |
X |
|
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Botulism |
X |
|
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Brucellosis |
X |
|
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Campylobacteriosis |
X |
|
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Leptospirosis |
X |
|
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Listeriosis |
X |
|
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Psittacosis |
X |
|
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Salmonellosis |
X |
|
|
|
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Tuberculosis |
|
|
2018 |
Free from disease ~ EU (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC |
|
Vibriosis |
X |
|
|
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Yersioniosis |
X |
|
|
|
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Q fever |
X |
|
|
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Verocytotoxin producing E. coli |
X |
|
|
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Parasitic zoonoses
|
Disease |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Official status (WOAH/EU) |
|
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Disease never reported |
Last case |
|
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Anisakiasis |
X |
|
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Cryptosporidiosis |
X |
|
|
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Cysticercosis |
X |
|
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Echinococcosis |
X |
|
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Toxoplasmosis |
X |
|
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Trichinellosis |
X |
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