[Nhcoll-l] Major changes with regard to avian imports

Mon May 18 07:57:47 EDT 2015

Hi Ellen,
hi all,

well, this is MAJOR - and means virtually no imports of bird tissue 
samples. Do you know if FTA-cards fall under safe treatment (because of 
complete cell lysis and binding of all cell compounds on the FTA-card 
matrix)? Some countries do consider this as safe, because any pathogenes 
(bacteria or viruses) would be lysed and inactivated, too.

Otherwise any tissue exchanges to the US is discontinued, I guess?

It might be worth to check if there are any exemptions to allow import 
of risk material for HPAI-assessments of vet authorities in the US, 
otherwise they are cut from supplies (and possibilities of 
identification), too ?

Thanks for this update

Dirk

Am 15.05.2015 um 17:46 schrieb Ellen Paul:
> Those of you who import "anything that was once part of a bird" know 
> that if something is coming from a country where Highly Pathogenic 
> Avian Influenza occurs, you must treat the sample to inactivate virus 
> prior to import even if you have a USDA-approved BSL2 lab. Further, 
> you must have a certificate of treatment stating which of the 
> USDA-approved methods were used.
>
> It now appears that the only countries/regions that are still 
> considered free of HPAI are Central America, South America, and a few 
> island nations (Australia had an outbreak but has since been declared 
> HPAI-free). Canada and Mexico (even the Yucatan states) are no longer 
> considered free of HPAI. Europe is no longer considered free of HPAI.
>
> APHIS has not yet issued a formal public notice but has issued an 
> alert to the ports. They will be adding this treatment requirement to 
> all new permits and when current permits are renewed.
>
> Bottom line is that nearly all avian imports will need to be treated 
> prior to import even if you have a USDA-approved BSL2 lab. The list of 
> USDA-approved treatments is here:
>
> Heat to at least 100° C for at least 20 minutes
> Heat to at least 60° C for at least 30 minutes
> Heat to at least 56° C for at least 3 hours
> Immerse in 10% formalin/phenol (comes in this way)
> Immerse in 3% solution beta-Propiolactone for at least 30 minutes
> Immerse in 3% solution sodium dodecyl sulfate for at least 30 minutes
> Immerse in phenol/chloroform (no solution strength specified; material 
> should remain immersed throughout import and until it arrives at the 
> institution)
> Immerse in methylene chloride (no solution strength specified; 
> material should remain immersed throughout import and until it arrives 
> at the institution)
> Immerse in a minimum of 70% alcohol (material should remain immersed 
> throughout import and until it arrives at the institution)
> Affinity chromatography
> FTA cards (not suitable for feathers)
> 4M guanidine hydrochloride
> 10% Formalin-fixed slides
>
> NOTE: in the past, I have referred you to this site 
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.aphis.usda.gov_wps_portal_aphis_home-3F1dmy-26urile-3Dwcm-253Apath-253A_aphis-5Fcontent-5Flibrary_sa-5Four-5Ffocus_sa-5Fanimal-5Fhealth_sa-5Fimport-5Finto-5Fus_ct-5Fanimal-5Fdisease-5Fstatus&d=AwMDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=I8WMh8SnO_P1q7Bt2jRFeIhAT8OdAvpC2ML18JPsnw8&s=lL0PvspfVBSotQFZJDs43lN-wChmiNGThS5jFvsfUb4&e=> 
> to determine if a country is considered free of HPAI and/or END. I 
> learned only recently that it is not a complete list. Some countries 
> are added "administratively" rather than through the formal listing 
> process and are not added to this list. I have been in contact with 
> APHIS higher-ups to explain that this is very problematic and I am 
> trying to persuade them to add every country where HPAI or END occurs, 
> regardless of the manner of listing. Australia, for instance, was 
> never added to this list even though there was an outbreak of HPAI. 
> There was never a public notice that it was listed and no notice that 
> it was taken off the list.
>
> If a country is not on the list, check your permit, but also get in 
> touch with me and I will double-check because a country may have been 
> added (or taken off the list) after your permit was issued.
>
>
> Ellen
> -- 
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