Petrelocation.com - We received this update from the USDA Veterinary Services Department this week regarding a new stipulation for health certificates for pet traveling in from countries infected with screwworm, and wanted to share it with our readers.
USDA, APHIS, VS policy allows dogs from screwworm affected countries to enter the country if the following requirements are met:
1. Health certificate signed by veterinary official certifying that the dog(s) were inspected for screwworm within 5 days preceding shipment to the U.S. AND dog(s) were found free of screwworm OR
2. Dog(s) were found infested with screwworm, were held in quarantine, and treated until free prior to leaving the country.
Countries affected with screwworm:
AFRICA-Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, S. Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
ASIA- Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Macau, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam
CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN- Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
MIDDLE EAST-Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
PACIFIC ISLANDS- Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Singapore, Spratly Islands,
SOUTH AMERICA -Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Easter Islands, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela
Inspectors should check the origin of dogs entering the country. Dogs originating from the countries listed above that do not meet USDA policy will be held. CONTACT VETERINARY SERVICES AREA OFFICE AT 770/922-7860 FOR VETERINARY INSPECTION ON THESE ANIMALS PRIOR TO RELEASE.
USDA, APHIS, VS policy allows dogs from screwworm affected countries to enter the country if the following requirements are met:
1. Health certificate signed by veterinary official certifying that the dog(s) were inspected for screwworm within 5 days preceding shipment to the U.S. AND dog(s) were found free of screwworm OR
2. Dog(s) were found infested with screwworm, were held in quarantine, and treated until free prior to leaving the country.
Countries affected with screwworm:
AFRICA-Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, S. Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
ASIA- Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Macau, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam
CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN- Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
MIDDLE EAST-Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
PACIFIC ISLANDS- Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Singapore, Spratly Islands,
SOUTH AMERICA -Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Easter Islands, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela
Inspectors should check the origin of dogs entering the country. Dogs originating from the countries listed above that do not meet USDA policy will be held. CONTACT VETERINARY SERVICES AREA OFFICE AT 770/922-7860 FOR VETERINARY INSPECTION ON THESE ANIMALS PRIOR TO RELEASE.
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