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European Union Legislation

Year 2007

- Commission Regulation 1266/2007/EC of 26 October 2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2007/357/EC of 22 May 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2007/354/EC of 21 May 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2007/227/EC of 11 April 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2007/146/EC of 28 February 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the conditions for the exemption from the exit ban for intra-Community trade and as regards the demarcation of the restricted zones in Bulgaria, France, Germany, and Italy

- Commission Decision 2007/101/EC of 14 February 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2007/28/EC of 22 December 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2007/20/EC of 22 December 2006 concerning a financial contribution by the Community for the implementation of an epidemiological survey and bluetongue surveillance measures in the context of the emergency measures taken to combat this disease in Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in 2006 and 2007

Year 2006

- Commission Decision 2006/858/EC of 28 November 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2006/762/EC of 9 November 2006 concerning certain protective measures against bluetongue in Bulgaria

- Commission Decision 2006/761/EC of 9 November 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2006/693/EC of 13 October 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the conditions applicable to movements from or through restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2006/650/EC of 25 September 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2006/633/EC of 15 September 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2006/591/EC of 1 September 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2006/577/EC of 22 August 2006 on certain protective measures against bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2006/572/EC of 18 August 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Spain and Portugal

- Commission Decision 2006/273/EC of 6 April 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Spain

- Commission Decision 2006/268/EC of 5 April 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy

- Commission Decision 2006/64/EC of 1 February 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Spain and Portugal

Year 2005

- Commission Decision 2005/828/EC of 23 November 2005 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Spain

- Commission Decision 2005/763/EC of 28 October 2005 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Spain

- Commission Decision 2005/603/EC of 4 August 2005 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy

- Commission Decision 2005/434/EC of 9 June 2005 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards exemptions from the exit ban for domestic movements of animals from the restricted zones

- Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones

- Commission Decision 2005/138/EC of 16 February 2005 amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Portugal, in relation to an outbreak of bluetongue in that Member State

Year 2004

- Commission Decision 2004/898/EC of 23 December 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Spain and Portugal, in relation to outbreaks of bluetongue in Spain

- Commission Decision 2004/762/EC of 12 November 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Spain and Portugal, in relation to outbreaks of bluetongue in Spain

- Commission Decision 2004/697/EC of 14 October 2004 on certain protective measures against bluetongue in Spain

- Commission Decision 2004/550/EC of 13 July 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals vaccinated against bluetongue from protection zones

- Commission Decision 2004/34/EC of 6 January 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC with regards to the movements of vaccinated animals from protection zones

Year 2003

- Commission Decision 2003/845/EC of 5 December 2003 concerning protective measures with regard to imports of certain animals, their semen, ova and embryos from Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro in relation to blue tongue

- Commission Decision 2003/828/EC of 25 November 2003 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2003/218/EC of 27 March 2003 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue, and on rules applicable to movements of animals in and from those zones and repealing Decision 2001/783/EC

- Commission Decision 2003/14/EC of 10 January 2003 amending Decision 2001/783/EC as regards the bluetongue protection and surveillance zones and conditions for movements of animals for immediate slaughter

Year 2002-2001-2000

- Commission Decision 2002/545/EC of 5 July 2002 for the implementation of a Bluetongue vaccination programme in Italy and the purchase of vaccine for this purpose

- Commission Decision 2001/783/EC of 9 November 2001 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue, and on rules applicable to movements of animals in and from those zones

- Commission Decision 2001/706/EC of 27 September 2001 concerning protective measures with regard to imports of certain animals and their products from Albania, Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in relation to bluetongue

- Commission Decision 2001/138/EC of 9 February 2001 establishing protection and surveillance zones in the Community in relation with bluetongue

- Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue

OIE World Organization for Animal Health

Terrestrial Animal Health Code

Manual of standards Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines

Conclusion of the 3rd OIE International Symposium on bluetongue [pdf]

Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Appendix 3.8.10. Guidelines for the surveillance of bluetongue

RESOURCES

Disease Description

Epidemiology

Symptoms

Pathological findings

Diagnosis

Prophylaxis

European Commission, DG Health and Consumer Protection

Information on bluetongue

Working Document on Bluetongue monitoring and surveillance in the EU

Bluetongue selected references

Download of scientific papers

Safety and potency testing of bluetongue vaccines. Testing of monovalent bluetongue vaccine (serotype 2) for innocuity, potency and reversion to virulence. Contract DGSanco 00/0127. Final report

Risk analysis on the introduction into free territories of vaccinated animals from restricted zones

Lelli R., Portanti O., Langella V., Luciani M., Di Emidio B., Conte A.M. (2003). Production of a competitive Elisa kit for the serological diagnosis of bluetongue disease. Veterinaria Italiana, Gennaio-Marzo 2003, Anno 39, (47), 5-13

Goffredo M., Conte A.M., Cocciolito R., Meiswinkel R. (2003). The distribution and abundance of Culicoides in Italy. Veterinaria Italiana, Gennaio-Marzo 2003, Anno 39, (47), 22-32

Nicolussi P., Piredda G., Salaris S., De Palmas S., Cannas A., Ronchi G.F., Battistini L., Di Emidio B., Caporale V. (2003). Experimental vaccination of sheep using a bluetongue attenuated live vaccine: a study of the effects on lactation Veterinaria Italiana, Aprile-Giugno 2003, Anno 39, (48), 5-10

Ronchi G.F., Franchi P., Battistini L., Di Emidio B. (2003). Stability study of bluetongue attenuated live vaccine Serotype 2 after rehydration. Veterinaria Italiana, Aprile-Giugno 2003, Anno 39, (48), 11-14

Abstract book of the Third OIE International Symposium on bluetongue, Taormina (Italy), 26-29 October 2003

Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, Part I Taormina, 26-29 October 2003. N. James MacLachlan & James E. Pearson, Editors. Veterinaria Italiana, Volume 40 (3), July-September 2004

 

LINKS

Satellite data

Land Processes DAAC (established as part of NASA's Earth Observing System) http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/main.html

Distributed Active Archive Center of NASA http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/

European Environment Agency http://dataservice.eea.eu.int/dataservice/

University of Maryland http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/data/

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), online satellite data http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/satellite.html#randm

GIS and remote sensing resources

Environment for Visualizing Images (ENVI) remote sensing software http://www.rsinc.com/envi/index.cfm

WinDisp Map and Image Display and Analysis Software http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/faoinfo/economic/giews/english/windisp/windisp.htm

Geomatics software http://www.pcigeomatics.com/

Satellite web resources http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/web.html

Europe?s Geographic Information (GI) ? EuroGeographics http://www.eurogeographics.org/

GeoGratis - geospatial data of Canada http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/clf/en

ESRI ? GIS and mapping software http://www.esri.com/

ESRI Support ? ArcScripts Home page http://arcscripts.esri.com/

GIS web portal http://www.gis.com/index.html

ESRI ArcExplorer ? Free GIS Data Viewer http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/

MapInfo GIS software http://www.mapinfo.com/

Softwares for spatial analysis http://www.vetschools.co.uk/EpiVetNet/Spatial_analysis_software.htm

On line journals

Journal of Medical Entomology http://esa.edoc.com/0022-2585/

International Journal of Remote Sensing http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tf/01431161.html

PubMed National Library of Medicine http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed

Veterinaria Italiana http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/index.html

International Journal of Health Geographics http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/home/

Other resources

Bluetongue OIE's disease card http://www.oie.int/eng/maladies/fiches/a_A090.htm

OIE's Weekly disease information sorted by disease http://www.oie.int/eng/info/hebdo/a_dsum.htm

Reports on Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) inspections http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/inspections/vi/reports/index_en.html

European Commission, DG Health and Consumer Protection: information on bluetongue http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/animal/diseases/controlmeasures/bluetongue_en.htm

Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan (AUSVETPLAN) http://www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/programs/eadp/ausvetplan_home.cfm

Australian Veterinary Service - National Arbovirus Monitoring Program (NAMP) http://www.namp.com.au/