PART IISURVEILLANCE, ERADICATION PROGRAMMES, DISEASE-FREE STATUS
CHAPTER 2 Eradication programmes for category B and C diseases of terrestrial animals
Article 37Disease control strategy of eradication programmes for infection with BTV
1.
The competent authority shall, when establishing an optional eradication programme for infection with BTV, base the programme on a disease control strategy that includes:
(a)
surveillance of infection with BTV in accordance with the requirements set out in Chapter 1 of Part II of Annex V;
(b)
vaccination of the relevant targeted animal population for eradicating the disease by means of regular vaccination campaigns to be implemented, as relevant, in accordance with a long-term strategy;
(c)
movement restrictions of the targeted animal population in accordance with the requirements laid down in Articles 43 and 45;
(d)
risk mitigating measures to minimise transmission of infection with BTV through vectors.
2.
The competent authority shall implement the eradication programme taking into account that:
(a)
it shall detect and eradicate all the serotypes 1-24 present in the territory covered by the eradication programme;
(b)
the territory covered by the eradication programme shall be:
- (i)
the whole territory of the Member State; or
- (ii)
a zone or zones that include a territory within at least a 150-km radius of each infected establishment.
3.
By way of derogation from point (b)(ii) of paragraph 2, the competent authority may adapt the zone(s) covered by the eradication programme in accordance with:
(a)
the geographical situation of the infected establishment(s) and the boundaries of the corresponding administrative units;
(b)
the ecological and meteorological conditions;
(c)
the abundance, activity and distribution of the vectors present in the zone(s);
(d)
the BTV serotype involved;
(e)
the results of the epidemiological enquiry provided for in Article 42;
(f)
the results of the surveillance activities.