Philippine avian influenza protection program
The Third Edition of the Philippine Department of Agriculture’s Avian Influenza Protection Program (AIPP) Manual of Procedure was finalized in […]
The Third Edition of the Philippine Department of Agriculture's Avian Influenza Protection Program (AIPP) Manual of Procedure was finalized in 2020.
- This manual provides guidance in preventing the entry of Avian Influenza (AI) in the Philippines, as well as disease response measures in the event of an incursion.
- This document also includes changes in the definition of terms and the section on the recognition of AI-Free compartments or regions, as well the revisions in the coverage of quarantine and surveillance zones in case of a local detection of AI.
General Information:
The 3rd Edition of the Philippine Department of Agriculture's Avian Influenza Protection Program Manual of Procedure (AIPP-MOP) was finalized in 2020. See here for the complete AIPP-MOP text. This Manual, which references the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, provides guidance in preventing the entry of Avian Influenza (AI) in the Philippines, as well as states the disease response measures to be implemented in the event of an incursion. It also includes changes in the definition of terms, updates in the section on the recognition of AI-Free compartments or regions, as well revisions in the coverage of quarantine and surveillance zones in case of a local detection of AI.
Stage 1 focuses on preventing the entry of AI into the country. This section covers the regulatory protocols to prevent disease incursions from other countries (page 10).
The prevention plans include bans on the importation of live poultry and their products from AI-affected countries or zones. It allows the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) to immediately suspend processing and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearances (SPSICs) from a country or zone declared as AI-affected. However, if the live poultry or poultry products come from a country with AI-affected zone/s, a risk analysis will first be carried out by the BAI.
The AIPP-MOP recognizes the establishment of AI-Free Compartments or Zones (page 9). This section includes the criteria used for the establishment and
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