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Directive No. Z/42 of 2003 defining contagious and epidemic animal diseases.

Country/Territory
Jordan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Birds Cattle Classification/declassification Equine-animals Poultry Sheep/goats Apiculture/sericulture Pests/diseases Animal production
Geographical area
Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Directive enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Directive is composed of 2 articles and 2 Lists. Article 1 deal with terms and definitions. Article 2 defines contagious and epidemic animal diseases contained in lists (A) and (B). List (A) contains the high dangerous diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease and Lumpy Skin Disease etc. List (B) contains cattle diseases such as (BSE, Bovine Babesiosis etc.), transferable and movable diseases with economic and social effects as well as on the public health such as (Anthrax, Rabies and Trichinellosis etc.), sheep and goat diseases such as (Maedi Visna, Salmonellosis etc.), equine diseases like (Equine piroplasmosis, Horse Pox and the like), bird diseases such as (Duck Virus Hepatitis, Marek’s Disease etc.), rabbit disease like (Tularaemia and Rabbit Haemorrhagic), fish diseases such as ( Piscirickettsipsis, Spring Viraemia of Carp and the like), mollusc diseases like (Bonamiosis, Mikrocytosis etc), bee diseases like(Acariosis of bees, Varrosis etc) and crustacean diseases like (Taura Syndrome, White Spot Disease etc.).

Full text
Arabic
Website
www.moa.gov.jo