ANNEX IVU.K.(referred to in Article 15(2), Article 32(2) and Article 42(2))
Main criteria and risk factors to be considered for the Decision to apply measures in contact holdings or holdings and areas at risk in the further restricted zones
| a In cases where poultry density is very high, a greater distance must be considered. | |
| Indicative criteria | |
|---|---|
| For depopulation | Against depopulation |
| Clinical signs suggesting avian influenza in contact holdings | No clinical signs suggesting avian influenza on the contact holdings and no epidemiological link |
| High susceptibility of predominant poultry species | Low susceptibility of predominant poultry species |
| Movement of poultry or other captive birds from holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed to contact holdings after the likely time of introduction of virus on to those infected holdings | No known movement of poultry or other captive birds from the holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed to contact holdings after the likely time of introduction of virus on to those infected holdings |
| Location of contact holdings in an area with a high density of poultry | Location of contact holdings in an area with a low density of poultry |
| Disease has been present for some time with likely spreading of virus from the holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed before application of eradication measures | Disease present but with limited spreading of virus from the holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed before application of eradication measures |
| Location of contact holdings within 500 metresa of the holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed | Location of contact holdings more than 500 metresa from the holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed |
| The contact holdings are linked to more than one holding where avian influenza has been confirmed | The contact holdings are not linked to holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed |
| The epidemic is not under control and the number of holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed is rising | The epidemic is under control |