EAPHM Newsflash February 12th - EFSA Opinion on Controle mesures for ASF

EFSA Opinion on Controle mesures for ASF

Control measures for ASF – EFSA opinion
In the framework of drafting and updating the category A list of the Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases (‘Animal Health Law’), EFSA received the mandate from the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of some of the control measures against ASF.

EFSA and the AHAW Panel of experts reviewed the ASF as for the effectiveness of the clinical and laboratory sampling procedures, the monitoring period, the minimum protection-area and surveillance zone as well as the minimum length of time to apply. 

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