NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR DOGS IMPORTED INTO USA (Screwworm)

USDA, APHIS, VS policy allows dogs from screwworm affected countries to enter the country if the following requirements are not 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 Africa 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, South Africa, Swaiziland, 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 Island, Philippines, Singapore, Spartly Islands
• SOUTH AMERICA- Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Easter Islands, Equador, 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 meed USDA policy will be held.

CONTACT VETERINARY SERVICES AREA OFFICE AT 770/922-7860 FOR VETERINARY INSPECTION ON THESE ANIMALS PRIOR TO RELEASE.

Source: IPATA - 23 October 2008
Effective date: 1 Sepetmber 2008