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AR 209/2008 REPORTABLE AND NOTIFIABLE DISEASES REGULATION

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ALBERTA REGULATION 209/2008

Animal Health Act

REPORTABLE AND NOTIFIABLE DISEASES REGULATION

Table of Contents

                1       Definition

                2       Reportable diseases

                3       Notifiable diseases


                4       Repeal

                5       Expiry

                6       Coming into force

Schedules

Definition

1   In this Regulation, “animal” includes the animals listed in column 1 of the Schedules.

Reportable diseases

2   The diseases listed in Schedule 1 are reportable diseases prescribed for the purposes of section 3 of the Act.

Notifiable diseases

3   The diseases listed in Schedule 2 are notifiable diseases prescribed for the purposes of section 4 of the Act.

Repeal

4   The Designated Communicable Diseases Regulation (AR 301/2002) is repealed.

Expiry

5   For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on January 31, 2014.

Coming into force

6   This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2009.


Schedule 1
Reportable Diseases

ROW

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

1

cattle and yaks

Disease caused by Salmonella dublin;

Disease caused by Salmonella typhimurium;

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy;

Foot‑and‑mouth disease;

Disease caused by any toxic substance that is a threat to animal health or human health.

 

2

swine and wild boars

Transmissible gastroenteritis;

Foot‑and‑mouth disease;

Classical swine fever;

Disease caused by any toxic substance that is a threat to animal health or human health.

 

3

domestic chickens, bantams, pheasants and peafowl

Infectious laryngotracheitis;

Disease caused by highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza or all strains of H5 or H7 strains of avian influenza;

Exotic Newcastle disease;

Disease caused by Salmonella gallinarum;

Disease caused by Salmonella pullorum;

 

 

Disease caused by Salmonella enteritidis;

Disease caused by Salmonella heidelberg;

Disease caused by Salmonella typhimurium;

Disease caused by any toxic substance that is a threat to animal health or human health.

 

4

any of the following birds when kept in captivity:

domestic turkeys, ostriches, emu, rheas, pigeons, doves, quail, guinea fowl and wild turkeys

Disease caused by highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza or all strains of H5 or H7 strains of avian influenza;

Exotic Newcastle disease;

Disease caused by Salmonella gallinarum;

Disease caused by Salmonella pullorum;

Disease cause by Salmonella enteritidis;

Disease caused by Salmonella heidelberg;

Disease caused by Salmonella typhimurium;

Disease caused by any toxic substance that is a threat to animal health or human health.

 

5

domesticated ducks and domesticated geese

Disease caused by highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza or all strains of H5 or H7 strains of avian influenza;

Exotic Newcastle disease;

Disease caused by Salmonella enteritidis;

 

 

Disease caused by Salmonella heidelberg;

Disease caused by Salmonella typhimurium;

Disease caused by any toxic substance that is a threat to animal health or human health.

 

6

farmed bison

Foot‑and‑mouth disease;

Disease caused by any toxic substance that is a threat to animal health or human health.

 

7

sheep and goats

Scrapie;

Foot‑and‑mouth disease;

Disease caused by any toxic substance that is a threat to animal health or human health.

 

8

domestic cervids

Chronic wasting disease;

Foot‑and‑mouth disease;

Disease caused by any toxic substance that is a threat to animal health or human health.

Schedule 2
Notifiable Diseases

ROW

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

1

all animals

Disease caused by any Salmonella species other than those listed in Schedule 1;

All transmissible spongiform encephalopathies other than those listed in Schedule 1;

Lyme disease or the presence of the vector Ixodes species ticks;

Anthrax.

 

2

birds kept in captivity, including poultry

 

Avian chlamydiosis (Chlamydophila psittaci).

 

3

wild birds

Avian influenza;

Exotic Newcastle disease.

 

4

ruminant animals residing in a zoo

Anaplasmosis;

Bluetongue.

 

5

cattle and yaks

Anaplasmosis;

Bluetongue;

Johne’s disease;

Vibriosis (genital campylobacteriosis);

Bovine trichomoniasis.

 

6

swine and wild boars

 

Swine influenza.

 

7

sheep and goats

Anaplasmosis;

Bluetongue;

Johne’s disease;

Foot rot.

 

8

domestic cervids

Anaplasmosis;

Bluetongue;

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease;

Johne’s disease.

 

9

wild cervids

 

Anaplasmosis;

Bluetongue;

Bovine tuberculosis;

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease;

Foot‑and‑mouth disease.

 

10

farmed bison

Anaplasmosis;

Bluetongue;

Bovine tuberculosis;

Brucellosis;

Johne’s disease;

Malignant catarrhal fever.

 

11

wild bison

 

Anaplasmosis;

Bluetongue;

Bovine tuberculosis;

Brucellosis.

 

12

horses and donkeys

Disease caused by West Nile virus;

Disease caused by the neurotropic variant form of equine herpesvirus Type‑1 (nEHV‑1).