SAPO licence restored to Merial Animal Health
London (DEFRA) – Defra has today restored the Specified Animal Pathogens Order (SAPO) licence to Merial Animal Health to permit the use of Foot and Mouth Disease and Bluetongue viruses for vaccine production. This follows inspections by the Health and Safety Executive and Defra. Merial Animal Health’s SAPO licence was suspended on 21 November 2007.
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London (DEFRA) – The World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) Scientific Commission has officially declared that the UK has regained freedom from FMD without vaccination, following a three month disease-free period. OIE rules allow countries to apply to regain their official FMD free status provided that there has been a three month disease free period without […]
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Scientific study published by “Nature” backs-up OIE strategy on tackling emerging diseases
Paris (OIE) – A study published by Nature (February 21st) brings scientific confirmation to the strategies and priorities long advocated by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) which, will now pursue with even more emphasis. For the last few years, OIE messages have been on early detection and rapid response to emerging and re-emerging […]
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