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Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (Text with EEA relevance)
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Description of objectives
Third country, territory, zone or compartment (keep as appropriate):
Type of surveillance:
Serological surveillance
Virological surveillance
Targeted avian influenza subtypes
Sampling criteria:
Targeted species (for example, turkeys, chicken, partridges)
Targeted categories (for example, breeders, layers)
Targeted husbandry systems (for example, commercial establishments, backyard flocks)
Statistical basis for number of establishments sampled:
Number of establishments in area
Number of establishments per category
Number of establishments to be sampled per poultry category
Frequency of sampling
Number of samples taken per establishment/shed
Time period for sampling
Type of samples taken (tissue, faeces, cloacal/oropharyngeal/tracheal swabs)
Laboratory tests used (for example, AGID, PCR, HI, Virus isolation.)
Indication of laboratories carrying out testing at central, regional or local level (keep as appropriate)
Indication of reference laboratory carrying out confirmatory testing (avian influenza national reference laboratory, OIE or Community reference laboratory for avian influenza)
Reporting system/protocol used for avian influenza surveillance results (include results where available)
Follow-up investigations of positive results for subtypes H5 and H7.
Type of surveillance:
Serological surveillance
Virological surveillance
Targeted avian influenza subtypes
Sampling criteria
Targeting of wild bird species (indicate species names in Latin)
Targeting of selected areas
Information referred to in point 6 and points 8 to 12 of Part I.A.
Surveillance for avian influenza must provide at least the confidence by a randomised representative sample of the populations at risk to demonstrate the absence of infection taking into account the specific epidemiological circumstances in relation to the occurred outbreak(s).
Please give as much detailed information as necessary to allow proper assessment of the programme.
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