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Ministerial Decree No. 241316 establishing the West Nile Fever Surveillance Program for equidae and wild birds.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 1774, Part II, 12 November 2010, pp. 27843-27861.
Subject
Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Animal health Birds Data collection/reporting Pests/diseases Equine-animals Wild fauna
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

With this Decree is approved the implementation of the West Nile Fever Surveillance Program for equidae and wild birds in the national territory of Greece. The technical details for the implementation of the Program are laid down in Annexes A, B, G and D to this Decree. Aim of program is the investigation of the West Nile Fever epidemic outbreak that occurred in the country on the summer of 2010 on human population, equidae and wild birds so as to determine: a) what the likely origin and the reservoirs of the virus may be, specially regarding wild birds; b) the geographic regions of country that constitute regions of high danger, the regions where the disease it is likely to become endemic because of the virus persistence on indigenous populations of wild birds and the regions where inconspicuous infection occurs (presence of the virus without clinical cases on persons or animals). By evaluating the results of the monitoring Program as well as any other available relevant information (i.e. information on insect-monitoring), the competent authority for the West Nile Virus Surveillance might assess the exact geographic extent of the outbreak and will be able to adapt accordingly the existing measures of monitoring, control and prevention of the disease so as to ensure public health and animal welfare.

Full text
Greek
Website
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