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Secure future for rinderpest virus
Steps taken to secure the virus

Following the worldwide eradication of the rinderpest disease last year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) have taken steps to control storage of the virus.

The FAO and OIE have had a global moratorium passed, asking countries belonging to them to destroy their remaining stocks of rinderpest or, if approved by the organisations, to secure them in high-containment laboratories.

A limited number of samples must remain in order to produce vaccines and to conduct research that the organisations have approved. However, with more than 40 laboratories around the world storing samples of the virus, there would have been unnecessary risk of a future outbreak.

'Virus samples must be kept safely or otherwise they should be destroyed. We must remain vigilant so that rinderpest remains a disease of the past,' said Juan Lubroth, chief veterinary officer of the FAO.

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.