World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) - CBPP Status for Countries or Regions

[Kvet Forum]

Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a so-called “List A” disease, making it a notifiable disease to the OIE. To qualify as a CBPP-free country or zone according to the rules of the OIE the country must fulfill the following requirements:

• Have a record of regular and prompt animal disease reporting.
• Submission of a declaration to the OIE on a yearly basis stating the following:
  • There has been no outbreak of CBPP during the past 24 months.
  • No evidence of CBPP infection has been found during the past 24 months.
  • No vaccination has been carried out during the past 24 months.

This declaration has to be supported by evidence documenting that a surveillance program is in operation and that regulatory measures for the prevention and control of CBPP have been implemented. In case a country loses the status as CBPP-free because of an outbreak, one of the following waiting periods applies:

• 12 months after the last case, where a stamping-out policy combined with serologic surveillance and strict movement control is enforced.
• 12 months after slaughter of the last vaccinated animal, where vaccination was used.

Only four countries in Africa are currently officially free from CBPP, i.e. Botswana, eSwatini, South Africa (country-wide) and Namibia (zone located south to the Veterinary Cordon Fence). Others include: Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, France, India, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States etc.