New EU rules to harmonize vaccinations
These new standards are in line with the international standards of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE) and take into account new scientific knowledge available and experience gained in applying existing EU standards. The new rules, published in February, will enter into force on March 12 .
In the context of avian influenza, specific vaccination rules are introduced as a control or preventive
The European poultry associations AVEC, ELPHA
Each Member State will have to carry out a risk assessment in order to find the best strategy in its specific area”.
"Observing the evolution in recent years and months, it seems increasingly difficult to control HPAI without vaccination - conclude the associations -, but it is of fundamental importance that the European Commission, together with the national authorities of the EU, reach out to international
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